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NEWS ABOUT: balance

balance stories: 5 news summaries

 How to Beat 
 Bad Ankles 

Ankle injuries can impair one's balance long after they heal

Jul 8, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - People who’ve sprained an ankle are likely to sprain it again, writes Gretchen Reynolds for the New York Times, but there may be a "supremely low-tech" fix: balance training. An ankle sprain interferes with the neural receptors in the ligaments that transmit balance information to the brain.... More »

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health • injury • physical therapy • sports injuries • balance • physical education

Inner-Ear Woes Linked to Many Elderly Tumbles

More than half of Americans over 60
have the disorder

May 27, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have shed light on the frequent, debilitating, and sometimes life-threatening falls among the elderly: many tumbles may be caused by inner-ear imbalances, Time reports. Some 35% of Americans over 40 have such vestibular dysfunction; the condition affects more than 50% of Americans 60 and older. An inner-ear imbalance multiplies... More »

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medical breakthrough • elderly • balance • seniors • inner ear • fall

OPINION

 Limbaugh to Obama: 
 Don't Touch Talk Radio  

Following suit with some Dems would mean violating free speech

Feb 20, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - There’s been talk among Democrats that government should intervene to ensure balance in talk radio. But government weighing in on content is a direct violation of the First Amendment, writes Rush Limbaugh in the Wall Street Journal, and as a former law prof, our new president knows that. President... More »

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free speech • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • First Amendment • balance • President Obama

OPINION

 Noonan:  
 Now the 
 Fun Really 
 Starts    

Can Obama live up to high expectations?

Nov 7, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - No one can dispute that Tuesday night was a great one for America. But now it’s time to look and learn: Will Barack Obama fulfill the fears of some that he’s a "hard leftist"? Or is he really a “pragmatic politician”? asks Peggy Noonan... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • Peggy Noonan • expectations • balance • President Obama

OPINION

 Patriotism Is 
 Latest Plank 
 in Balancing Act 

Dem is battle-tested, yet he still needs to define himself in many voters' eyes

Jul 1, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is still doing battle to define himself, with his patriotism the latest thrust, Dan Balz writes in the Washington Post. But as he wrapped himself in the flag yesterday, Obama was revealed as both “stronger and weaker” than earlier in the year—stronger because he’s battle-hardened,... More »

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Barack Obama • Election 2008 • patriotism • balance

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