Pre-Stroke Trainer

Terry Foster: There's no magic pill to help drop weight

We are always looking for a quick fix.

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On the rise

It’s not hard to find athletes to watch next year when they’ve already done great things for themselves in the past.

Laurent Fignon Remembered

by Dr. Stephen Cheung, Ph.D. Hot Enough for You? This past Sunday, I rode our local Pedal 100 century ride in support of the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation. Besides a great ride and cause, my birthday is in mid-August so it also serves nicely as my birthday “big ride.”

Protect Your Preemie: Five Questions to Ask Your Doctor about RSV (African-American Information)

*Although the causes remain a mystery, African-American and Hispanic mothers are more likely to give birth to a preterm infant. In fact, babies born to African-American mothers are twice as likely to have low birth weights compared to Caucasian babies. According to the CDC, 18% of African-American women give birth to a premature baby meaning [...]

Extreme heat sends 6 high school football players to hospital

Six football players at Apopka High School are hospitalized for what officials called “heat emergency issues.”

Take Precautions Against Injuries As Students Head Back To High School Sports

High school athletes alone account for about two million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet the American College of Sports Medicine estimates more than half of all youth sports injuries are preventable...

A Breathless Sudden Death

The sights and sounds of the final three holes of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

Sports shorts: Aug. 12, 2010

Junior Cardinals tryouts this weekend; CCC has opening for athletic trainer; Chazy Youth Hockey meeting tonight; Lake Placid Legion sets golf tourney; 5K run/walk scheduled for Aug. 20; McDonald golf tourney winners listed; Zumba program being offered; City Mixed League to hold meeting; Women's handicap league to meet; Budweiser horseshoe tourney Sunday; Saranac Lanes organzing scratch league ...