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Kinesiotape is a method of athletic taping that is becoming increasingly popular among athletes. It has been seen on many professional athletes and is being used in high schools, as well as with physical therapy patients. Kinesiotape is named after kinesiology, the study of skeletal and muscular movement, and may not just be for show. However, researchers are...

            How far away is your nearest supermarket? If you had no access to transportation could you walk to a store with healthy food options like fresh fruits and vegetables? For many living in North St. Louis City and County, few supermarkets combined with economic hardships has created what the United States Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Treasury, and...

At his one week appointment, my newborn son, Liam, was not back to his birth weight.By day 12, he had lost over 20% of his birth weight. I was completely baffled by his lack of weight gain because my son was nursing around the clock. My pediatrician was worried and told me that we had to start supplementing...

We’ve all heard the saying “get up off of that thing and shake till you feel better”, but is there truth to that?  Is physical activity the only way to prevent Alzheimer’s, or does mental activities play a role as well?       On April 18, 2012, Neurology, a science journal, published a new study done by...

Many former catchers will tell you that they would never trade their experience as a catcher for anything. However, the excessive squatting required in the position often leaves long-term injuries on the catcher’s knees. “I want to go to college and play softball, just not as a catcher,” says Brittni Hagemier, age 17, from Elsberry High...

Research conducted on a technology that enhances the root system of a plant finds that it allows the plant to grow up to three times as fast as any average plant. The Root Production Method (RPM) process gives plants the capability of growing a larger root mass in a shorter period of time, said Wayne Lovelace, C.E.O. of...

On December 8, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a geological survey in a small Wyoming town to gauge the sanitation of the water supply. The data concluded that the aquifer of Pavillion, Wyoming was polluted. The community’s groundwater was tainted with traces of methane gas, lead, copper, and hydrocarbons. In the decade leading up to this...

Girls who dye their hair like that natural look, but it’s not going to be very natural if you have a swelled face and rashes around the back of your neck or ears. Julie McCabe, a 38-year-old woman from Keighley, England, was in a coma at the end of 2011 following a suspected allergic reaction to...

The increased calorie intake and weight gain of young girls in the United States may be causing young girls to begin puberty earlier than girls just a century ago, which could lead to increased health risks for these girls in their later years, say medical experts. About 16% of US girls enter puberty by the age of...