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Summer Cycling Routines

Getty Images Use the Tour de France as an inspiration to start a summer cycling routine.Training at a variety of “tempos” and terrains will optimize your workout.Rest is particularly important between workouts when you’re cycling.“From a strength standpoint, cycling is preferable to running as a cardiovascular workout. “ Watching the Tour de France can be a serious buzzkill for a guy trying to get in shape. Cyclists are among the most physically fit athletes in the world, and watching

‘Don’t use paracetamol for fever’

A respected scientific group has recommended not using paracetamol and several other drugs to reduce flu-related fever, saying they may increase the risk of death. The position of the Wellington-based Medical Research Institute contradicts the established advice of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation to use drugs such as paracetamol and ibuprofen to lower a high temperature caused by influenza. Aspirin should not be given to children or teenagers with viral infections. Howev

Gene technique to stretch diseased arteries gives hope for heart health

Auckland gene scientists have come up with a way to put new stretch into hardened, old arteries, an important advance that points the way to a radical new treatment for heart disease. Cardiovascular disease, mainly heart disease and strokes, is New Zealand’s biggest killer, accounting for around 40 per cent of deaths. Associate Professor Mervyn Merrilees, of Auckland University, and colleagues in a six-country collaboration have treated arteries in an animal trial to make them more elastic and