Anna Pierce in Boston Mile
Anna Pierce Headlines B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 17
Pierce is one of Americas best in the 800, the 1500/mile, and the 3000-meter steeplechase, and fans have been wondering where shes been so far in 2011. Well, it is a
long year with the key goal being the World Championships at the end of the summer. In any case, Pierce will reappear the day before the Boston Marathon to compete for a $3,000 first prize at the B.A.A. Invitational Mile, which she won in 2009. H
Intermittent Fasting Helps Prevent Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Lowers Cholesterol
Eating 5 or more meals a day is great for weight gain, but not so good for weight loss, and is not optimal for good health.
We already know that increased meal frequency does not increase the metabolism or decrease appetite. In fact eating more than 3 meals each day can often lead to increased calorie consumption over time, because people eventually get bored and tend to begin to ignore their meal portions, which results in overeating.
Conversely, we know that fasting tends to decrease your appetite once you get past that first 6 hour fasting window.
Obstipation
Obstipation is the failure to pass fecal matters or gas, practically a chronic constipation. It is a state where the intestines are never fully emptied and would eventually lead to obstruction.
There is no definite diagnostic exam for obstipation. Identification of the condition is frequently made based on the patient’s medical history and the presenting signs and symptoms.
A person who is chronically constipated would feel bloated most of the time which could lead to anorexia and abdominal discomfort or tenderness. If not treated as soon as possible, it can develop into more serious problems. If
Mind controls: Running electricity through the skull
It sounds too good to be true: changing the brain’s activity simply by placing electrodes on the surface of the scalp. But that’s the idea behind transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). No scalpel required.
With this technique, the electrodes are simply damp sponges about 4 square centimetres in area, and they are used to deliver a current of just a couple of milliamps. “There may be some mild tinglings under the electrodes, but that’s about it,” says Leonardo Cohen at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
tDCS should not be confused with electroconvulsive therapy, where a much larger shock of 600 milliamps is applied to the whole brain.
Lauren Fleshman’s Magic Bus
Are Oregon Women Ready to Replace Texas AM as NCAA Champs?
Oregon has won the last two NCAA Indoor womens team titles and set a points record at 2010s outdoor PAC-10s, but the 
Ducks have placed second to the Texas AM Aggies at the outdoor NCAAs two years in a row. Oregons women’s associate head coach Robert Johnson theorizes if we keep putting ourselves in those situations, sooner or later, we’re going to be able to figure this thing out and pull through. Oregon, which competes at the Pepsi Team Invitational at Hayward Field in Eugene on Saturday, still has formidable weapons in heptathlete-hurdler-high jumper Brianne Theisen and sophomore Jordan Hasay, who was the NCAA Indoor champ in the mile and 3000. Tha