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Hi-Tec Navigator. The latest in walking technology

Hi-Tec Navigator. The latest in walking technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t8xjAUugGM More: (use Google translate) https://www.hi-tec.nl/blogpages/blog-navigator.html Continue reading

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Can High Heels Give You Cancer

Can High Heels Give You Cancer Quote: There are certain well-known factors that raise your risk for developing cancer, like smoking and obesity. But there are others that experts just aren?t sure about Continue reading

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Taping to reduce wind resistance in runners

Why Is Galen Rupp Covered in Black Tape When He Races? It looks like he is wearing KT tape. Continue reading

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Foot Placement and Basketball Shot Accuracy

The Effect of Foot Placement on the Jump Shot Accuracy of NCAA Division I Basketball Players Christopher Q. Williams, Liana Webster, Frank Spaniol, and Randy Bonnette source Quote: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of foot placement on the jump shot accuracy of college basketball players. Participants were 11 female NCAA Division I basketball players. Continue reading

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Patients Prefer Dermatologists in Professional Attire, White Coat

Press Release: Survey Suggests Patients Prefer Dermatologists in Professional Attire, White Coat Patient Preference in Dermatologist Attire in the Medical, Surgical, and Wound Care Settings Quote: The majority of patients prefer their dermatologists to be dressed in professional attire with a white coat, according to an article published online by JAMA Dermatology. Patient perceptions of their physicians may affect outcomes so it is possible that physician attire may affect those outcomes. Continue reading

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Is endurance training bad for you?

PUBLIC RELEASE: 31-MAY-2016 Is endurance training bad for you? Sports medicine physicians in Saarbrucken find no evidence of heart damage from long-term endurance training by elite master athletes Quote: In 2012, Belgium scientists published a study that concluded that repeated bouts of intensive endurance exercise at the elite level may result in the pathological enlargement of the right ventricle, which, according to the article, is associated with potential health hazards including sudden cardia death. The publication was the cause of considerable debate among experts in the medical and sports communities Continue reading

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Effects of short or long warm-up on running performance.

Effects of short or long warm-up on intermediate running performance. van den Tillaar, Roland; Vatten, Tormod; von Heimburg, Erna Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research: May 14, 2016 Quote: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of a long warm-up (general + specific) and a short warm-up (specific) on intermediate running performance (3-min run) Continue reading

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Females have better achilles tendons

At least in a rodent model they do: Males have Inferior Achilles Tendon Material Properties Compared to Females in a Rodent Model A. Continue reading

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Anti vax cult member thinks warts are caused by vacinnation

I had to laugh at this one. Continue reading

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Foot deformities in Renaissance paintings

Foot deformities in Renaissance paintings. A mystery of symbolism, artistic licence, illusion and true representation in five renowned Renaissance painters. Continue reading

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