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Life Style / Wellness

As lungs pay cost of dirty fuels, UN urges action on climate health risks 03 Dec 2019 - 06:10 pm
People wear masks on a polluted day in Beijing on December 9, 2015. AFP
Could life insurance go up in smoke for some vapers? 02 Dec 2019 - 10:03 pm
A woman smoking e-cigarette in Washington. AFP / Paul J Richards
Brushing teeth 3 times a day can lower heart failure risk 02 Dec 2019 - 11:03 am
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Sprint the stress away: Spontaneous workouts as a means of coping 30 Nov 2019 - 02:57 pm
FILED - While stress is normal in everyday professional life, it's also unhealthy in the long run as it puts the body on high alert by releasing lots of hormones. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa
Sudan's midwives told to stop genital mutilation on mothers after birth 28 Nov 2019 - 11:27 pm
Sudanese women wait to consult a doctor at a maternity clinic in Al Fasher, northern Darfur, March 16, 2009. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
Indonesian children suffering from gadget addiction 28 Nov 2019 - 11:53 am
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Drinking coffee can cut risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure 27 Nov 2019 - 07:18 pm
Coffee is being tasted at a coffee company in the town of Di An in Binh Duong province, Vietnam July 8, 2019. Reuters / Yen Duong
No more menthol cigarettes: New ban on tobacco, vape flavors 27 Nov 2019 - 07:18 pm
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US lawmakers weigh bans on trans youth treatments 26 Nov 2019 - 11:32 pm
The still images taken from a video provided by the US Forest Service show the moment a gender-reveal party sparked a wildfire in Green Valley, Arizona in April 2017. AFP / US Forest Service
Obesity, smoking have negative impact on bone health: Study 25 Nov 2019 - 09:28 am
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Dirty fuels kill millions as investment in clean cooking runs short 24 Nov 2019 - 09:49 pm
A man checks the heat of a pipe pouring with fuel inside a workshop in Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, April 1, 2017. Reuters / Bassam Khabieh
Shaking head to remove water from ears causes brain damage 24 Nov 2019 - 12:32 pm
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How sleep deprivation affects your performance 24 Nov 2019 - 09:55 am
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Get moving! Four in five adolescents don't exercise enough: WHO 23 Nov 2019 - 01:55 pm
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Amazon pulls skin-lightening products after groups’ concerns 23 Nov 2019 - 12:33 pm
In this file photo taken on September 28, 2011 the Amazon logo is seen on a podium during a press conference in New York / AFP / Emmanuel DUNAND
US officials: Don’t eat romaine grown in Salinas, California 23 Nov 2019 - 12:17 pm
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Hong Kong's clouds of tear gas spark health panic 22 Nov 2019 - 11:56 pm
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First-aid workers slam medic arrests at Hong Kong campus 22 Nov 2019 - 09:00 pm
A medic leads a demonstrator to a waiting ambulance outside the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where dozens of pro-democracy protesters remain holed up inside, in the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong on November 21, 2019. AFP / Ye Aung Thu