Top 10 rules for fat-burning exercise

Maximise your daily fat burning by moving! Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that leaner people tend to stand and move more than overweight people in normal daily life.

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Non-communicable diseases in a changing world

The focus on communicable diseases has prevented sufficient attention being paid to a rapidly growing health feature of our societies — new, non-communicable diseases, or NCDs. ...

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Police hunt Facebook bullies

Police will recruit a teenage police volunteer in their Facebook project who will help identify any new cases of the crime. ...

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Organic vs non-organic

Is homegrown organic veg better for you? ...

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Google tool helps hundreds tweet from Egypt

Google’s new addition to Twitter allows Egyptians – or people in other countries – to call an international phone number and record a voice message......

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Granted chocolate is not low in calories nor in fat, but dark chocolate has two major dietary positives that can lead to long term weight loss....

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Facebook blames bug for Zuckerberg 'hacking'

Facebook has said "a bug" was to blame for an odd posting purporting to come from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. ...

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Top 5 facelift foods

Avocados often get a bad press due to their high levels of fats, however the healthy fats contained in an avocado can actually do wonders for your skin. ...

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Swine flu offers 'extraordinary super immunity'

Doctors hope to harness this power to make a universal flu vaccine that would protect against any type of influenza. ...

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Neuroscience: Thought experiment

Japanese hospitals are using near-infrared imaging to help diagnose psychiatric disorders. But critics are not sure the technique is ready for the clinic. ...

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