July 2008
Monthly Archive
Thu 31 Jul 2008
Study: Living with a spouse or partner protects against dementia
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Stockholm- The risk of developing Alzheimer's or dementia is reduced if you live with a spouse or a partner, according to a Swedish study published Thursday. Researcher Krister Hakansson of the Karolinska Institute and Vaxjo University conducted the ...
Thu 31 Jul 2008
Cologne, Germany - Doctors in Germany have discovered that anyone who takes on too many tasks in the workplace wastes time and puts their health at risk. Occupational physicians from Germany's main safety and quality organisation, Cologne-based TUEV,...
Thu 31 Jul 2008
Therapeutic help now available for pathological shopping addicts
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Hamburg - Are you an oniomaniac - a shopping addict? Up to 10 per cent of all consumers in Western industrialized countries are addicted to shopping to some degree, according to German researchers, who say they have developed the first anti-shopping-...
Thu 31 Jul 2008
Hamburg - Taking time out for a hike lasting several weeks is becoming an increasingly popular pastime with the 900-kilometre St James Way in Spain experiencing a renaissance with thousands of people reviving a tradition dating back to the early Midd...
Wed 30 Jul 2008
Washington - President George W Bush on Wednesday signed a nearly 50-billion-dollar US aid package to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the developing world, more than tripling an initiative that was first championed by him at the start of his eight-y...