Man adapts to new bionic life after injury
Daytona Beach News-Journal Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:04 PM PST
Ricky Miller is striding back from the brink of death with the help of a bionic body part after a spinning helicopter rotor fractured his skull. |
'Grossology' makes science fun for children
The Blue Banner Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:03 PM PST
Snot. Warts. Belches. All the nasty, dirty, smelly things about the human body used to be taboo. Now, they have an exhibit, and it opens in Asheville Friday at the Heath Adventure inside Pack Place. |
Body moving
Lifewise on Canoe Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:33 PM PST
It's time to shake off the holidays and get to work on those January fitness resolutions. |
Big apple slim guide tech
New York Post Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:21 PM PST
* Traditional kettle bells are little more than metal balls with handles, but this adjustable version can go from 5 to 20 pounds in increments of three by simply adding or subtracting removable plates. It comes with an instructional, full-body workout DVD, led by the “Biggest Loser†taskmaster, to get you... |
Organ of wonder
Albany Times Union Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:16 PM PST
Mine was removed during an emergency operation -- a total splenectomy -- when it ruptured during an auto accident when I was 14 years old. According to some obscure website I found, about 1 percent of the U.S. population is spleenless. The spleen contains monocytes, the largest of the white blood cells that fight disease and trauma. It also helps to control the amount of blood in the body and it ... |
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Steve Downie could be ready to play Tuesday
St. Petersburg Times Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:00 PM PST
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Saturday, January 1, 2011 TAMPA â€" Though RW Steve Downie (high ankle sprain) lobbied hard to play Saturday against the Rangers and said he is "ready to go," coach Guy Boucher wanted to give him a few more days off. He'll likely return Tuesday against the Capitals in Washington. D Randy Jones was scratched Saturday after aggravating an upper-body injury late in ... |
Holiday stress sends dozens to the hospital
WMBF News Myrtle Beach Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:59 PM PST
The holiday season can be stressful on the body, mind and wallet. Research shows that more heart problems happen between turkey and tinsel, making it a busy time for cardiologists. |
Inflammation - your body's real enemy
AsiaOne Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:40 PM PST
A SNIPER'S bullet that tears through the chest, and a massive heart attack, have two things in common - searing pain and the possibility of death. If that is overly dramatic, let us review today what is slowly cooking us to death. |
Weigel gets credit for keeping hospital in Hamilton
The Hamilton Journal News Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:29 PM PST
HAMILTON â€" The man many say is largely responsible for keeping a hospital in Hamilton has been named Citizen of the Year.Robert Weigel, owner of Weigel Funeral Home, receives the recognition for his time as chairman of the Fort Hamilton Hospital board during a period when its operating body, Health Alliance, was falling apart. |
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