Study: Canada Is Healthier Than U. S.The U. S.is less healthy than its northern neighbor Canada, according to a new study.
Global Report: AIDS at a Crossroads.The world’s response to AIDS is at a crossroads, according to a new report from the United Nations.
Fewer Kids Drinking Alcohol Before 13.The percentage of kids who have their first alcoholic drink before turning 13 has shrunk in recent decades, new research shows.
Your Memory: Better Than You Think?.The healthy brain may hold memories we don’t even remember are there, new research shows.
Sex Drive May Be Swayed by Genetics.Genetics may affect a person’s sex drive, a new study shows.
Bipolar Youths May Misread Faces.Youths with bipolar disorder may see hostility in faces that look blank to other people, new research shows.
Top 10 Summer Health Concerns for Kids.An online survey shows that parents’ top health concerns for their kids during the summer include sunburn, bee stings, and Internet safety.
Gumasa teems with life.For two days last week, the erstwhile bucolic atmosphere of paradise-like Gumasa, with its fine white sand coastline and greenish and bluish waters from a distance, dazzlingly teemed with life.
Girls get out for GUTS.Women’s Voices for the Earth, a Missoula-based organization, is sponsoring an outdoor leadership program for girls.
The Great Outdoors.Sam Oddo of Algonac was fishing for walleye in the Detroit River on May 14 when he hooked something big.
Get smart in the sun.Let’s say you always put on sunscreen when you go to the beach, pool or park for a few hours.
Kayaking catches on in Camden.Shortly after buying her kayak, Brenda Schumpert put her boat in the water at Osprey Cove near St.
2006 Bentley Flying Spur Now Offered at The Lowell Hotel New York to. .The Lowell Hotel New York now offers the luxurious option of a 2006 Bentley Flying Spur for guests who wish to travel in style.
Reading The Tea Leaves For Liberty Media.Liberty Media, led by Chairman John Malone and new CEO Greg Maffei, is back in full-power chess mode aided by the recent split into two tracking stocks: Liberty Capital for cable programming and media. .
Ninety-Two Percent of Travelers Taking Summer Vacation in 2006.TripAdvisor, the largest travel community in the world, has announced results from a summer travel survey of more than 2,300 respondents, revealing that the great majority of travelers are taking vacation this. .
Feeling Sensational In Your Own Skin: Weight Watchers Launches ‘Operation Summer Wardrobe’ Program.As trees begin to bud and flourish, the days get longer and temperatures heat up outdoors.
Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes. .OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of four commercial weight loss diets available to adults in the United Kingdom.
Jurys Hotel in court over ‘inequitable’ tipping system.The Irish Times May 25, 2006 Thursday IRELAND; Other Stories; Pg.3 287 words Jurys Hotel in court over ‘inequitable’ tipping system A group of casual banqueting staff at the Jurys Hotel Group are taking High. .
A Picture-Perfect Partnership with Stone Mountain Park and Two. .It’s picture-perfect at Stone Mountain Park with the Atlanta Marriott Hotels & Resorts Stone Mountain Family Escape! Package! Guests of the Marriott Stone Mountain Inn and the Evergreen Marriott Conference. .
To buy Paramount Parks, Cedar Fair steps up debt.Known for its hair-raising thrill rides, Cedar Fair LP found a new way this week to scare some of its investors: spending $1. 24 billion on five amusement parks and arranging to borrow up to $2 billion.
Cedar Fair Canada’s Wonderland?.According to the Cedar Fair website , the change in ownership should come within the 3rd Quarter of 2006.
Travel Search Used By Few But Will Grow & Kayak Gets Top Honors In Review.A new report finds few use travel search engines but that declares the area set to grow.
Whatever the name, Kings Island has impact.The name may change, but Paramount’s Kings Island will continue to be the crown jewel of Warren County’s tourist attractions.
A Romanian policeman wears a protective mask in Bucharest. . .Agriculture Minister Gheorghe Flutur has said that new cases of bird flu had been found in Romania, as the European reference laboratory confirmed the presence of the potentially deadly virus in the country.
Teen Abuse of Rx Drugs Become ‘Entrenched’.Teen smoking and drinking continued to drop, but teenage abuse of prescription drugs has become ‘an entrenched behavior’ that many parents fail to recognize, a survey released Tuesday showed.
Study finds that a woman’s chances of having twins can be modified by diet.An obstetrician well known for his care of and research into multiple-birth pregnancies has found that dietary changes can affect a woman’s chances of having twins, and that her overall chance is determined by. .
RU-486 under new assault.Opponents of the abortion pill RU-486 are mounting a renewed campaign to force the Food and Drug Administration to pull the drug from the market, arguing that it has proved unexpectedly dangerous to women.
Vioxx Risks Started Within Months.Unpublished data from the Merck & Co.study that led the drugmaker to halt sales of Vioxx appear to show the blockbuster painkiller raised the risk of heart attack and stroke within just a few months _ not. .
Ever heard of Dorothy Draper?.She’s the late interior designer who was the toast of the hotel world in the mid-20th century.You may not have heard of Dorothy Draper, but you may have seen her work (the flowery wallpaper, chintz and bright color schemes. .
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Family fat burn.With childhood obesity a huge national problem, a growing number of spas and wellness centers have programs to help kids as well as adults.One established option is the Family Program at The Pritikin Longevity Center Spa near Fort Lauderdale. .
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McCartney’s wedding night.Superstitious couples might want to think twice before booking the Red Room at Ireland’s picturesque Castle Leslie, a two-hour drive north of Dublin.That’s where just-split Paul McCartney and Heather Mills spent their June 2002 wedding night.But the family-owned. .
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Getting A Move On.Gyrotonic helps you stretch and strengthen smoothly MOST OF US go through life shaped like frightened turtles: torso listing, shoulders slumped, neck perched forward in permanent computer-screen-staring form.
Screenings check for cancer of skin.Dermatologists urge anyone who has ever gotten some sun to get screened for skin cancer.