The Raising Of Olympia: Keri-Anne Payne

Champion Open water swimmer Keri Anne Payne 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, silver medal, but things could have been very different, when the disappointing finish in the 2006 Commonwealth Games left in his questioning of her in the future.

Payne wanted to walk away from the sport, when the Commonwealth Games produced not medal. Always have been, and are being pushed to the limits of the fourth place itself, is not sufficient, the swimmer. It was some time before he seemed back to his training for the 2008 Beijing Games, are you ready.His mother, Pat after the Commonwealth Games, the fourth, he was very disappointed, for himself, "remember. "We thought was great, but he is not."As his mum had to sit and have a shoulder to cry, someone to talk to and help him return to his training, and back to the competitive side. "Pat Payne looks overloaded, such as Lisette through Hyde Park, imagining his daughter to arrive in August for his 2012 London Games "it is Avery's iconic place, Hyde Park. It is difficult to concentrate even sometimes. Knowing what he has gone through, how he has worked, it has digital Eclipse, the whole family really wracking. "Keri Anne Payne and his wish to repeat his triumph in Beijing are, if he reaches the 10 k Open water race silver medal.When he won a silver medal in the open bottles of champagne at into the street and We danced I woke up all! , "says Pat Payne. He adds, looking forward to August is awesome. "for all of his work in the future, in conjunction with the.

The Colorado fire tops 58,000 acres;

The editor's note have you been affected by the wildfires? Share your photos, video with CNN report.CNN Firefighters in northern Colorado made progress battling a raging wildfire in the hills west of Fort Collins on Monday despite high temperatures, low relative humidity and gusty winds that whipped up the blaze.
The High Park Fire had consumed more than 58,700 acres of woodland by Monday evening, but it was about 50% contained Monday night, authorities reported. Residents of some homes on the east side of the fire were allowed to return home, but people from several other neighborhoods remained under mandatory evacuation orders.
More than 1,700 personnel were battling the blaze.
Michael Stillman Mather, 30, was not one of them, although he allegedly wanted people to think he was, officials said. A fire chief reported seeing the Denver man driving a truck with a stolen government license plate and carrying phony firefighter credentials in the fire area Sunday night, officials said.

Alcohol abuse increases after weight loss surgery

A new study has found the adults
who undergo a common type of barbaric surgery to lose weight appear to have a significantly higher risk of abusing alcohol two years after the procedure, according to researchers the University of Pittsburgh.
The study investigated alcohol consumption and abuse in nearly 2,000 patients across the United States.  Researchers surveyed barbaric patients on their alcohol consumption 30 days before surgery, then again one and two years after surgery.
Nearly 70 percent of the participants had gastric bypass surgery – which reduces the side of the stomach and shortens the intestine – and were most at risk for alcohol disorders.  Another 25 percent had arthroscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery, which uses a band to make the stomach smaller, and the remaining 5 percent had other, less-common surgeries.

The need to know about fibromyalgia

The Fibroblast FMis a mysterious disorder, the underlying causes of which are not very clearly understood. Unfortunately, it is quite common, especially among women aged 20 to 50. Individuals affected by the disease experience long-term, widespread pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons and other soft tissues.
The condition has been extensively studied by experts across the globe for decades - many theories have been formulated, only to be refuted years later. Diagnosis is a result of exclusion, rather than defining physiological characteristics.
Several hypotheses exist that link fibroblast to three underlying conditions:
The  Oxidation stress is the stress placed on the body from exposure to radiation and other substances that cause the formation of free radicals. Oxidation stress may be reduced by increasing your antioxidant status. Free radical scavengers may be squelched with adequate intake and supplementation of vitamins A, D and E, as well agglutination and co-enzyme Q10. In fact, a 2011 study showed significant improvement of fibroblast symptoms with increased levels of vitamin D – in excess of 50ng/ml.

The Fifa alarmed at widespread 'abuse' of painkillers

The Fifa medical officer Professor Jiri Dvorak talks about his research into the use of painkillers at recent World Cups
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Fifa's chief medical officer has said the "abuse" of painkillers is putting the careers and long-term health of international footballers in jeopardy.
Dr Jiri Dvorak found that almost 40% of players at the 2010 World Cup were taking pain medication prior to every game.
Ahead of Euro 2012, Dr Dvorak has urged football to wake up to the problem.
He told the BBC that younger players are imitating the seniors and taking painkillers far too frequently.
Fifa's medical team asked team doctors to provide a list of medications that players were taking ahead of each game in the 2010 World Cup.
Previous surveys at international tournaments established that many players were using large numbers of pain killing and non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (nsaids).

The woman working out is too much good think

The Constantly thinking about the next workout Upset about missing a exercise class Fitness experts say more is not always better and overworking a workout can sap strength and invite injury.
We have fit people and conditioned people who overdo it," said General Cooperstown, national director of the Equinox Fitness Training Institute.
The Exercise is like a drug, if you don't have enough, you get no benefits, if you have too much, you have problems," she said.
Shin splints, heel spurs, tendonitis are among the common overuse injuries that Cooper-smith, who oversees the training of personal trainers for Equinox fitness centers, sees.
"Some days should be intense, some days not so intense," she said.

A better way to heal surgical wounds

What starts out as a small problem after surgery can sometimes lead to an infection that can get out of control and, in many cases, prove to be deadly.
In the U.S., infections cost about 25 million dollars every year. Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor of Fox News.com, recently sat down with Dr. John Latins, vascular surgeon and head of the wound center at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City to talk about a new technology that is keeping patients safer after surgery.
PICO is new type of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NP WT) that is different from traditional systems because it is pocket-sized and single use.
Previous NP WT systems used a large, bulky canister to collect the fluids that drain from surgical wounds. But the PICO system uses a palm-sized pump and a high-tech dressing that helps to manage fluids more easily.