Athletes get down and dirty in obstacle mud runs

Athletes get down and dirty in obstacle mud runs

Her lips were blue. Her teeth were chattering. Her legs had become dysfunctional logs that could barely walk, much less run.

Try this exercise: The ladder drill

Try this exercise: The ladder drill

Sick of the sweaty, fluorescent-lit, loud-music gym scene? Don't want to cough up dough for memberships you'll never be able to cancel short of divine intervention? Try getting fit at the park. Or the beach.

'Your Playlist Can Change Your Life': Can music boost your brain?

'Your Playlist Can Change Your Life': Can music boost your brain?

Anyone who's had a bad day, then flipped the car radio on and caught the first notes of a favorite song knows how quickly music can lift the spirits. But can that momentary burst of musical power be tapped more strategically to make you a better,...

Five Questions: Daphne Oz

Five Questions: Daphne Oz

As co-host of "The Chew"(a food and talk show on ABC), Daphne Oz gets to sample items like the Big Mike Burger (two patties, three buns and cheese), chicken and dumplings à la Gwyneth Paltrow and pizza by fellow host Mario Batali.

Gear: Water bottles

Gear: Water bottles

Staying hydrated is serious business when you're working out. Sure, you can just grab any old $3 plastic water bottle and go out for a run, but these days you also can buy a customized bottle that complements your sport, your music and even your...

 

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Inside 'John Carter'

Inside 'John Carter'

We visit the set of Disney's upcoming science fiction film.

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Festival of Books at USC

Festival of Books at USC

Become an exhibitor at SoCal's premier book fair, April 21-22.

For Cedars-Sinai's 1980s HIV babies, a diagnosis for life

For Cedars-Sinai's 1980s HIV babies, a diagnosis for life

They belong to a club that no one else will ever join. Its numbers are dropping and notoriety is fading, and they risk becoming little...

U.S. pushes healthcare providers to share records electronically

U.S. pushes healthcare providers to share records electronically

Hospitals and doctors have received billions of dollars in government subsidies to upgrade electronic health records, but they have not done...

Healing Medi-Cal

Healing Medi-Cal

Like many states, California is struggling to pay for the health insurance it offers poor residents. The ranks of the Medi-Cal program...

Healthcare costs are likely to dominate Hollywood contract talks

Healthcare costs are likely to dominate Hollywood contract talks

The largest union representing Hollywood's technical workers has begun contract negotiations with the major studios amid concerns that...

Estrogen taken alone is linked to lower breast cancer risk

Estrogen taken alone is linked to lower breast cancer risk

Many women who used estrogen alone as hormone replacement therapy after menopause had a lower risk of developing breast cancer up to five...

Ventura County seeks to keep healthcare plan audit a secret

A Ventura County commission is trying to keep secret the details of a state-ordered investigation into the management and claims...

Wrong Rx for the FDA

Wrong Rx for the FDA

The congressional legislators who oversee the Food and Drug Administration and control the nation's coffers have shown again that they...