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  27 Feb 2010 6:55 PM

  Health and Wellness: How winning looks in an Olympian brain

  Winning or losing at the Olympics changes every molecule of an athlete. Now, a series of MRI glimpses of victory and defeat shows how.
  

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  20 Feb 2010 2:17 PM

  Health and Wellness: Backpack to simulate extreme environments

  For elite athletes, breathing unfamiliar air while competing on foreign soil is one of the great frightening unknowns. Now, a portable device could greatly alleviate those fears.
  

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  14 Feb 2010 9:25 PM

  Dr. Greg Wells' Blog: The Science of Long Track Speed Skating

  We are now into day 3 of the Olympics, but I'm still excited about the performance of Sven Kramer in the 5000 meter long track speed skating event yesterday.

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  11 Feb 2010 8:21 PM

  Alpine Skiing: Injured athletes take a flyer on alternative meds

  Cheese wraps, urine poultices, cell cures - when it comes to injuries, elite athletes can be game for some pretty out-there therapies.
  

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  10 Feb 2010 9:40 PM

  Alpine Skiing: Vonn's recovery hinges on array of treatments

  An army of medical experts is likely working full time at the Olympics to speed the recovery of Lindsey Vonn's badly bruised right shin. The treatments range from the standard - rest and compression - to the high tech - ultrasound - to the cheesy.
  

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  09 Feb 2010 11:02 PM

  Dr. Greg Wells' Blog: The Science of Halfpipe Snowboard

  Halfpipe is a sport that relies heavily on physics and the complex interplay between speed, gravity and balance. In Vancouver the halfpipe will be bigger, the air will be bigger and the athletes will need to be stronger.

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  08 Feb 2010 4:09 PM

  Dr. Greg Well's Blog: Sliding Sports: Faster, Higher, Stronger, Crazier?

  Luge, skeleton and bobsleigh start with a ‘push' phase where the athlete sprints, pushing the sled to generate as much speed and acceleration as possible over the first 30m to propel their body down the 1500m ice track.

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  02 Feb 2010 9:53 AM

  Dr. Greg Wells' Blog: The science of alpine skiing

  One of the reasons I love the winter Olympics so much is that the sports are, for the most part, performed on ice and snow, which means more speed, height, and risk. In no sport is this more relevant than Alpine skiing.

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  02 Feb 2010 12:02 AM

  Health and Wellness: Staying healthy in the last weeks before Olympic Games

  In the final lead-up to the Games, athletes practice stealthy evasion of the invisible microbes that threaten to cripple performances with fevers, runny noses or, worse, a full-blown flu.
  

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  01 Feb 2010 5:56 PM

  Health and Wellness: Vancouver's multicultural cuisine awaits Olympic athletes

  When it comes to feeding athletes from 85 countries, Vancouver's multicultural cuisine has already won a gold medal by making the job easier for both Olympic organizers and those handling competitors.
  

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  21 Jan 2010 10:24 PM

  Health and Wellness: Officials wary of possible viral outbreak during Olympics

  Health officials in Vancouver are hoping a virus common during the winter months will spare the city next month, when thousands of athletes and spectators from around the world will gather for the Winter Olympics.