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Walking is the main form of animal locomotion on land, distinguished from running and crawling. When carried out in shallow waters, it is usually described as wading and when performed over a steeply rising object or an obstacle it becomes scrambling or climbing. The word walking is derived from the Old English walkan .Walking is generally distinguished from running in that only one foot at a time leaves contact with the ground: for humans and other bipeds running begins when both feet are off the ground with each step. For horses and other quadrupedal species, the running gaits may be numerous, and walking keeps three feet at a time on the ground.The average human child achieves independent walking ability between nine and fifteen months old.While not strictly bipedal, several primarily bipedal human gaits are generally regarded as variants of walking. These include:* Hand walking; an unusual form of locomotion, in which the walker moves primarily using their hands.* walking on crutches ;* walking with one or two walking stick or trekking poles ;* walking while holding on to a walker, a framework to aid with balance; and * scrambling, using the arms not just as a backup to normal balance, but, as when walking on talus, to achieve states of balance that would be impossible or unstable when supported solely by the legs.For humans, walking is the main form of transportation without a vehicle or riding animal. An average walking speed is about 5 km/h , although this depends heavily on factors such as height, weight, age and terrain. A pedestrian is a walking person, in particular on a road . (From the Wikpedia article Walking.)

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Experimentally generated footprints in sand: Analysis and consequences for the interpretation of fossil and forensic footprints.
Fossilized footprints contain information about the dynamics of gait, but...
21st November, 2009
Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2009 Nov 19.
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Exercise Training, Lipid Regulation, and Insulin Action: A Tangled Web of Cause and Effect.
Lipids are a strong mediator of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular...
21st November, 2009
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Dec;17(n3s):S21-S26.
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Depressive Burden in the Preoperative and Early Recovery Phase Predicts Poorer Surgery Outcome Among Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients: A One-Year Prospective Follow-up Study.
STUDY DESIGN.: Prospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE.: (1) To determine...
21st November, 2009
From the *Department of Rehabilitation, Kuopio University Hospital, Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 1;34(23):2573-2578.
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Nutrition and exercise prevents excess weight gain in overweight pregnant women.
PURPOSE:: To determine the effect of a Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle...
21st November, 2009
1R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation- Exercise & Pregnancy Laboratory, School Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Nov 13.
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Comparison of Four Actigraph Accelerometers During Walking and Running.
Currently, researchers can use the Actigraph 7164 or one of three...
21st November, 2009
1University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2700. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Nov 13.
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Make the Most of Your Holiday Haul with Lady Foot Locker 23rd November, 2009 Lady Foot Locker
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SUBWAY(R) Dietitian Provides Helpful Hints on Sodium Reduction 10th November, 2009 SUBWAY(R) Restaurants
MILFORD, Conn., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The SUBWAY® chain, which has long provided nutritional information on its website and in its restaurants for consumers to make more informed meal choices, is
Video: One Shot of Gene Therapy and Children with Congenital Blindness Can Now See 24th October, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, October 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Recognized at Highest Level as an American Heart Association Start! Fit-Friendly Company 13th October, 2009 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
-- Demonstrate measurable outcomes related to workplace wellness Blue Cross offers a variety of at-work wellness programs to make a healthy difference in employees' lives. These
Safe Routes to School Challenges Connecticut Students to Walk It and Bike It to School 15th September, 2009 Connecticut Department of Transportation
NEWINGTON, Conn., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation would like to announce that the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program will celebrate International Walk to School

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Walking While Talking on Cellphone Reduces Pedestrian Safety
MedIndia:  Nov 19 2009 10:23PM Matching: walking
Stem Cells Improve Heart Function In Patients With Cardiomyopathy
Medical News Today:  Nov 18 2009 8:42AM Matching: walking
Walking while talking on the cell phone can be hazardous
Research & Development:  Nov 18 2009 12:45AM Matching: walking
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Dentistry.co.uk:  Nov 17 2009 1:48PM Matching: walking
Stem cell therapy to treat heart, lung and vascular diseases show positive results
News-Medical.Net:  Nov 17 2009 4:50AM Matching: walking
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Walking Patents:

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7618227 Method and apparatus for an adjustable trailer
7618389 Potentiating support with expandable framework
7618463 Energy returning prosthetic joint
7618464 Prosthetic foot with variable medial/lateral stiffness
7618621 Mammalian multipotent neural stem cells and compositions, methods of preparation and methods of administration thereof

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Aircast

Founded in the early 70's Aircast exists because of a lucky break — that's if you can call getting a segmental tibial fracture while skiing being lucky. After months in a plaster cast Glenn Johnson...
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Las Vegas and San Miguel County Chamber of Commerce

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Elan Drug Technologies

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Elan Drug Technologies develops and manufactures innovative pharmaceutical products that deliver clinically meaningful benefits to patients, using its extensive...
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