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Runners are baring their very solesBarefoot runners, a small but growing number, say it reduces injuries and just feels better. "Ouch!" "Oooh!" "Oww!" "Omigod, that hurts!" Those grunts of pain and anguish weren't coming from us -- a group of 10 people running barefoot on a concrete pathway at Central Park in Huntington Beach early one recent Saturday morning. They were being emitted by a grimacing group of shoe-wearing, dog-walking women who were staring at us as we passed.
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009Tips on barefoot runningNow, about that workshop: Why would there be a need to "learn" something as natural as barefoot running?
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009Running shoes with that barefoot feelDefining "barefoot running" is easy: It's the act of running without shoes. But defining "barefoot running shoe" isn't so simple. Is it a sock-like second skin; a modernized moccasin; a stripped-down, minimalist version of a "normal" trainer designed to function as a bridge between shod running and barefooting; or a simply cushioned shoe that places your foot on a level plane from front to back to encourage a barefoot-like forefoot/midsole strike? Here are four that run the barefoot gamut.
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009Study Finds One in 10 Babies Are Born PrematurelyAround the world about one in 10
babies are born prematurely each year, and more than one-quarter of the deaths that occur in the month after birth are the consequence of preterm birth.
Washington Post Monday, October 05, 2009Study Examines Toll of Preterm BirthAround the world, about one in 10
babies are born prematurely each year, and more than one-quarter of the deaths that occur in the month after birth are the consequence of preterm birth.
Washington Post Monday, October 05, 2009Ardi Fossil Discovery: New Human-Evolution Puzzle PieceArdi, the oldest hominid skeleton ever discovered, predating Lucy, offers unexpected clues to what our even more ancient ancestors might have looked like
Time Monday, October 05, 2009Treating brain injuries on the sports field and battlefieldWith traumatic brain injury rampant among troops overseas, the
military is taking a page from sports -- discovering ways to better diagnose and treat it. Last month, when University of Southern California wide receiver Garrett Green bobbled the football on a key play against Washington State, red flags went up among the Trojans' athletic trainers on the sidelines. Only minutes before, Green had tackled an opponent -- hard -- on a kickoff return. His sudden lack of coordination struck team trainer Russ Romano as a pretty likely sign of concussion.
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009Treating traumatic brain injuriesThey can't be set like a bone or staunched like a bleed. They can be difficult even to detect, but the
military and others are working to improve care. Larry Ewing's life changed last year on a construction site in Victorville; Larry Carr's changed in 2004 on a road in Iraq. Unlikely brothers in arms, both men now share the same invisible wound -- traumatic brain injury.
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009We get more salt in our diet from breakfast cereals than ready meals, crisps and snacksTHREE quarters of Britons are unaware staples such as bread and breakfast cereals are among the highest salt-contributing foods in our diet, a new study has found.
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009Genes breakthrough brings new hope for cancer victimsPEOPLE suffering from a deadly
family of cancers were given new hope today after
scientists identified 231 previously unknown genes associated with the diseases.
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