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Running shoes with that barefoot feelDefining "barefoot running" is easy: It's the act of running without shoes. But defining "barefoot running shoe" isn't so simple. Is it a sock-like second skin; a modernized moccasin; a stripped-down, minimalist version of a "normal" trainer designed to function as a bridge between shod running and barefooting; or a simply cushioned shoe that places your foot on a level plane from front to back to encourage a barefoot-like forefoot/midsole strike? Here are four that run the barefoot gamut.
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009Runners are baring their very solesBarefoot runners, a small but growing number, say it reduces injuries and just feels better. "Ouch!" "Oooh!" "Oww!" "Omigod, that hurts!" Those grunts of pain and anguish weren't coming from us -- a group of 10
people running barefoot on a concrete pathway at Central Park in Huntington Beach early one recent Saturday morning. They were being emitted by a grimacing group of shoe-wearing, dog-walking women who were staring at us as we passed.
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009Tips on barefoot runningNow, about that workshop: Why would there be a need to "learn" something as natural as barefoot running?
LA Times Monday, October 05, 2009Fees offer as ex-doctors and midwives urged to join swine flu fightLABOUR health spokesman Dr Richard Simpson welcomed news that the Scottish
government would pay the fees for nurses and midwives who re-registered.
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009Genes breakthrough brings new hope for cancer victimsPeople suffering from a deadly family of cancers were given new hope today after scientists identified 231 previously unknown genes associated with the diseases.
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009We get more salt in our diet from breakfast cereals than ready meals, crisps and snacksTHREE quarters of Britons are unaware staples such as bread and breakfast cereals are among the highest salt-contributing foods in our diet, a new study has found.
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009National report shines light on lupus 50-year treatment drought(Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.) The Lewin Group, a national health care consulting firm, today issued recommendations on ways to overcome the barriers that have obstructed lupus drug development resulting in no new drug approval for this
disease in more than 50 years -- since the Eisenhower Administration. The recommendations are included in the report "Overcoming Barriers to Drug Development in Lupus," which is the outcome of a nine-month study commissioned by the Lupus Foundation of America Inc.
Eurekalert.org Monday, October 05, 2009Child burn injuries down significantly(Nationwide Children's Hospital) A new study finds burn injuries in children under age 21 are down significantly -- 31 percent. That's the good news. However, more than 300 children are still being treated in the
hospital every day for thermal, chemical or electrical burns.
Eurekalert.org Monday, October 05, 2009Palestinian Brewer Leads Struggle for Economic ProgressTAYBEH, West Bank, Oct. 4 -- There's more than a bit of Sam Adams in David Khoury, the mayor of this tiny Christian village in the occupied West Bank. Along with being a politician and patriot, he is a brewer, and he sees the craft as a symbol of the Palestinian state he hopes will emerge here o...
Washington Post Monday, October 05, 2009Study Examines Toll of Preterm BirthAround the world, about one in 10 babies are born prematurely each year, and more than one-quarter of the deaths that occur in the month after birth are the consequence of preterm birth.
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