Muscle

Self-tanning products have come a long way

2011-06-12 00:00:00

The deleterious effects of self-tanning products — streaky brown or Oompa-Loompa orange skin — have faded considerably over the past couple years, due in large part to advances in formulations and delivery methods that make a DIY tan easier to...

Greece's soothing hot springs

2011-02-13 00:00:00

A fly landed on my nose, and I wanted to sneeze, but I didn't dare. Muscled masseur Manoli, who had just caked my face with a slime-ball of stinking sludge, warned me not to move a muscle if I wanted this sulfurous mud pack's miraculous properties to...

Botox blunts emotional understanding, study finds

2011-04-26 14:32:00

Botox injections�can�erase the effects of years of emotional expression on�a person's�face. But the cosmetic procedure that unfurrows brows, smoothes�laugh lines and unwrinkles crinkles appears to come with an unseen price: an impaired ability to read...

Weighing in on the Shake Weight

2010-05-10 00:00:00

Of the hundreds of exercise gadgets that have graced TV airwaves over the years, only a handful ever become big-time sellers and even fewer become cultural phenomenons. The Shake Weight is definitely in that rarified category. Over 3.6 million people have...

'House, M.D.' season finale

2010-05-31 00:00:00

"House, M.D.", season finale Fox, Monday, May 17, 8 p.m. Episode: "Help Me" The premise: A crane collapses onto a building in Trenton, N.J. Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) and Dr. Gregory House ( Hugh Laurie) arrive with a team of doctors to help the...

A Botox gap in understanding emotion

2010-05-31 00:00:00

Botox may be famous for erasing frown lines, but it also may disrupt an important chain of communication between the face and the brain. Not only do our facial expressions reflect our emotional ups and downs, they appear to send crucial feedback to our...

Surviving the holiday season in good form

2009-11-22 00:00:00

The holidays burst upon us every year with a veneer of joyousness, yet that bubbling of good cheer masks a series of rather dire seasonal warnings: Don't eat too many rich, fatty foods; don't drink to excess; don't forsake your exercise routine; and,...

Even the most common medications pose threats

2009-11-30 00:00:00

Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed...

Therapies' benefits unclear

2010-01-18 00:00:00

In a quest to look younger, be healthier and feel more vital later in life, increasing numbers of men, just like Jeffry Life, are turning to testosterone and human growth hormone. Use of both hormones is controversial. Read on: Testosterone: "Older men ....

Muscles may get a boost from cool palms

2010-07-25 16:02:00

You're going for one last set of bench presses, but fatigue is setting in. Do you reach for a sports drink? Look to your trainer for motivation? A new study suggests you may want to cool your palms. Cooling muscles between weight-lifting sets has shown...

The myth of ripped muscles and calorie burns

2011-05-16 00:00:00

Whenever I hear about some amazing way to boost resting metabolism, my male-bovine-droppings detector goes berserk. Take the perennially popular one stating that 1 pound of muscle burns an extra 50 calories a day while at rest — so if you gain 10...

Weightlifting can be helpful for obese kids

2011-02-14 11:25:00

It goes without saying that children who are obese would benefit from aerobic exercise. However, they're likely to find the idea of going for a jog or spending half an hour on a treadmill about as appealing as watching Congress debate the fine points of...

Looking into the rearview mirror, you'll notice how well the Acura TL's raptor-like Xenon High-Intensity Discharge headlights seem to illuminate the road (almost like they're zeroing in on you

2009-10-15 16:01:10

, 3-0, on Aug. 15, Kuroda took a line drive by Rusty Ryal off his head. Kuroda later said that his wife, who was watching the game on television, thought he was dead. "I always thought I wouldn t mind dying on a baseball field," Kuroda said.

2009-09-28 18:50:22

cramp while backstage during the first round of semifinals at the Genee International Ballet Competition Wednesday in Singapore. Fifty-three dancers from around the world have gathered for this annual competition, a flagship event by the Royal Academy of Dance.

2009-09-09 00:00:00