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Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common musculoskeletal, inflammatory condition, characterized by severe pain in the heel, to the extent that it limits day-to-day activities. The plantar fascia ligament, a fibrous connective tissue, supports the arch of the foot and functions as a shock absorber. With increased activity, the ligament can experience tears and damage, leading to the development of PF. Treatment for PF includes pain management through anti-inflammatory drugs, stretching exercises, night-splint therapy, steroidal medications, and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT). While ESWT has proven to be beneficial and effective in reducing heel pain, it is expensive and has adverse...

Gizmodo reported on the leaks. A hostile offshoot of the defunct neo-Nazi group Vanguard America, Patriot Front formed in late August 2017 less than three weeks after the white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (James Alex Fields Jr., who was convicted in December 2018 of killing 32-year-old anti-racist protester Heather Heyer at the rally, was seen there holding a shield emblazoned with the VA logo. VA later denied he was a member.) The split from VA followed months of infighting between Thomas Rousseau, the Front’s founder, and VA leader Dillon Irizarry, who was seen accusing Rousseau in...

Explanation: Meteors can be colorful. While the human eye usually cannot discern many colors, cameras often can. Pictured here is a fireball, a disintegrating meteor that was not only one of the brightest the photographer has ever seen, but colorful. The meteor was captured by chance in mid-July with a camera set up on Hochkar Mountain in Austria to photograph the central band of our Milky Way galaxy. The radiant grit, likely cast off by a comet or asteroid long ago, had the misfortune to enter Earth's atmosphere. Colors in meteors usually originate from ionized chemical elements released as the...

Two former students at Ireland's national seminary have reported that they were asked to sign a confidentiality agreement, promising not to sue the institution. The former seminarians told the Irish Times that the secrecy agreement was presented to them soon after they enrolled. "One can draw their own conclusions" as to the reasons for the agreement, one former student said. St. Patrick's seminary at Maynooth has been under heavy fire because of reports of an aggressive gay subculture. A ‘culture of secrecy and fear’ at Maynooth seminary (Irish Times)

HARARE - The ruling Zanu PF is currently reeling from a severe financial emergency, Zimdaily heard this week.Whilst the party generally commands huge state and non-state resources, it currently is reeling from a severe financial crisis. Documents obtained by Zimdaily reveal that the ruling party is in dire straits because its companies, which used to be a major source of income, are performing badly due to a combination of gross mismanagement, corruption and incompetence. The ruling party recently made a whopping $15.5 billion loss, underlining the poor performance of its vast business empire. Its accumulated deficit since 2000 is about...