Archive for the ‘WELLNESS’ Category

MICHELLE OBAMA: Swivelled her hips doing Hula Hoop

PLAYING MANY ROLES Michelle Obama swivelled her hips 142 times during a hula hoop demonstration at a healthy kids fair on the White House South Lawn. She had worse luck, however, when she attempted to skip double-dutch style. The fair was designed to promote healthy eating and exercise for America’s...
October 21st, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

RENEWED PLEDGE: TO Clean Energy sources, Obama

President Obama joined other world leaders Tuesday in calling for immediate and substantive steps to combat climate change, saying failure to act now would bring “irreversible catastrophe.” Speaking to a special summit on climate change at the United Nations, Obama pledged the full commitment...
September 22nd, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

HEALTH CARE BILL: Finance Committee Version

A LONG WAITING LINE Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday brought out the much-awaited Finance Committee version of an American health-system remake — a landmark $856 billion, 10-year measure that starts a rough ride through Congress without visible Republican backing. The bill by Baucus, Democratic chairman...
September 16th, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

SA RUNNER: Hermaphrodite according to reports

MORE THAN PHOTO FINISH The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia and The Sun newspaper in Britain reported that gender tests ordered by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) show the 18-year-old is a hermaphrodite. South African officials have stepped up their defence of Caster Semenya,...
September 11th, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

ARE WE ALL MUTANTS? 100 new mutations in human DNA found

100 NEW MUTATIONS FOUND Each of us has at least 100 new mutations in our DNA, according to research published in the journal Current Biology. Scientists have been trying to get an accurate estimate of the mutation rate for over 70 years. However, only now has it been possible to get a reliable estimate...
September 2nd, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

INDIAN MEN GETTNG FIT: Slim fit look is changing lifestyle

INDIAN MALE MAKEOVER All you women out there, get set to drool over more washboard abs. Not just Shahrukh Khan, the urban Indian male is getting a make-over. It’s not just Bebo aka Kareena Kapoor or the sizzling Shilpa Shetty who are sporting the ’size zero’ look. Almost every single...
August 21st, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

WOMAN CHAMPION: Could be man, Gender to be verified

ATHLETE'S GENDER IN DOUBT New 800m world champion Caster Semenya has been “humiliated” after being asked to take a gender test, says the head of South Africa’s athletics body. South African athletics officials have rallied behind controversial new running star Caster Semenya, who...
August 20th, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

WOMAN PREGNANT: With 12 babies, a new record

PREGNANT WITH 12 BABIES A teacher in her 30s is pregnant with a record-breaking 12 babies, it has been reported. The Tunisian woman, who had two miscarriages earlier, is reportedly carrying six boys and six girls. She is said to have undergone fertility treatment. British fertility experts say though...
August 18th, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

HEALTH CARE: Lobbyist a silver lining?

A strong force, perhaps as powerful in Congress as President Barack Obama, is keeping the drive for health care going even as lawmakers seem hopelessly at odds. The drug industry, the American Medical Association, hospital groups and the insurance lobby are all saying Congress must make major changes...
July 27th, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More

HEALTH CARE: The political prescription

MAKING IT WORK IS KEY President Obama said Wednesday he was unable to guarantee that health care reform won’t change how Americans get medical treatment, but he said any changes would be necessary and positive. In a nationally televised news conference dominated by the health care issue, Obama...
July 22nd, 2009 | WELLNESS | Read More