Don’t mess with bike commuters
Your huge response to my attempt to get to work on two wheels revealed a passion for this mode of transportation.
Does biking to work really work?
Bike commuting works well if you live fairly close to your job. It’s another matter entirely if you live in the suburbs and work downtown.
Seven foods that get an unfair rap
With all the hoopla about healthful eating, it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. Here’s the skinny about some so-called “bad” foods.
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Jack Osbourne and MS
Jack Osbourne, the 26-year-old son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, reveals this week in People magazine that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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Pfizer want us to ‘Get Old’
Pfizer (in partnership with 10 health-care advocacy groups) is inviting people of all ages to share their attitudes toward and stories about aging.
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CDC: Helmet laws save lives, money
In states that require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets, costs related to motorcycle accidents are dramatically lower than in states with less comprehensive helmet laws or no laws.
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Nutrition and fitness resolutions for 2012
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It’s not too early to start thinking about ways to make 2012 your most healthful year yet.
Me Minus 10, revisited
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She made good on her pledge to lose 10 pounds before she turned 50. Now at 51, this nutrition columnist looks back.
Real-world holiday weight-control tips
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How three people who’ve shed a lot of weight keep the pounds off this time of year.
She wasn’t tired, but she couldn’t stop yawning. What was wrong with her?
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MEDICAL MYSTERIES | Liisa Ecola was yawning as often as 200 times per day and squinting.
Medical Mysteries: Was crying caused by man’s severe depression?
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His uncontrollable and inexplicable crying embarrassed him, deepening his social isolation.
Medical Mysteries: A baby’s seizures
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Days after a baby got a routine vaccine, she developed seizures. It took years to learn their cause.
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