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...decades to build up on the inside of a coronary artery, becomes unstable and bursts, triggering a clot that blocks a blood vessel. Doctors can see these plaques during a fairly invasive procedure called an angiogram, in which a catheter is threaded through an artery in the groin or leg up to the arteries of the heart and a dye is then released to make any blockages easier to spot...
...exercise that is particularly effective for the back is the quadruped. Facing the floor on hands and knees, extend your right arm and left leg out from your trunk and hold that position for a few seconds. Repeat with your other arm and leg; make sure you keep your spine straight and don't let your abdomen sag. If that's too hard, you can also do this exercise while lying flat on your stomach. For something more challenging, try extending an opposing arm and leg while balancing on your stomach on a physiotherapy ball...
...troops came in, he says, and shot women and children from a distance of just five meters. Today, Bhun looks barely alive himself. Only two fingers remain on his left hand?he lost the others in a B-41 rocket attack that killed six of his fellow Hmong. His leg still bleeds from a suppurating shrapnel wound he received 13 years ago. One side of his face is a mask of melted flesh, with black sockets where an ear and an eye should be. "Everybody is dead," he says. "Sixteen people in my family are dead, all killed...
...brief glimpses into the characters’ lives, the narratives they scrape together to forget or to testify to their suffering and the memories they cling to in order to preserve their sense of self and humanity. The sensation of brushing against a woman’s leg in a train ride and the spectacle of a tight-rope walker comprise two of the nights’ most subtly compelling and spine-tingling stories...
...metals. The relative scarcity of research makes drawing conclusions difficult. The latest study, unveiled last week in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that ALS sufferers are more likely to have chromosomal abnormalities. Guariniello told Time that players who get ALS had a higher ratio of leg injuries, perhaps implicating certain treatments. Even painkillers may be a risk, he says. "We tend to think it's a combination of smaller factors that accumulate," adds Cupid. "The trouble is that these studies are dotted all around the world, and it's hard to compare the data." When Guido...