A perfectly cooked prime rib that required no sauce, just respect—this is meat that graduated with honors from bovine university. Photo credit: Mary Margaret M. The pancakes arrive plate-sized and ...

The rib cage is also known as the thoracic cage, and the primary rib cage function is to protect the organs inside the chest. These organs include the heart and lungs , which are two of our most ...

What Are Complications of Flail Chest? If untreated, flail chest can be fatal. There are multiple ways in which it can be very dangerous. When ribs are broken, the ends are often jagged and rough.

A 24-year-old elite sprinter slightly modified her bench press technique to involve bouncing a barbell on her rib cage. After weeks of pain, she was diagnosed with a fracture of her fifth rib.

The sternum is a flat T-shaped bone that sits at the front of the chest and connects to the ribs with cartilage. It forms part of the rib cage, a series of bones that protect the heart and lungs ...

If you love chest workouts, or sit hunched over a computer all day, your chest may be tight. Here are the 4 best chest stretches to loosen up.

Dr. J. Sawalla Guseh: A 38-year-old man was evaluated at the cardiology clinic of this hospital because of exertional chest discomfort. The patient had been a competitive athlete in the past and ...