Health & Fitness

Meditation, exercise may cut sick days from colds

Meditation, exercise may cut sick days from colds

 Meditating or exercising could drastically cut the number of days people feel sick and miss work due to respiratory illnesses…
E-cigarettes may help smokers quit

E-cigarettes may help smokers quit

Evidence suggests e-cigarettes help smokers quit, but more research is needed to confirm this and find out if "vaping" nicotine…
When to exercise in the cold and flu season?

When to exercise in the cold and flu season?

Sniffles, runny noses and flu-like symptoms can deter, delay and even derail many exercisers just when enthusiasm for that New…
Study warns about bisphenol A substitutes

Study warns about bisphenol A substitutes

Two substitutes for bisphenol A, a plastic ingredient banned in some countries over health fears, are also a source of…
Mobile app to kick smoking habit

Mobile app to kick smoking habit

A mobile application has been recently launched by non-governmenal organization Hyah Bela Tadkheen (Life without Smoking) to raise public awareness…
Study: ‘Small screens’ prevent kids from sleeping

Study: ‘Small screens’ prevent kids from sleeping

Children who have access to tablets or smartphones in their bedrooms get less sleep than children who do not have…
Fruits and vegetables linked to stroke prevention

Fruits and vegetables linked to stroke prevention

Eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce stroke risk by almost a third, according to a fresh look at recent…
Recess timing may not affect kids’ fruit and vegetable intake

Recess timing may not affect kids’ fruit and vegetable intake

 In efforts to get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables, it seems to make no difference if play time…
Study: Not all obese people prone to poor health

Study: Not all obese people prone to poor health

S scientists encouraged 20 obese people to eat extra fast food for several months, and found that about a quarter…
Twitter sees limited blackout

Twitter sees limited blackout

Twitter experienced a partial outage, the nature of which was not immediately clear, the company said."Something is technically wrong," the…
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