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NEWS ABOUT: feet

feet stories: 9 news summaries

Canada May Have a Match
in Case of Severed Feet

New left foot also in New Balance sneaker

Nov 13, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Another severed foot in an athletic shoe has washed up on a Canadian shore, the sixth in a bizarre series of feet found over the last 15 months, reports the Vancouver Sun. The left foot, encased in a New Balance running shoe, was found earlier this week on a riverbank... More »

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Canadian Foot Linked to Depressed Man

First to be identified in mysterious case of dismembered feet

Jul 20, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(AP) - One of five dismembered feet that have mysteriously washed ashore near Vancouver over the past year has been linked by DNA to a depressed man who disappeared a year ago, police announced. Investigators released no other information at the family's request. The foot is the first to be identified in... More »

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Canada • Vancouver • feet • severed feet

Mysterious Human Feet Baffle Police

Speculation afoot around washed up body parts

Jun 25, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police are struggling to explain a string of washed up human feet found on beaches along one 125-mile stretch of British Columbia. So far five of the grisly, sneaker-clad appendages have been found, and all are right feet. “It’s a mystery,” said one Royal Canadian Mounted Police... More »

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Canada • mystery • British Columbia • unsolved mystery • missing person • DNA evidence • feet • severed feet

 Keep Your Feet Pain-Free 

Hint: Ditch the flip-flops for comfy sneakers

Jun 24, 08 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Watch out for those summertime flip-flops and ballet flats: Prolonged use could give you a painful foot condition, a podiatrist tells NPR. Shoes without enough arch or back support put too much strain on an important piece of tissue called the plantar fascia. Fashionable or not, it's better to go... More »

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health • shoes • feet

Sixth Foot Washes
Ashore in Canada

'It's very unusual,' say stumped local cops

Jun 19, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yet another severed foot—the sixth in a year and second this week—washed ashore yesterday in Canada on an island near Vancouver. Like all but one of the others, it was a sneaker-clad right foot. "It's very unusual," said a police spokeswoman. "To my knowledge, we... More »

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Canada • Vancouver • feet • severed feet

5th Severed Foot Steps Up Canadian Probe

'This could take some time,' says cop

Jun 17, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yet another severed foot—the fifth in a year—has washed ashore in British Columbia, causing authorities to take a fresh look at evidence. This is the first sneaker-clad left foot to be found so far. "We're certainly not discounting the possibility that this may be linked to the... More »

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Canada • shoes • feet • severed feet

Flip-Flops: Bad for Politicians, Even Worse for Your Feet

Footwear favorite alters gait, puts stress on limbs 

Jun 11, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flip-flops—the lightweight footwear appearing farther afield than just the beach these days—may be damaging to your health, Newsweek reports. Flip-flop wearers take shorter steps, need more movements to go the same distance they would with regular shoes, and, a study shows, face higher risk of muscle and joint... More »

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Severed Feet Stump Cops
in Canada

Fourth sneakered foot in 10 months washes up on shore

May 25, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fourth foot in a sneaker has washed up on a Canadian shore, leaving investigators more puzzled than ever. Each of the three previous right feet have been in sneakers and have washed up on different islands near Vancouver over the last 10 months, reports the Globe and Mail. The... More »

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crime • Canada • sneakers • feet • severed feet

Those Shoes Are Just
Killing Your Feet

Experts say barefoot would be better

Apr 21, 08 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Walk a mile in my shoes? No way, researchers say—even comfortable shoes warp how we walk and damage our bodies. "With one carelessly designed instrument, our shoes, we have warped the pure anatomical form of human gait," one expert wrote. So Brooklyn scribe Adam Sternbergh walks a... More »

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