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THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
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Simple strategy to work out in the comfort of your own home
By Dorene Internicola | February 21, 2012 01:10 AM
Working out at home is easier than ever, thanks to the wealth of online instruction and a new generation of multitasking, space-saving fitness tools.
Everything you know about dieting is wrong: U.S. scientists
By Kerry Sheridan | February 20, 2012 04:31 PM
Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say U.S. scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss.
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J&J recalls infant Tylenol due to bottle flaw
By Lewis Krauskopf | February 17, 2012 05:43 PM
Johnson & Johnson said it was recalling its entire U.S. supply of infant Tylenol after parents complained about problems with a new dosing system.
Bird flu still a menace in Asia and beyond
By Margie Mason | February 17, 2012 09:49 AM
Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the deadly H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous.
Electric cigarette explodes in Fla man's mouth
February 17, 2012 02:24 PM
A Florida man trying to kick the smoking habit was puffing on an electronic cigarette when a faulty battery caused it to explode in his mouth.
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U.S. begins stem cell trial for hearing loss
By Kerry Sheridan | February 08, 2012 11:09 AM
U.S. researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.
Smoking linked to mental decline in men: study
February 08, 2012 01:05 AM
Men who smoke experience greater mental declines over time than men who never smoked, but the same link does not appear among women.
Too many kids breathe others’ smoke in cars
February 07, 2012 12:48 AM
Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat action aren’t all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
 
No ‘Facebook fatigue’ for longtime sitae users
By Ian Simpson | February 04, 2012 01:06 AM
A survey released shows that people who have used the social networking site over a long period – since its founding in 2004, say – show no sign that they have tired of posting pictures.
Breast cancer fund to restore funding after outcry
By Kerry Sheridan | February 03, 2012 10:04 PM
A major US breast cancer foundation reversed its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood after outcry over the move sparked a political and fundraising backlash by women's health advocates.
 
Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO
February 03, 2012 04:35 PM
Among key risk factors for cancer are tobacco and alcohol consumption, a diet low in fruit and vegetable intake and lack of physical activity.
 
Malaria toll far higher than thought: study
February 02, 2012 08:48 PM
Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people a year, nearly 50 percent more than previously thought, and inflicts a high toll among adults and older children and not just toddlers.
 
Fight weight gain by fitting fitness inside your office
By Dorene Internicola | January 27, 2012 12:40 AM
Whether your office is in the business district or on the dining room table, sitting immobile for hours in front of a computer screen is at odds with the fit body.
Faulty heart drugs toll nears 100 in Pakistan: officials
January 26, 2012 10:06 AM
Around 100 Pakistani heart patients have died after taking faulty medicine made locally and dozens more are in a critical condition.
Hallucinogenic magic mushroom may help treat depression
By Kate Kelland | January 25, 2012 01:18 AM
The brains of people tripping on magic mushrooms have given the best picture yet of how psychedelic drugs work.
 
Korean research, a first step toward Dr. Smartphone?
January 23, 2012 10:51 PM
Tired of long waits at the hospital for medical tests? If Korean researchers have their way, your smartphone could one day eliminate that -- and perhaps even tell you that you have cancer.
Sex poses surprisingly little risk to heart patients, new report claims
By Lindsey Tanner | January 21, 2012 01:45 AM
Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you’re healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you can have a love life...
 
Little change in U.S. obesity rates in recent years
By Genevra Pittman | January 18, 2012 01:03 PM
The number of children and adults in the United States who are obese has remained steady over the last few years.
 
Study shows moderate pot smoking not bad for lungs
January 12, 2012 01:05 AM
Smoking the occasional joint does not seem to have any detrimental effects on lung health, a new U.S. study suggested Tuesday.
 
Healthy eating may improve behavior of ADHD children
By Kerry Sheridan | January 10, 2012 12:51 AM
Simply eating healthier may improve the behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder if therapy and medication fail, said a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
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