07.31.08

Study: Living with a spouse or partner protects against dementia

Posted in Health at 11:36 am by heaven

Stockholm- The risk of developing Alzheimer's or dementia is reduced if you live with a spouse or a partner, according to a Swedish study published Thursday. Researcher Krister Hakansson of the Karolinska Institute and Vaxjo University conducted the ...

German doctors warn against multi-tasking in the workplace

Posted in Health at 3:11 am by heaven

Cologne, Germany - Doctors in Germany have discovered that anyone who takes on too many tasks in the workplace wastes time and puts their health at risk. Occupational physicians from Germany's main safety and quality organisation, Cologne-based TUEV,...

Therapeutic help now available for pathological shopping addicts

Posted in Health at 3:11 am by heaven

Hamburg - Are you an oniomaniac - a shopping addict? Up to 10 per cent of all consumers in Western industrialized countries are addicted to shopping to some degree, according to German researchers, who say they have developed the first anti-shopping-...

Hiking free of aches and pains takes good preparation

Posted in Health at 3:11 am by heaven

Hamburg - Taking time out for a hike lasting several weeks is becoming an increasingly popular pastime with the 900-kilometre St James Way in Spain experiencing a renaissance with thousands of people reviving a tradition dating back to the early Midd...

07.30.08

Bush signs 50-billion-dollar AIDS package expansion

Posted in Health at 9:10 pm by heaven

Washington - President George W Bush on Wednesday signed a nearly 50-billion-dollar US aid package to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the developing world, more than tripling an initiative that was first championed by him at the start of his eight-y...

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