By Samuel Blackstone for DETAILS.(photo: Getty Images)A lot of men use the winter as a time to eat more, lift heavy, skip the cardio, and bulk up. But what if you want that hard-earned beach body year-round? What if you have a beach-getaway vacation planned for midwinter? Or what if you just like to be a lean, mean fighting machine all the…
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp said it did not plan to develop its liver drug after it failed to meet the main goal in a second mid-stage study, wiping out more than a third of the company’s market value. The drug, RP103, was being tested in children with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is characterized by fat buildup in the liver, along with inflammation and damage. NASH, which affects about 2-5 percent of
The Mediterranean diet may be able to add “reduces risk of breast cancer” to its long list of health benefits, according to a new study from Spain.In the study, researchers found that women who were asked to follow a Mediterranean diet that was high in extra-virgin olive oil were 68 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who…
Eight Mexicans were killed in an apparently mistaken attack by Egyptian security forces that killed 12 people and wounded 10, the sister of a Mexican Reiki healer who was among the dead said on Monday, citing a relative of their slain guide. Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Monday at least two Mexicans were killed, though Egyptian security and judicial sources later said that eight Mexicans and four Egyptians were killed,
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Tricycle injuries often involve head wounds, elbow fractures or other upper body damage, according to a U.S. study that suggests more children may need helmets, elbow pads and closer supervision while they ride. Lacerations were the most common type of injury and just 2.4 percent of tricycle accidents that landed children in emergency departments were serious enough to require a hospital admission, researchers estimated
I pinched a nerve in my back, which is one of the most painful experiences with which I’ve dealt. I went to the doctor, who prescribed muscle relaxers and steroids after taking 37 seconds to press my back in three places and diagnosing me with a pinched nerve in my lower back. After a week, the doctor refilled the steroid prescription with a…
(Adds detail, quotes) MANCHESTER, England, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Australia thrashed England by eight wickets in their fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday to win the series 3-2 and take some consolation for the pain of Ashes defeat. The result looked inevitable long before lunch, with England dismissed for 138 and captain Eoin Morgan retiring hurt after being hit on the head by a bouncer from
England cricket captain Eoin Morgan retired hurt after being hit on the head by a bouncer from Australia’s Mitchell Starc in the fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday. Fielders rushed to help Morgan after he was struck on the back of the head in the seventh over. Starc was visibly shaken by the incident.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As an Orthodox Jew, Rabbi Moshe Gray may not need a cross. But CrossFit? That’s another story.
Port-au-Prince (AFP) – The huge white hospital ship anchored in the Port-au-Prince bay is impossible to miss, drawing Haitians from all over in hopes of a chance to see a doctor and get medical treatment. The USNS Comfort, on its fourth mission in Haiti since 2009, is open for business until September 18 in one of the western hemisphere’s poorest countries. “It’s very expensive to be seen by a specialist