The rural bachelors may be among the stars at Fieldays, but the price of fame - and new gear - appears to be high. One entrant was spotted hobbling badly, no doubt due to either completing a competition, or blisters from his new boots. (c) 2008 Waikato Times.

Hong Kong reports 47 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease HONG KONG, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Center for Health Protection confirmed on Thursday two hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks involving 21 young children in a Hong Kong nursery school and 26 teens in a secondary school.

By Nanci Hellmich Some top fitness experts are angry over a new reality TV show called Fat March, which they say has contestants doing too much walking too fast, putting them at a high risk for injuries.

BEIJING - An 11-month-old boy has died of hand, foot and mouth disease in eastern China, the third fatality linked to an outbreak of the viral infection since April, state media said Thursday.

By Christine Morente SAN CARLOS -- Sitting cross-legged on her bedroom floor, Christina Minkey takes her left foot and carefully cuts away at the thin layer of blistering dead skin, despite the pain.