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When a lifestyle change can help keep cancer at bay

Feature | Health Living
2009-3-31

COLORECTAL cancer has soared from sixth place to the second in terms of cancer incidence in China. But it is a type of cancer that a healthy lifestyle can help prevent. Tan Weiyun investigates The incidence of...

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Choose the right yogurt

Feature | Health Living
2009-3-31

YOGURT is widely known as a "green" and natural food with many health benefits. However, exposed to so many options, many urbanites feel puzzled about how to choose the right one and drink the right way. A recent...

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The Chinese food pagoda

Feature | Health Living
2009-3-31

THE new edition of "Guide on Diet for Chinese People" released in January 2008 recommends a Chinese food pagoda for a balanced diet. According to the guide, there are five levels in the food pagoda, indicating...

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Obesity fix targets pregnant moms

Feature | Health Living
2009-3-22

ELENA Nieves hardly looks like a poster girl for an obesity program for pregnant moms. The 1.7-meter, 23-year-old from Chicago recently lost more than 23 kilograms and looks healthy. But 15 weeks into her third...

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Baby goes GREEN

Feature | Health Living
2008-10-11

FIRST comes baby, then comes plastic and AAA batteries. Every year when the American Baby Faire visits, the newest bouncy seat, coolest gadget and trendiest pajama set are on display. Beyond the usual this year,...

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Food at the heart of an 'Evergreen Revolution'

Feature | Health Living
2008-6-15

Forty years after he helped rescue the world from growing famine and a deepening gloom over the future of food supplies, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is once again agitating for revolution - this time a perpetual...

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Wushu disciple from France

Feature | Health Living
2008-5-24

IN an indoor stadium of Shanghai University of Sports, Alex Roger is doing vigorous stretching exercises in preparation for his four-hour Chinese wushu workout. "The intensive training usually leaves me exhausted,"...

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Malaysian taste that's truly Asia

Feature | Health Living
2008-2-23

One of the annoyances of expat living is missing comfort food from home. Hyatt on the Bund is providing a solution for lovers of Souteast Asian fare with a Malaysian food promotion running for two weeks, writes Aubrey...

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Treat-n-go clinics trendy

Feature | Health Living
2008-2-14

The waiting room at the Treat-N-Go Clinic in Bellmead, Texas, the United States, was empty on a recent afternoon, and that's just the way the staff likes it. The clinic's goal is to get people in, treat them...

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Tiny seeds with a man-sized job

Feature | Health Living
2008-1-24

The concrete-block walls are more than 1.83 meters thick. Geiger counters go clickety-click as scientists and technicians in rubber gloves and paper gowns stare through microscopes and thick protective glass at what...

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When acne outlives teen angst

Feature | Health Living
2008-1-18

Age lines and acne? This wasn't supposed to happen, or so Kim Noble thought. Acne, the bane of teenagers, was flaring up on Noble's 50-year-old face, causing the American businesswoman no small degree of frustration. ...

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Spa's beauty more than skin deep

Feature | Health Living
2008-1-15

The Spa at The Hilton recently signed a cooperation agreement with premier skin care brand Pevonia Botanica. From February 6, The Spa will introduce a range of body and face treatments using Pevonia products. Launched...

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The eyes have it

Feature | Health Living
2008-1-15

The upcoming Lunar New Year is a great time to give yourself a makeover, and the various makeup trends this season give you plenty of choices to try out a fresh new look. Enhance your natural features with shimmering...

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Caring for caregivers

Feature | Health Living
2008-1-10

Debra Schultz is like a lot of stressed family members who care for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. She knew she couldn't keep it up without also caring for herself. In the four years since her husband,...

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Arts therapy helps memory-loss patients

Feature | Health Living
2008-1-10

The jumbled memories of faces and places long forgotten seem to grow clearer with each brush stroke on canvas. For people suffering with Alzheimer's disease, exposure to art can unlock the mind. A new nonprofit...