Health Blog Q&A: What Kills Athletes on the Field – Health Blog – WSJ

By Katherine Hobson July 8, 2011, 1:57 PM ET Health Blog Q&A: What Kills Athletes on the Field When Douglas Casa was 16, he was nearing the end of a 10k race when he collapsed. He got up, then collapsed again close to the finish, falling into a coma. An athletic trainer who realized Casa [...]

Saving Lives: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death In Young Athletes | ThePostGame

The season is over, the cameras have left. Other stories have captured the hearts of the country. All that’s left in Fennville, Mich., are the memories. The nightmarish memories of how high school basketball star Wes Leonard collapsed on the court and died shortly after hitting a game-winning shot on March 3. There was panic [...]

Cabrera is lost on a bleak stretch of road – MLB – Yahoo! Sports

Miguel Cabrera was 75 miles from home late Wednesday night, taking pulls from a bottle of whisky, being obstinate with the men who had come to save the rest of us from him, his Land Rover dead on the side of the road.   A police report did not indicate where he was headed in [...]

Wasn’t Health Care Reform Modeled After MA System? HM! —- Mass. ranks No. 1 for children’s health care – Daily Dose – Boston.com

Nearly five years after the Massachusetts health law went into effect, the state is tied for number one in the country for children’s health care. That’s according to a scorecard released on Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that advocates for better health care access. The scorecard analyzed four major areas to determine [...]

Why you’re not seeing fitness results this year – CNN.com

(CNN) — Remember those resolutions in the beginning of the year — you were going to get in shape, exercise regularly and take fitness classes? It’s now the end of January. Are you still doing it? It’s cold — there’s snow outside. Work and family demands are too much. There’s no time to squeeze in [...]

The 51 fastest fat burners – CNN.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS * People who run for at least four hours a week melt more calories than non-runners * Downing five 5-ounce cups of green tea a day boosts metabolism * Vitamin C can help you burn more fat, and D may help you lose fat * Your body may not burn fat as efficiently [...]

Top 10: Habits That Improve Your Appearance

The 10 habits that will make you look your best all the time? You’re welcome. By Farah Averill Page 1: This article is sponsored in part by Gillette (What’s this?) The desire to look good is in our nature as human beings. After all, attractive people are more popular with members of the opposite sex [...]

The Military and Men’s Health Whip You Into Shape

Below is a link to a tremendous resource for your workout routines to help you work off the holiday weight and keep it off. http://www.military.com/fitness-center/military-fitness/weight-loss/archive

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