Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Rapper/actress Queen Latifah has finally accepted her body after years of struggling with her weight - because she is proud to be a role model to young girls who are worried about their size.
The voluptuous star has long been plagued by fears about her bodyshape and recently signed up as ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
London, May 9 (ANI): Kate Winslet is to sue a leading UK tabloid newspaper over an article claiming that she had lied about her diet.
The 33-year-old actress has filed papers at London's High Court and is suing the Daily Mail newspaper for 150,000 pounds.
Talking about the write-up, Winslet said ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
London, May 08 (ANI): Albert Einstein once speculated that 'if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left.' Now, scientists have described the idea as a 'myth'.
Honeybees pollinate many of the vegetables and fruit eaten by humans and that ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Mumbai, May 8 (ANI): Activists of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) staged a roadside campaign in Mumbai on Thursday to propagate vegetarianism following threats of swine flu.
The highlights of this campaign were activists dressed like a pig and nurses holding placards, which read 'Prescription For Swine Flu, ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Washington, May 8 (ANI): University of Alberta researchers have developed a formula to reduce methane gas in cattle, which is a threat to the environment.
By developing equations that balance starch, sugar, cellulose, ash, fat and other elements of feed, a Canada-wide team of scientists has given beef producers the tools ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Washington, May 7 (ANI): South Asian people migrating to Europe face an increased risk of diet-related diseases as they adjust to a 'Western' lifestyle, according to scientists.
Indian-origin researcher Dr. Santosh Khokhar, at the University of Leeds' School of Food Science and Nutrition, has found that immigrant populations replace the healthy ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
London, May 05 (ANI): A new study on rats has shed light on the relationship between salt intake and blood pressure regulation.
The study has been conducted by researchers at the University of Erlangen, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Regensburg, in collaboration with scientists from Finland ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
London, May 5 (ANI): Women waste 650 million pounds buying summer clothes that do not fit, a new UK research has found.
The study, which found that one in four Brits spends 50 pounds to 100 pounds on tiny clothes that simply stay in the wardrobe, was conducted for Special ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Exposure to cigarette smoke leads to lower levels of antioxidants in kids, a new study has found.
Antioxidants basically help the body defend itself against many biological stresses.
The University of Rochester Medical Center study looked at the levels of antioxidants versus the amount of smoke exposure in ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Washington, May 5 (ANI): A study on obese patients has revealed that moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, while moderate weight loss affects muscle.
Led by Dr. Samuel Klein of the Washington University School of Medicine, the study has also revealed that short-term ...
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