Flip-flops are named for the sound they make when you walk — flip, flop, flip, flop — but they could have been called ouch-umphs, the sound you'll make after wearing them all the time. Researchers at ...

OK, focus. If you're not too distracted by that incessant flipping noise everyone's shoes are making. Flip-flops are not good for your feet. Or theirs. Studies prove it. Podiatrists cringe when they ...

Wearing flip-flops too much can cause long- and short-term health problems. Aug. 22, 2007 — -- They say that beauty comes at a price, and this summer, our feet are the victims. As flip-flops ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s no other shoe that’s as ideal for hot summer days as a pair of breezy flip-flops—but many pairs ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Flip-flops have been around for centuries in some form. In modern times the footwear became something you pulled out for visits to the pool or beach — a barrier between the ...

Summer is when the rubber hits the road. We're talking about flip-flops, the ubiquitous sandals that consist of little more than a sole held onto the foot by a Y-shaped thong. Flip-flops used to be ...

Some New Yorkers are going toe to toe over one summertime trend. A video went viral last week of a woman describing her disgust at people wearing flip flops in the Big Apple. “You’re basically walking ...

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With a litany of stubbed toes, sprained ankles, broken bones and blistered feet, Americans’ feet are hurting. According to the National Foot Health Assessment 2012 released in June, 78% of adults 21 ...

Flip-flops might make you feel like you’re on vacation, but they’re actually making your feet work overtime. When you wear the thonged sandals, you have to slightly “clench” your toes to keep them on, ...

Everyone owns a pair of flip flops, whether they'd like to admit it or not. I mean, they're pretty practical for a lot of things — what else could you just as easily throw in your bag and bring as a ...