Health & Fitness

Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church in Beijing

Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church in Beijing

A Chinese city has banned schools from holding Christmas events, state media reported on Thursday, highlighting official suspicions about the…
UK centres named in cancer-fighting DNA project

UK centres named in cancer-fighting DNA project

The government on Monday named 11 NHS centres that will lead a project to map 100,000 DNA code sequences in…
Sedentary lifestyle linked to depression

Sedentary lifestyle linked to depression

 A new analysis of previous studies ties too much sitting at the computer or lying around watching TV to a…
New calorie-counting app for weight lose stimulation

New calorie-counting app for weight lose stimulation

MyFitnessPal is one of the most positively reviewed apps in the Apple and Android app stores, they write in the…
Caramel apple bacteria kills at least 4 in US

Caramel apple bacteria kills at least 4 in US

A listeria outbreak believed to originate from commercially packaged caramel apples has killed at least four people in the United…
Specialized, competitive workouts among top 2014 fitness trends

Specialized, competitive workouts among top 2014 fitness trends

 For exercise buffs who want to prove that they're the fastest and the fittest, 2014 has been a good year.…
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014

Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014

Time magazine on Wednesday named the medics who have treated patients struck with the killer Ebola virus as its "Person…
Obesity clips up to 8 years off your life, says study

Obesity clips up to 8 years off your life, says study

Obesity and extreme obesity can reduce life expectancy by up to eight years and deprive people of as much as…
Diabetes in midlife could lead to mental decline by 70

Diabetes in midlife could lead to mental decline by 70

Diabetes ages the mind about five years faster than normal, and those diagnosed in their 50s are far more likely…
Spiderbands add bungee bounce to fitness workouts

Spiderbands add bungee bounce to fitness workouts

Old-time workouts from step aerobics to spinning are getting a new bounce with a system of aerial bungee cords called…
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