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Typhoid outbreak hits Zimbabwe

At least 90 people were admitted to hospital and over 600 affected in a typhoid outbreak in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, a health official said on Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: No decline in running economy for older runners

Runners over the age of 60 are the fastest-growing group in the sport. A new study from the University of New Hampshire suggests that their running can remain fast as they age, too.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diarrhoea outbreak kills seven children in Zimbabwe

At least seven children have died from a suspected diarrhoea outbreak which has affected over 6,000 children in two towns in Zimbabwe over the past week, a state newspaper said Sunday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No butts: Reebok slapped in US on rear-toning claims

US government regulators have clamped down on sportswear maker Reebok for claims that its buttock-toning footwear would lead to a more shapely butt for its wearers.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Birds 'flap run' instead if flying over obstacles to save energy

Why don't you ever see baby pigeons? For the same reason you don't see many chicks: they can't fly. It can take months for their partially developed wings and flight muscles to become airworthy, and by then the youngsters ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Review: GPS running watches offer improvements

My accessories for last month's Mardi Gras Marathon in New Orleans included a pair of bead necklaces and three watches.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

High Arctic avian athlete gives lessons about animal welfare

Researchers report that an arctic relative of the grouse has evolved to cope with its extreme environment by moving efficiently at high speeds or when carrying winter weight. This discovery is of relevance ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study reports effects of endurance running

Using a mobile MRI unit, researchers followed runners for two months along a 4,500-kilometer course to study how their bodies responded to the high-stress conditions of an ultra-long-distance race, according to a study presented ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists: Soccer improves health, fitness and social abilities

Led by Professors Peter Krustrup and Jens Bangsbo from the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of Copenhagen, the 3-year project covered several intervention studies involving both men, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Digital Baseball: Baseball stats go to the next level

Baseball fans who revel in the statistics surrounding the game, such as batting averages or the clocked speeds of curve balls, have gotten a windfall of data in the past few years thanks to multi-camera filming ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

More Realistic Biomechanics In New Computer Locomotion Model

(PhysOrg.com) -- No one has ever won a race on peg legs if they were running against others with flexible legs. But, until now, mathematical locomotion models predicted that stiff legs were the most efficient.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Study finds barefoot runners have less foot stress than shod ones (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research is casting doubt on the old adage, "All you need to run is a pair of shoes."

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Human running speed of 35-40 mph may be biologically possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's record-setting performances have unleashed a wave of interest in the ultimate limits to human running speed. A new study published Jan. 21 in the Journal of ...

Biology / Other

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Aerobic exercise grows brain cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Aerobic exercises such as running or jogging have long been known to be good for the health, but now new research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has sh ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Slope Construction Methods Impact Ecology Differently

Recent low temperatures and massive snow storms may have skiers ready for the slopes, but it's unlikely that a long run through fresh powder makes skiers question how the run was created.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0