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How to Beat Bad Ankles

Nick McMaster — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:45:19 CDT

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 when the...

Inner-Ear Woes Linked to Many Elderly Tumbles

Matt Cantor — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:45:56 CDT

Researchers have shed light on the frequent, debilitating, and sometimes life-threatening falls among the elderly: many tumbles may be caused by inner-ear imbalances, Time reports. Some 35% of Americans over 40 have such vestibular dysfunction; the condition affects more than 50% of Americans 60 and older. An inner-ear imbalance multiplies...

Limbaugh to Obama: Don't Touch Talk Radio

Matt Cantor — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:45:01 CST

There’s been talk among Democrats that government should intervene to ensure balance in talk radio. But government weighing in on content is a direct violation of the First Amendment, writes Rush Limbaugh in the Wall Street Journal , and as a former law prof, our new president knows that. President Obama...

Noonan: Now the Fun Really Starts

Matt Cantor — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:51:07 CST

No one can dispute that Tuesday night was a great one for America. But now it’s time to look and learn: Will Barack Obama fulfill the fears of some that he’s a "hard leftist"? Or is he really a “pragmatic politician”? asks Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journa l....

Patriotism Is Latest Plank in Balancing Act

Jonas Oransky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:39:36 CDT

Barack Obama is still doing battle to define himself, with his patriotism the latest thrust, Dan Balz writes in the Washington Post . But as he wrapped himself in the flag yesterday, Obama was revealed as both “stronger and weaker” than earlier in the year—stronger because he’s battle-hardened, but weaker...