Olympic weightlifting: Polish underdog bags gold
August 4th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Poland's Adrian Edward Zielinski has won the gold medal in weightlifting men's 85kg category with a total of 385kg.Zielinski, 23, standing in the third place ... Read more...
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Olympics: North Korean weight-lifter breaks world record
July 31st, 2012 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) North Korea's Kim Un Guk broke the world record in men's 62 kg category weight-lifting on the way to win gold at the London Olympics Monday.Kim ... Read more...
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Weightlifting: Kazakh prodigy takes gold, world record
July 29th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan's teenage prodigy Zulfiya Chinshanlo powered her way to a weightlifting gold in the 53kg category Sunday, breaking her own world record in the clean ... Read more...
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Obesity begins in brain, say US researchers
February 4th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) The female hormone estrogen found in the human brain plays a key role in obesity, which is not necessarily the problem of hips, thighs and bellies, ... Read more...
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Weight Watchers’ members lose twice as many kilos
September 8th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Obese people on a Weight Watchers programme lose twice as many kilos as those following a doctor's advice, a new study shows.
The core approach of ... Read more...
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Obesity may be linked to dementia
March 7th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 7 (IANS) Obesity, which is associated with cardiovascular problems, may also be linked with dementia in later life.A study found that people who are very underweight, overweight or ... Read more...
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China thinks about banning BPA in baby bottles
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): With food security gradually occupying priority on its agenda, China might ban the use of organic compound Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles."The authorities have begun ... Read more...
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Time for winged guests to bid adieu to Kashmir
February 28th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) With a rise in mercury, flocks of pochards, mallards, shovellers and other winged visitors are gearing up to bid adieu to the famous Hokarsar bird reserve ... Read more...
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Egyptians used world’s earliest prosthetics
February 14th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 14 (IANS) Two artificial big toes, one found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy, may have been the world's earliest prosthetic body parts, says the scientist who ... Read more...
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New approach for monitoring child health in developing countries
February 2nd, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Scientists have suggested a new approach to monitoring the relationship between nutrition and child mortality in developing countries.Based on dozens of surveys compiled over 20 years, changes ... Read more...
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Stop jogging! It doesn’t always help lose weight
July 26th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) Running might not be the ideal form of exercise, especially if you want to lose weight.
Says Greg Brookes, a London-based personal trainer: "Lots of people start running ... Read more...
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Environment can subdue kids’ natural urge to exercise
April 22nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Children may inherit the urge to exercise, but their environment often stops them from doing so, say researchers.
In a study of over 100 pairs of twins, the ... Read more...
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Siddle will fight his way back into the Oz squad: Lee
February 7th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.7 (ANI): Australian and New South Wales fast bowler Brett Lee, who is currently out of national reckoning because of a serious elbow injury, has predicted that injured right-arm quick Peter ... Read more...
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Overweight elderly live longer: Study
January 29th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): Being fat may not be all that bad - but only if you're 70, concludes a new study.Published in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, the study ... Read more...
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Alcohol consumption linked to ‘pound a month’ weight gain: UK study
December 1st, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Alcohol consumption could lead to 'pound a month' weight gain if a new study on Brits is anything to go by.The study, which coincides with the launch of ... Read more...
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Only 3pct Brits know being overweight is one of the biggest cancer risks
August 4th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 4 (ANI): A British study has shown that only three per cent of people know that the risks of cancer can be reduced by maintaining a healthy weight.According to ... Read more...
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London contortionist sets new world record by holding bodyweight with mouth
May 30th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): A London-based contortionist has created a new endurance world record by holding her entire bodyweight on her mouth in an arduous backbend.Twenty-eight-year-old Iona Luvsandorj, a resident of West ... Read more...
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Teen girl Zoe Smith is Britains hope for weightlifting success at 2012 Olympics
January 6th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 6 (ANI): A 14-year-old girl from southeast London has raised Britains hopes of marvellous success in weightlifting during the Olympics in 2012, for she has smashed almost every national ... Read more...
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Hysterectomies don”t make women fat
November 13th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 13 (ANI): According to a new research, women who have hysterectomies do not put on weight, however, overweight ladies do tend to have more of such operations.A hysterectomy is ... Read more...
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Honda unveils ”bicycle legs” that ease walking stress
November 8th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Workers on assembly lines in factories and those who have to walk miles for making deliveries can now ease the stress that comes with walking, thanks to ... Read more...
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Bihar intensifies flood rescue operations
September 12th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI
Patna , Sept 12 (ANI): In a bid to speed up flood rescue operations, the police department of Bihar has ordered production of 1000 life saving jackets for its personnel engaged ... Read more...
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Meet the UKs strongest schoolboy who can lift cars!
August 1st, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 1 (ANI): Kye Thomas has been crowned UKs Strongest Schoolboy after he lifted his mates cars.The 17-year-old trains by partially lifting a 1.2ton Peugeot 106 and 1.4ton Nissan Micra ... Read more...
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You might not be all that you eat
March 28th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by admin
New York, March 28 (IANS) If identical twins eat and exercise equally, shouldn't they then have the same body weight? Not necessarily, say researchers, who found that identical twins with similar lifestyles ... Read more...
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