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Xtreme Sports Id Says “Help, I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up” When You’re Unable To

by steve casimiro on June 27, 2009 · 4 comments

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I was just riding along, you know, just riding along, and the next thing I knew I was flying through the air. Okay, so I came into a blind corner hot, almost hit an oncoming rider, and locked up brain and brakes before endoing.

Study: Coffee Addiction Validated by Improved Sports Performance

by steve casimiro on March 29, 2009 · 1 comment

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The best advertising campaign in the long history of advertising campaigns isn’t from Apple, Budweiser, or Nike. No, for that we must give it up for the National Coffee Association for its 1984 effort “Coffee Achievers”. Where else could you get David Bowie, Kurt Vonnegut, Cicely Tyson, Pat Benatar, Cincinnati Bengal quarterback Ken Anderson, and the music of Electric Light Orchestra in one ad? Truly a high-water mark in marketing. And to those who laughed, a new story in the New York Times says, “Pffffftttt.”

Cut Out Back Pain in 15 Minutes a Day

by steve casimiro on March 6, 2009 · 4 comments

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Only head colds keep more people from work than back pain. Half a million Americans go under the knife annually, but conventional wisdom on back health is proving to be more conventional than wise.

NEWS: FDA is Flat-Out Wrong on BPA Safety

by steve casimiro on October 29, 2008 · 0 comments

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Told you so.

Earlier this year, I reported on the risks of bisphenol-A, a chemical used in plastic water bottles, baby formula containers, and canned-food linings, and drew the conclusion that BPA is in fact dangerous. I also noted that the Food and Drug Administration ruled BPA was safe based on two studies funded by the chemical industry, raising obvious questions of conflict of interest and flawed findings. Now, in a report released today, a panel sponsored by the FDA itself has come to essentially the same conclusions.

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High-Altitude Climbing Damages Brain Cells–Study

by steve casimiro on October 17, 2008 · 1 comment

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High-altitude climbing can cause brain damage that impairs motor skills and memory, reports a study by Italian researchers published this month in the European Journal of Neurology.

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GEAR REVIEW: No Lasik, But I Can See Clearly Now

by steve casimiro on April 25, 2008 · 3 comments

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Lasik? No way. Not when there’s something better and safer. The 95 percent success rate of Lasik eye surgery is a small comfort to the other 5 percent (up to 600,000 people) who have had complications or complaints. And even if the rate is just 1 in 100, it still seems a pretty big risk to take on something as precious as your vision–especially to athletes, photographers, and the other folks who might use their eyes from time to time.

Special Report: Your Water Bottle Is Probably Dangerous

by steve casimiro on April 18, 2008 · 11 comments

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If your water bottle is made of polycarbonate plastic–and most Nalgene and Camelbak bottles sold over the last few years are–it’s probably unsafe for you to use…KEEP READING>