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Yawning is Cool
Researchers around the world are studying the human brain to find out what makes it tick. One...
Tone Up
Get rid of that jiggle and wobble by conditioning your muscles. We don
How to Floss
According to dental experts, sawing floss along the gum line is a common flossing faux pas. This...
Brain Food
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Yawning is Cool11
Researchers around the world are studying the human brain to find out what makes it tick. One interesting finding from the University at Albany found that the simple act of yawning helps the brain. Researchers Andrew C. Gallup and Gordon G. Gallup, Jr., say our brains burn up to 33 percent of the calories we consume
Brain Food8
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Feel the Rhythm of Your Feet6
Get back to basics
Sexercise5
Is that exercise bike in your bedroom gathering dust? You can still turn the room into a fitness haven
Burn Fat by Eating Chocolate2
Chocolate-loving (and eating) men are in better health than those who don't like it, say researchers at Imperial College London and Nestl
Meet the Myth Busters2
TV's daredevils in lab coats explode (literally!) today's most persistent urban legends
Ease the Strain2
As you age, you lose the power to focus your eyes, a problem commonly known as eyestrain. "It's a gradual process that happens to everyone," says Dr Maria Imelda Yap-Veloso, an ophthalmologist at the Asian Eye Institute in Manila.And younger people who spend long hours in front of the computer aren't immune, warns Dr Gerard Chuah, a senior consultant ophthalmologist at
Think Quick: Smile More2
"Racing thoughts" are commonly considered a symptom of bipolar disorder or manic depression but a study at Princeton University in New Jersey has found that when healthy people are made to think more quickly, they feel happier.  Researchers asked a group of people to read a statement twice as fast as they normally would from a computer screen. (They
Teens Be Wary of Dairy2
Drinking milk can make acne in teens worse, according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr Clement Adebamowo, one of the authors of the study, says the hormones and growth factors produced by cows, which we ingest through their milk, exacerbate the state of flux of teens' hormones. During puberty, steroids produced by the body lead to the production of
Don't Just Throw Out Old Meds2
Flushing old medications might seem like the best way to keep them out of your child's reach, but it creates a potential public health hazard by allowing drugs into our water supply.Similarly, do not pour it down the sink as it may end up in the local water table. And do not throw it in the trash. It may still be within reach of kids and pets.;The
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