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If you’ve got a cell phone or an iPod, you might be guilty of this dumb—and dangerous—behavior.
“Look both ways before crossing!” You can almost hear your mom’s (slightly raised, sort of annoyed) voice, right?
But while it’s seemingly infantile advice, lots of grown ups...
Did Lance Armstrong wreck his career for nothing? A new research review finds EPO doesn't improve performance in elite athletes—and only harmful side effects.
Sorry, Lance Armstrong. That blood doping drug that cost you seven Tour de France cycling titles? it likely did little to improve your performance, according to Dutch researchers.
In a disturbing...
Listen up, marathoners: A group of researchers claim that running too hard or too long is bad for your heart. Read on to hear their argument.
No matter how fast you run, you can’t escape the debate over the dangers of extreme endurance exercise.
In July, a group of researchers lobbed the first round, in a review published in Mayo...
To break a smoking habit, supportive text messages could double your chances of quitting, says a new study.
Can't seem to quit smoking? Maybe the answer has been in your pocket all along. (No, we're not talking about the pack of cigarettes.)
According to a Cochrane review of recent research, you...
