Archive for February, 2009
Stroll along a river bank in Seoul for a refreshing break
Seoul - Do you need something to refresh your mind and body? If you live in the hustle and bustle of the South Korean capital, Seoul, this may be the time to warm up and go out for a walk along the river bank. A one or three-hour stroll along the Yan...
Too much telly in youth may lead to depression, US study finds
Munich - The longer young people watch television, the greater the risk of developing depression later in life, a US study shows. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh recorded the number of hours 4,140 participants in the study watched televis...
Half litre water before eating curbs appetite
Frankfurt, Germany - Drinking water before a meal appears to curb the appetite, according to researchers at Virginia Tech in Blacksbury, Virginia. The researchers reported the findings of a study they conducted involving overweight and obese people i...
Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out on two Taiwan hog farms
Taipei - Foot-and-mouth disease has broken out on two Taiwan hog farms, 12 years after the epidemic hit the island and shattered Taiwan's pork export markets, press reports said Thursday. All major newspapers quoted the Council of Agriculture as sayi...
UN rings alarm bells over bird flu in China - Summary
Beijing - The bird-flu virus is nearly entrenched in China's poultry population and represents a threat to world health, UN experts said Wednesday. It has the potential for a pandemic, said Hans Troedsson, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) re...