Researchers Report: Injury Risk May Rise When Kids Play Just One Sport

                                 Focusing too much on playing one favorite sport probably isn't a good idea for kids under 12, researchers report.
                                         That's because specializing in a single sport seems to increase a child's risk of injury, researchers say.

"Young athletes should participate in one competitive sport per season, and take at least three months off (non-consecutive) from competition per year," said the study's leader, Dr. Neeru Jayanthi. He's a physician with Emory Sports Medicine and an associate professor of orthopaedics and family medicine at Emory University in Atlanta.

Superfood Of The Moment: Is Spirulina a Miracle Cure-all?

Arguably the “superfood” of the moment, spirulina is associated with a number of health claims, from curing allergies and candida to detoxifying the body and aiding in weight loss. Does this blue-green algae deliver, or is it all health hype?

As it turns out, these claims are backed by little science and likely surfaced due to spirulina’s impressive nutrient profile. One ounce, or approximately 4 tablespoons, of dried spirulina contains 81 calories, 16 grams of protein, 60 percent of the daily value of riboflavin, 44 percent of the daily value of iron and thiamin, 14 percent of the daily value of magnesium and 11 percent of the daily value of potassium.

Health: Understanding the "Glycemic Index" may sound complicated

The term “glycemic index” may sound complicated, but it’s simply a measure of the rise in blood sugar after eating a food that contains carbohydrates. Over the years, the glycemic index has had its share of fans and foes and is still used by people trying to control their blood sugar or body weight.

Physicians David Jenkins and Thomas Wolever invented the glycemic index in 1981 by first plotting curves to show how a specific amount of glucose raised study participants’ blood sugar over two hours. Then they had participants consume the same amount of carbohydrate via foods and plotted the resulting rise in blood sugar. A food’s glycemic index is the percent by which it raises blood sugar compared to glucose and is expressed on a scale of 0 to 100.

Trump Plan Eliminates a Global Sentinel Against Disease

Jacqueline Vieira with her son Daniel, who was born with microcephaly caused by the Zika virus, at their home in Olinda, Brazil, last year. Credit Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times

Nobody in the United States has ever died from an intercontinental missile strike. Over the past 50 years, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent on silos, submarines, bombers and satellites to ensure that does not happen.

During the same period, about 1.3 million Americans have died from intercontinental virus strikes. The toll includes one American dead of Ebola, 2,000 dead of West Nile virus, 700,000 dead of AIDS, and 1.2 million dead of flu — a virus that returns from abroad each winter.

Very Important: Why is my car shaking after the snowstorm?

If you hit the road after a snowstorm only to find your car shaking at higher speeds, you may not need a mechanic. Car guru John Paul offers an explanation. USA TODAY

Donald Trump 'proposing to slash US payments to UN by more than 50 per cent'

US President Donald Trump attends a meeting about healthcare in the Roosevelt Room at the White House CREDIT: AFP 

Donald Trump is proposing to slash American payments to the United Nations by more than 50 per cent, according to US media reports and Western diplomats, who fear drastic cuts to lifesaving aid and peacekeeping missions around the world.

The first details could come on Thursday when the White House will unveil its budget for the year ahead.

Mr Trump is expected to detail billions of dollars in savings to pay for his plan to expand the armed forces without raising taxes.
State Department officials have been told to find cuts of more than 50 per cent in payments to UN programmes, according to a report in Foreign Policy.

Find Out 10 Things You Didn't Know About Seema Verma

Seema Verma was recently confirmed as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (EVAN VUCCI/AP)

1. Seema Verma received her bachelor’s degree in life sciences from the University of Maryland—College Park and has a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

2. She founded Indianapolis-based health policy consulting firm SVC Inc. in 2001. The company has worked with several states (Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee) to set up Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act.

Photos: Press Secretary Went Viral Because It Looked Like He Was Wearing Mismatched Shoes

 

Is press secretary Sean Spicer trying to give Melissa McCarthy even more material for her impression of him on Saturday Night Live? Because a new picture makes it seem like he's definitely making an effort.