Study: US parents encourage tots to watch TV
2006-05-25 09:04:31
Eight in 10 of the US youngest children - babies up to age 6 watch TV, play video games or use the computer for about two hours on a typical day. A third live in homes where the TV is on most of the time.
Chocolate may boost brain power
2006-05-25 08:25:51
Chocolate lovers rejoice. A new study hints that eating milk chocolate may boost brain function.
Insufficient sleep linked with weight gain
2006-05-25 06:34:35
Women who fail to get enough shut-eye each night risk gaining weight, a Cleveland-based researcher reported at a medical conference in San Diego Wednesday.
Anti-smoking activist dies of lung cancer
2006-05-24 14:39:03
A Canadian anti-smoking campaigner who contracted lung cancer from second-hand smoke after years as a waitress has died, Ontario's Heart and Stroke Foundation said on Tuesday.
Video games help cut surgical errors: study
2006-05-24 14:37:27
A new study suggests that people preparing for surgery ask their doctor: "Have you played your video games today?"
World Cup streakers struck out
2006-05-24 12:38:54
The German World Cup organization committee will fine streakers at World Cup Football matches 10,000 euros, in an effort to stamp out such behavior, Chongqing Evening News reports.
Family share same birthday
2006-05-24 11:31:24
A husband, wife and their first child beat enormous odds and share the same birthday. Evelin Alballat was introduced to Tony Osman several years ago by one of her relatives who learned they were both born on May 21. The couple married two years ago.
Pitt skips Cannes, says baby 'imminent'
2006-05-24 11:09:50
Brad Pitt sent an e-mail to the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday saying he was unable to attend because of the "imminent arrival" of his new baby.
Studio orders script for 'Da Vinci Code' precursor
2006-05-24 10:09:08
Buoyed by the box-office success of "The Da Vinci Code," Columbia Pictures is planning to turn author Dan Brown's first best-selling religious thriller, "Angels & Demons," into a movie, the studio said on Tuesday.
US Bible student charged in phone sex case
2006-05-24 09:07:30
A student at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College in Owatonna, Minnesota, was charged in the theft of his roommate's debit card, which was used to pay for more than US$2,300 worth of calls to phone sex lines, prosecutors allege in court papers.
Mums use kids as exercise tools
2006-05-24 06:33:24
At first, the sight of 20 red-faced women lying on the damp grass of a central London park and juggling newborn babies is quite worrying.
Man seeks $1.6 mln in dead dog
2006-05-23 21:09:39
An Oregon man has filed a $1.6 million "loss of companionship" claim against a neighbor who ran over his family's 13-year-old dog, Grizz.