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In US, Gym-Class Injuries
Up 150% in Past Decade

Aug 3, 2009 4:52 PM CDT

In US, Gym-Class Injuries Up 150% in Past Decade

Large class sizes, fewer school nurses may be to blame

(Newser) - American kids are suffering 150% more injuries in gym class than a decade ago, the AP reports. Over that period, a study found, there has been a renewed emphasis on physical-education class as a way to inculcate students with healthy habits and prevent obesity. But the increase in injuries may...

Blue Food Dye May Help Treat Spinal Injury

Jul 28, 2009 11:16 AM CDT

Blue Food Dye May Help Treat Spinal Injury

M&M coloring, if taken in time, could reduce paralysis, study finds

(Newser) - A dye used to color blue M&Ms and Gatorade may have a higher calling: Scientists say it could help treat spinal-cord injury, ScienceBlog reports. After a spinal injury, a chemical called ATP, usually key to cells’ health, rushes to the site and kills cells, worsening paralysis. With more research,...

Sorry, Nike, We Evolved to Run Barefoot: Author

Jul 20, 2009 12:54 PM CDT

Sorry, Nike, We Evolved to Run Barefoot: Author

(Newser) - Humans may be built for day-long hunts that could take a pack 100 miles, all without shoes, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “We didn’t evolve as weight lifters, yoga gurus, or swimmers,” says barefoot runner Christopher McDougall, whose book Born to Run explores the hypothesis. “We evolved...

Second Person Dead in
Madonna Stage Collapse

Jul 17, 2009 8:23 AM CDT

Second Person Dead in Madonna Stage Collapse

Madonna 'devastated' by news

(Newser) - The collapse of a stage where Madonna was to perform this weekend has claimed a second victim. A 32-year-old British citizen has died, CNN reports. The first casualty was a 53-year-old Frenchman who died yesterday; three more are in the hospital in Marseille, and seven were treated and released, says...

Pope Slips
on Vacation, Breaks Wrist

updated

Jul 17, 2009 3:47 AM CDT

Pope Slips on Vacation, Breaks Wrist

Injury is 'nothing serious,' says pontiff spokesman

(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI broke his wrist today after slipping and falling in his room during a vacation in the Italian Alps, reports the New York Times. "It's nothing serious," said a Vatican spokesman. Benedict, who even celebrated Mass before going to the hospital by car, is expected...

1 Dead After Stage for Madonna Show Collapses

Jul 16, 2009 1:08 PM CDT

1 Dead After Stage for Madonna Show Collapses

Marseille show canceled after construction calamity

(Newser) - One person was killed and six injured today when a stage being built for a French stop of Madonna’s tour collapsed, the BBC reports. Construction workers were assembling the stage at a Marseille stadium when it “started shaking and collapsing,” allowing most of the workers to get...

Woodruff: I'm Going Back to Iraq

OPINION

Jul 13, 2009 12:31 PM CDT

Woodruff: I'm Going Back to Iraq

(Newser) - Bob Woodruff returned to Iraq today, 3 years after he and his cameraman were seriously injured in a bombing there, he blogs for ABC. Still rehabbing from a serious brain injury, he says returning was a tough decision. “None of us could ever have imagined then that I would...

Cushy Running Shoes
May Be Dangerous

Jul 11, 2009 5:22 PM CDT

Cushy Running Shoes May Be Dangerous

(Newser) - Runners may be safer going barefoot than stuffing their feet into pricey sneakers with thick, synthetic heels, Wired reports. Research shows that the modern jogging shoe, first sold by Nike in the 1970s, hasn't prevented injuries and may even be causing them. Barefoot running—or running with geeky, minimalist footwear...

How to Beat
Bad Ankles

Jul 8, 2009 1:45 PM CDT

How to Beat Bad Ankles

Ankle injuries can impair one's balance long after they heal

(Newser) - People who’ve sprained an ankle are likely to sprain it again, writes Gretchen Reynolds for the New York Times, but there may be a "supremely low-tech" fix: balance training. An ankle sprain interferes with the neural receptors in the ligaments that transmit balance information to the brain. Even...

Clinton Falls, Fractures Elbow

Jun 18, 2009 5:17 AM CDT

Clinton Falls, Fractures Elbow

Secretary of state will undergo surgery next week.

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton fractured her right elbow during a fall yesterday, and will undergo surgery to repair it in the coming week. The accident happened while the secretary of state was on her way to the White House, and she was taken to a university hospital for treatment before being released....

