Christian Michael Tellez, 7, thinks ''king of the mountain,'' but the 40-foot rock-climbing wall at the Miami Children's Museum responds ''yo-yo.'' For every step up he takes, he slips back a notch or two.
In these tough economic times, some things have to go, like bottled water, low-fat lattes and manicures. But you don't have to let your body go. Push-ups, jumping jacks and crunches are priceless. They cost nothing and you can do them just about anywhere. Throw in a few relatively inexpensive workout gadgets and it's just like having a gym membership with no fees or contracts.
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1 Problem: This condition, which is not generally serious, causes pain and inflammation in the balls of the feet, especially when walking barefoot on a hard surface. Some people might experience numbness or tingling in the toes.
JOCK DOC
Q: I am a 30-year-old high-level tennis player and I have been having problems with my right wrist for three months. A hand specialist ordered an arthrogram and an MRI scan and told me that I had a tear of my TFCC. He said that if rest doesn't help, I might need surgery. What is the TFCC and what are my chances of it getting better?
Lentils are not a glamour food, at least when you are looking at them in your bowl, but from a nutrition standpoint they are the belle of the ball. Here's a quiz about lentils to find out how much you know about these little legumes.
Just in time for July 4 cookouts, we bring you the waist-watching wiener edition of Supermarket Sleuth. Regular beef hot dogs aren't so hot in the nutrition department; they're high in sodium, and processed meats are a leading source of fat in Americans' diets. Also, a 2007 report from the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research fund found a strong link between consumption of red and processed meats and colorectal cancer.
You put your keys in the fridge and forgot Mom's birthday. No use denying: Your brain is on its way to becoming a few pounds of petrified gray matter, and there's nothing you can do to stop it.
Have you been training your calves? Cardio exercises might not be enough. Isolation exercises, on the other hand, will do the trick. The leg press, for example, can help you build strength and endurance in your calves.
When Roberto and Deborah Heros first saw the news that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy had been diagnosed with a brain tumor, theirs was not a typical reaction.
HEALTH
''Chill out'' could be Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue's new motto when it comes to cardiac arrest victims.
WEIGHT LOSS
Eight years ago, Darlene Dillard was obese. At 58, 280 pounds hung on her 5-foot-2-inch frame. She was borderline diabetic, had high blood pressure and couldn't tie her shoes.
Tony Mendoza fractured his ribs and mangled his nose after he had an epileptic seizure and fell down a flight of stairs. Sydney Pershing often cried in her room because of the depression resulting from her epilepsy, a neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures, usually of unknown cause.
A new study has raised concerns that Botox injections may reach the brain, but the anti-wrinkle treatment's manufacturer has disputed the study's findings and the FDA says it's too early to draw conclusions.
MEDICAL DEVICES
After battles in the courts and Congress failed to halt the move, a new Medicare program intended to stop fraud and lower equipment prices is scheduled to start Tuesday.
Noven Pharmaceuticals (NOVN), the Kendall drug maker, reported Thursday a loss of $45.4 million for 2007, largely because of a $100 million charge connected with the purchase of JDS Pharmaceuticals.
After two years of accusations about the performance and mental competence of South Miami heart surgeon Alex Zakharia, the Florida Department of Health filed an administrative complaint against him on March 21 asking that the doctor should be punished in some way, perhaps with a fine or reprimand.
HOSPITALS
After several tough years in South Florida, the Tenet Healthcare hospital chain reports it has just about turned things around in its regional operations.
COVER STORY
Nurses get perks like signing bonuses, concierge service and discount living. Yet South Florida hospitals have a huge nursing shortage, as housing costs drive t talented health professionals from the area.
EMPHYSEMA
English singer Amy Winehouse is no stranger to tabloid headlines -- routinely grabbing attention for alleged drug use, brushes with the law, bizarre onstage behavior and curious fashion choices.
Christian Michael Tellez, 7, thinks ''king of the mountain,'' but the 40-foot rock-climbing wall at the Miami Children's Museum responds ''yo-yo.'' For every step up he takes, he slips back a notch or two.
HEALTH
The pain chased Dalouse Cesard from childhood in Haiti into her adolescence after she moved to the United States. She wondered why she was the one to endure debilitating agony that kept her out of school, put her in the hospital and forced her to sit while her friends played.
ROLE MODEL
Fifty teens from local Miami high schools got the chance to spend some off-court time with Serena Williams, the defending women's singles Sony Ericcson champ. Nike invited the girls to meet with Williams and chat about the advantages and challenges of being a female athlete. Williams lauded the efforts of ``pioneers like Billy Jean King, not to mention all the other great women athletes who really led the way in starting title IX which was really, really important so the female athlete like...
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Approximately 2.2 million school-age children have food allergies. Allergic reactions to food occur when the immune system mistakenly identifies a food as harmful and triggers antibodies to form to fight it. The next time the food or a component of it is ingested, the antibodies release histamines and other chemicals into the bloodstream.
If you feel bad about idling around your air-conditioned house, don't pick up TV Guide. In June 30's special double issue, a bevy of small screen stars share their secrets for staying in camera-ready shape.
Swimmers were advised to stay out of the ocean from Golden Beach to Matheson Hammock on Wednesday after health officials discovered bacteria levels exceeding state standards at 12 Miami-Dade beaches.
Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue Lt. Jim McCrady spends 10-hour days patrolling the beach. Most people would worry that's too much sun. But to some, McCrady, 41, is soaking up critical ultra-violet rays. McCrady may be slightly pink at the end of his four-day work week, but there's one thing he's not suffering from: lack of vitamin D.
If your aging parents are thinking of moving to Florida, you might want to suggest Fort Myers, not Miami-Fort Lauderdale. They'll live just as long there, but the healthcare will be less intense and less expensive. And when they die, they'll be less likely to do so in what one researcher calls ''a therapeutic frenzy,'' hooked up to tubes and machines.
