Health & Fitness
Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church in Beijing
December 25, 2014
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
December 22, 2014
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
December 22, 2014
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
December 22, 2014
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
December 19, 2014
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
December 15, 2014
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
December 10, 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
December 5, 2014
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
December 2, 2014
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
December 1, 2014
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…