| He'll Have Four
Sprinter Tyson Gay was expected to chase three gold medals at the Olympic Games in Beijing. A year ago at the World Track and Field Championships in Osaka, Japan, Gay rushed to the first page of history by winning the 100 meters, (humbling world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica) 200 meters and anchoring Team USA's gold medal-winning 4x100-meter relay. It was the type of springboard performance that would leave a man, logically, in pursuit of the same goals on an even bigger stage just one year later. But Gay doesn't want three gold medals in Beijing. He wants four. "This is an Olympic year," Gay said this week at his spring training base in Texas. "2012 isn't promised to me, so this could be it. I'll be almost 30 years old at that time. You never know when your chance is going to come around again.
Body Clock competition
Rid yourself of troublesome aches and pains with a chance to win some electronic muscle stimulator products from Body Clock Health Care. Body clock Health Care Limited is a company dedicated to offering you a wide range of drug free pain relief alternatives by specialising in TENS, EMS and Electro-Acupuncture units. TENS units can help relieve everything from headaches to sporting injuries and so much more. Just imagine having one of these units on hand to help you deal with your ailment as a drug free alternative. TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and they work by passing mild electrical impulses through your skin into the nerve fibres which lie below. These mild electrical impulses help your body to produce its own pain killing substances by sending a message through your nervous system to help your body release endorphins.
US aim to grow skin for war wounded
Teams of university scientists backed by US government funds hope to grow new skin, ears, muscles and other body tissue for troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Defense Department said. The $250 million ($315 million) effort aims to address the Pentagon's unprecedented challenge of caring for troops returning from the war zones with multiple traumatic injuries, many of which would have been fatal years ago. "We've had just over 900 people, men, some women with amputations of some kind or another since the start of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq," said Ward Casscells, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Many have also suffered burns, spinal cord injuries and vision loss. "Getting these people up to where they are functioning and reintegrated, employed, able to help their families and be fully participating members of society, this is our task," he said.
Want Your Music on MTV?
If you've ever said to yourself "I Want My Music on MTV" -- well here's your chance! Today, MTV and Garnier Fructis unveiled a new program that will give emerging artists the chance to have one of their songs featured in a primetime MTV show this summer. The "I Want My Music on MTV" (http://www.mtv.com/music/iwantmymusic/) contest, beginning today, will come to life on every MTV screen, including MTV.com, Virtual MTV and the ultimate pay-off coming on-air on MTV. .
Ten Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Most people assume that cancer is genetic and cannot be avoided. However, according to the American Cancer Society, healthy behaviors could prevent approximately half of cancer deaths. Below is a list of 10 lifestyle changes, all based on the latest research, which people can make to improve their odds of preventing cancer or catching it at its earliest, most curable stages.
-- Don't smoke or use any other tobacco products. Tobacco increases the risk for many cancers including those of the lung, bronchus, head and neck, colon, and bladder. If you smoke, stop. If you don't smoke, don't start. If you've tried to quit before, don't give up -- eventually something will work. Don't be afraid to ask for help from your physician, your family and friends, your employer, and even your insurance company.
Free bra fittings at Belk locations
Receive a complimentary bra fitting in a Wacoal, DKNY Underwear or Donna Karan Intimates bra from a Wacoal fit specialist and sign up to receive a monthly e-mail reminder to do a self breast exam. For every woman who participates, Wacoal will donate $2 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Wacoal also will donate an additional $2 for every Wacoal, DKNY Underwear or Donna Karan Intimates bra purchased at the following Belk locations: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday: Carolina Place, 11025 Carolina Place Parkway, Pineville. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday: Northlake Mall, 7115 Northlake Mall Drive. 11a.m.-5 p.m. Friday: SouthPark mall, 4400 Sharon Road. Briefly... HANDBAG TRADE-IN: Dillard's has partnered with The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina for the department store's semi-annual Handbag Trade-in Event.
Are you vitamin D-ficient?
Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue Lt. Jim McCrady spends 10-hour days patrolling the beach. Most people would worry that's too much sun. But to some, McCrady, 41, is soaking up critical ultra-violet rays. McCrady may be slightly pink at the end of his four-day work week, but there's one thing he's not suffering from: lack of vitamin D. Many of us cannot say the same. Vitamin D comes primarily from the sun, not food. It's best known for helping calcium build strong bones. But an exploding area of research is raising theories about vitamin D's vital role in staving off colon cancer, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and heart disease. For years it was assumed people got enough D from fortified milk and everyday sun exposure. Not so. Today, even by conservative estimates, at least half of all Americans have insufficient levels of vitamin D.
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