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Friday, 06 April 2012

SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetCurb your cholesterol (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) Cholesterol can be good and bad for you. So, a little knowledge about it will keep you in good stead. To start with, let us burst some myths about cholesterol. Healthy diet and lifestyle can control cholesterol: This is not...

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Court rejects order for mentally ill housing in NY my SA

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a judge's order making the state provide apartments and small homes to thousands of mentally ill people, questioning the scope of the order and delaying a resolution to a controversy that even the court acknowledged will go on. The 2nd U.S....

AIDS activists step up call for Hershey boycott my SA

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid the Easter weekend surge in candy sales, AIDS activists Friday stepped up their calls for a boycott of Hershey candy to protest the refusal of a boarding school with ties to the company to admit a teenager because he is HIV-positive. Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare...

Frost advisory issued for eastern Middle Tennessee Nashville Tennessean

A frost advisory has been issued for eastern counties of Middle Tennessee as the coldest temperatures in about a month are expected by the National Weather Service. Nashville and the counties...

Playing Tetris 'could cure children of lazy eye' and spell the end for embarrassing eye patches The Daily Mail

For generations, children have been warned that sitting in front of a screen for too long will give them square eyes. But an hour a day spent playing computer games can actually help to cure a lazy eye, a groundbreaking study has shown. The traditional treatment for amblyopia – or lazy eye...

Musician learns to play piano with one hand after brain tumour leaves him partially paralysed The Daily Mail

A pianist who was left partially paralysed by a life-threatening brain tumour has learned to master his instrument with just one hand. Paul Murray, 21, was told he would never be able to play the piano again after the right side of his body was left disabled when the mass was removed, but he has...

How Tai Chi in later life is good for the heart: Elderly who perform exercises ... The Daily Mail

Practising the ancient martial art of tai chi can boost elderly people's hearts, a study has found. Older subjects who regularly performed the traditional Chinese mind-body exercise now enjoyed worldwide were less likely to suffer high blood pressure and were physically stronger. Researchers said a...

Adore Moi! Claudine Keane unveils French-inspired lingerie range for Ultimo The Daily Mail

She's got her sights set on Hollywood, but in the meantime Claudine Keane is enjoying life as a lingerie model. The 28-year-old has been the face of Ultimo for almost two years boosting the company's profile along with a number of other beauties including Tamara Ecclestone, Amy Childs and Michael...

Getting your second wind: Seniors help others coordinate their circadian clocks The Examiner

It's when you eat and how much not always what you eat that often causes weight gain. Check out the April 5, 2012 news release from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine published the journal Genes and Development. The news release, "Coordinating the circadian clock: Molecular pair...

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