 Feeding your body the Olympian way |
| A good sports dietitian can make a significant impact on an athlete's performance. Needs and goals vary with sports-athletes may want to reduce body fat, improve energy levels, build muscle or keep immune systems healthy; all of this can be...... (9/3/2008 10:27:00 AM) |
| Remember your loved one-as a diamond |
| An Algordanza employee shows an example of a diamond next to ashes in Chur August 8, 2008.Diamonds really are forever. Algordanza, a small company based in the mountainous southeast of Switzerland, uses the ashes of dead people to make diamonds as...... (9/2/2008 6:16:00 PM) |
| Safe sex ring tone sings 'Condom, condom!' |
| Condoms are on display at a stand outside the Hidalgo subway station in Mexico City during an exhibition in the framework of the XVII International AIDS/HIV Conference.A cell phone ring tone that sings "Condom, condom!" has been launched to promote...... (9/1/2008 11:35:00 AM) |
| U.S. study: Cancer metastasis happens earlier than thought |
| Histological section showing cervical cancer cells are seen in a handout photo from the National Cancer Institute. The spread of cancer to new sites in the body -- the process that is ultimately responsible for most cancer deaths -- may happen...... (8/29/2008 2:30:27 AM) |
| TCM faces homegrown challenges |
| As traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) gains credibility in the West, the practice of this nearly 5,000-year-old medical system has been faced with major challenges in the country of its origin. In 2006, Zhang Gongyao, a professor of philosophy at...... (8/27/2008 2:09:00 PM) |
| Devilishly delicious: Add heat to old-time favorite |
| There was a time when deviled eggs lived up to their name. Despite the many impostors that parade about under the name today (whipped tofu, anyone?), deviled eggs once were a simple mash of egg yolk and a fiery ingredient (such as cayenne or Dijon)...... (8/25/2008 6:27:00 PM) |
| Fruit juice: friend or foe? |
| Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the body's ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective, said a Canadian study released this week in the United States.
The research showed that these...... (8/22/2008 3:18:00 PM) |
| Sacred Wudang Mountain |
| Making pilgrimages to Wudang Mountain remains popular.Wudang Mountain, located in Shiyan in western Hubei province, is both a famous scenic spot and a holy site of Taoism, China's indigenous religion.The mountain is a famous Taoist center in...... (8/22/2008 11:53:00 AM) |
