Across the nation, scooters and bicycles, baseball bats and soccer balls, tennis rackets and skates, are out for summer fun in the sunshine. Unfortunately, experts say too few children are wearing the proper safety equipment and this is causing millions of injuries and even death. A popular outdoor sporting program is tackling the wild and rugged Alaskan wilderness 52 weeks a year. Ever since President Taft threw out the first ball on Opening Day in 1910, baseball and the Presidency have had a deep mutual respect. As Erik Weihenmayer attempted to climb Mt. Everest he considered his seasonal allergies, not his blindness, to be the biggest barrier to a successful expedition.
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When the summer heat becomes unbearable many people head to their local pools for a chance to cool off. The American Podiatric Medical Assocation would like to remind all swimmers to wear shoes, flip flops or aqua shoes around the pool, locker room and beach to keep feet safe. Going To Bat Against Cancer Over 50,000 lives. That's how many may be saved every year if more Americans were screened for colorectal cancer. This disease, the second leading cancer killer, after lung cancer, can strike anyone at any time.