Dipped, whipped and waltzed: if you think ballroom dancing is wimpy, think again

Article Abstract:

A woman describes how hilarious ballroom dancing lessons with her boyfriend were really a form of wrestling. They learned four dances, the waltz, the swing, the rumba, and the fox-trot. The dancing project had been at the suggestion of a friend. But her next idea, boxing, was not taken up.

Column, Humor and anecdotes, Ballroom dancing

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They deliver

Article Abstract:

The Maine Wilderness Rescue Team is an all-volunteer organization that helps track down people who have become hurt or lost in the wilderness. About one-third of the group's members are women. They train together every Sunday, and most members keep fit by doing other outdoor sports.

Social aspects, Maine, Recreation, Search and rescue operations

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Attack of the icky diseases

Article Abstract:

People who frequent the outdoors have an increased risk for rabies, hantavirus and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE). Rabies is transmitted via animal bites, hantavirus through mouse droppings and HGE from deer ticks. Details about invasive Group A streptococcus are also given.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Rabies, Hantavirus infections, Hand washing, Handwashing, Necrotizing fasciitis, Ehrlichiosis

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