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Watching your back

LONDON: Once, the phrase "good posture" brought to mind either a violently perpendicular, ramrod-backed sergeant major stance or a deportment class full of debutantes balancing books on their heads. Nowadays, the definition of good posture cleaves to a far more natural ideal.

H5N1 mother to fetus link

Chinese researchers have discovered that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus can pass through the placenta of pregnant women to the unborn fetus and can infect organs other than the lungs in adults. The findings were published in the medical journal Lancet last month.

A heads up on licking lice problem

HANOVER: Much to the annoyance of many parents, head lice can be particularly active in the late summer and early autumn months, so it is well to be on the alert.

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Strokes of inspiration

SHANGHAI: Gregory Burns' record-breaking achievements in the swimming pool began in the seat of power. As a small child, Burns had the fortune of swimming regularly in the heated pool of the White House.

Full Marx for a scholar's generous donation

Eighty-four-year-old American philosopher R. S. Cohen is well known for his Marxist studies and passion for China. To fulfill that sentiment, Cohen recently donated his personal collection of 20,000 books to the Tsinghua University Library in Beijing.

Saving lives, making millions

Sixteen years ago, Yang Cunzhi, then 25, began to work in Majiliang mine, a remote coalmine in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, where he became one of millions of miners in the sea of coals.

Fergie fuming as United crashes out

MANCHESTER, England: Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he was 'flabbergasted' after two goals from Maltese striker Michael Mifsud sealed a stunning 2-0 League Cup victory for Championship outfit Coventry at Old Trafford.

Inter joins Roma on summit

ROME: Defending champion Inter Milan moved level on points with Serie A leader AS Roma after a 3-0 home win against Sampdoria on Wednesday.