Ex-Olympic champion Phelps jumps back in pool
Former Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps is back in the pool to the delight of trainer Dawn-Marie Caingrinned.
Phelps practiced a few of his famed trade mark strokes inside the pool at the Loyola College Fitness and Aquatic Center here.
Weeks after he considered walking away from the sport for good, Phelps peppered a grueling training day [...]
Hypertension : Imprisonment increases the chances of hypertension and cardiovascular disease
Former prison inmates are more likely to have high blood pressure than those who have never been incarcerated, says a new study.
What’s more, young adults who have been incarcerated appear more likely to have left ventricular hypertrophy, an enlarging of the heart muscle that is a common consequence of hypertension, according to a report issue [...]
Prostate cancer : Novel drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer
A novel therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials by reducing signs of the disease in patients with drug-resistant cancer.
Of 30 men who received low doses of one the drugs in a multisite phase I/II trial designed to evaluate safety, 22 showed a sustained decline in the level of [...]
20-20 World Cup : Proteas say Botha is a key player for 20-20 World Cup
South Africa have backed off-spinner Johan Botha as a key player in their Twenty20 World Cup plans despite him being placed under the scanner for suspect action.
The International Cricket Council says Botha, who was also reported following the Sydney Test of January 2006, has been cited following Monday’s fourth one-day international against Australia in Port [...]