Runaway Gorilla
Hurts Zoo Worker

Jun 12, 2009 1:55 PM CDT

Runaway Gorilla Hurts Zoo Worker

(Newser) - An escaped gorilla injured a South Carolina zoo employee before voluntarily returning to his enclosure after 5 minutes on the loose, the State reports. Riverbanks Zoo in COlumbia was on lockdown for about 45 minutes after Mike escaped, with visitors escorted into buildings or outside the park. The zoo did...

Sotomayor
Breaks Ankle
in New York

Jun 8, 2009 12:52 PM CDT

Sotomayor Breaks Ankle in New York

Has been 'treated and released': White House

(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor broke her ankle this morning hurrying through New York’s LaGuardia airport, the Washington Post reports. The Supreme Court nominee was X-rayed at a Washington hospital after her flight and found to have a small fracture; she’s now on crutches. “She has been treated and released,...

Cowboys Staffer
Paralyzed by
Tent Collapse

May 4, 2009 1:22 AM CDT

Cowboys Staffer Paralyzed by Tent Collapse

Two others require surgery after winds knocked over practice facility

(Newser) - A scouting assistant for the Dallas Cowboys is permanently paralyzed from the waist down after a practice canopy collapsed on him in strong winds over the weekend, reports the Dallas Morning News. His spine was severed in the accident, doctors said. The special teams coach and assistant athletic trainer also...

Tiger Returns to
Win at Bay Hill

Mar 30, 2009 3:16 AM CDT

Tiger Returns to Win at Bay Hill

'God, it felt good,' he says

(Newser) - The clutch shots, the late charge, an electric birdie putt on the 18th hole at Bay Hill. Tiger Woods is back. With a final putt everyone knew he was going to make, Woods nailed a 15-footer to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his first victory since returning from knee...

Armstrong Embraces His Pain

opinion

Mar 25, 2009 4:26 PM CDT

Armstrong Embraces His Pain

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong underwent surgery today to repair his shattered collarbone, and Sally Jenkins, in the Washington Post, says he seems almost happy to be “reunited with his old friend”—pain. “Most people’s natural reaction is to avoid pain, to anesthetize it, dull it, or kill it....

Sharapova 'Excited'
to Return to Tennis

Mar 9, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

Sharapova 'Excited' to Return to Tennis

Grand Slam champion will join Elena Vesnina for doubles

(Newser) - Maria Sharapova has recovered from an acute shoulder injury that sidelined her for six months and is returning to tennis this week, CNN reports. Sharapova will play doubles with Elena Vesnina at the ATP-WTA tournament this week in Indian Wells. "I am excited to be playing competitive tennis again,...

Seizure Risk Lingers
10 Years After Brain Trauma

Feb 23, 2009 2:18 PM CST

Seizure Risk Lingers 10 Years After Brain Trauma

Danish study sparks ideas for better long-term treatment

(Newser) - Among the overlooked effects of the sort of brain injuries incurred in contact sports is the likelihood of having an epileptic seizure as long as 10 years after the injury, new research shows. The risk goes up 3.5 times for those who had a mild injury or skull fracture,...

Eye Patch May
Have Hidden
Past Abuse:
Police

Feb 13, 2009 7:50 AM CST

Eye Patch May Have Hidden Past Abuse: Police

Plus, cousin says Chris 'had to be provoked'

(Newser) - The eye patch Rihanna wore at last year's American Music Awards might have been more than a costume, the Sun reports. Rihanna started wearing the patch to cover her scratched cornea, and police are investigating whether Chris Brown caused the injury. “We’re talking to her friends and management,...

Boy Dies 9 Years After Disneyland Ride Tragedy

Jan 27, 2009 7:53 AM CST

Boy Dies 9 Years After Disneyland Ride Tragedy

Accident triggered investigation and new safety features

(Newser) - A boy seriously injured in a Disneyland ride has died 9 years after the accident, reports the Los Angeles Times. Brandon Zucker suffered severe brain damage and never recovered after he was crushed in a Roger Rabbit ride as a 4-year-old. A state agency determined operators failed to fasten a...

Man Sues Over Smack From Stripper's Shoe

Jan 24, 2009 5:06 PM CST

Man Sues Over Smack From Stripper's Shoe

Wants $25K in damages after flying footwear hit him in face

(Newser) - An Ohio man is suing a strip club for $25,000 after a stripper’s shoe flew off and clocked him in the nose, the Daily Telegraph reports. A year after the incident, he says he’ll need surgery and can only breath from one nostril. “When the boot...