So right now, Michael Phelps is America's golden boy (and rightfully so). He's the American hero of the Olympics, and what do Olympic heroes get? Endorsement deals! But uh-oh, Michael Phelps didn't stick with the approved Wheaties brand, and he's angered the obesity police. You better eat your . . . ...

Do you want to be the commander or the engineer? It's exactly the kind of question you'd expect to hear from Richard Garriott, the 47-year-old father of massively multiplayer online gaming. His titles, which have sold more than 100 million copies, let gamers assume the role of magician, warrior, or ...

"That term "the economy": what it means, in practice, is the Gross Domestic Product - a big statistical pot that includes all the money spent in a given period of time. If the pot is bigger than it was the previous quarter, or year, then you cheer. If it isn't bigger, or bigger enough, then you call ...

I am so discouraged. I have been trying for the last 5 years to exercise to lose weight. I always do well, until about 6 weeks in I become ill. Usually with a chest cold, a fever, sometimes bronchitis. My doctors are trying to help me, but it's baffling. I just started an exercise ...

I have been to 3 GP's and 3 specialists over the last three years and no one can tell me what is wrong with me. My main complaint is shortness of breath, fatigue, very itchy skin with no rash and congestion/ringing in the ears. I'm at the end of my rope. Can anyone help figure out what is wrong with ...

Does Exercise Make You Wheeze? You may be eligible to participate in a 2-week research study if you: -Exercise regularly -Show signs of asthma while exercising Receive up to $500 for time and effort Asthma Research Center Brigham and Women’s Hospital Research for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hot weather and pollution will pose a challenge to the Olympic athletes competing in Beijing this month, especially the substantial proportion of them who suffer from exercise-induced asthma.

Students exercise during a ballet class at the Vietnam Dancing School in Hanoi, August 30, 2007. Children with asthma face a number of barriers to participation in physical activity, from family beliefs to school disorganization to their own misperceptions about their symptoms, the ...

Does Exercise Make You Wheeze? You may be eligible to participate in a 2-week research study if you: -Exercise regularly -Show signs of asthma while exercising Receive up to $500 for time and effort Asthma Research Center Brigham and Women's Hospital Research for ...

Madonna broke into the public consciousness not because of her vocal talents, but because of her catchy tunes, dance fever, and suggestively nymphomaniac tendencies. But now, the nearly-50-year old has finally morphed into the modern day Britney Spears: she's forcing unwilling male stars to pull down ...