Archive for May, 2006

Building Muscle with the Proper Training Split

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

In the past, I’ve talked about weight training splits and how they can affect your progress. As I mentioned before, most people don’t give much thought to how they split up their body part workouts and this can cause some real problems. Problems like not…

Men, myths and skin care in the 21st century 

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Men, myths and skin care in the 21st century  News 14 Carolina - May 02 11:55 AM (BALTIMORE) - It’s the 21st century, and men are finally coming out of the skin-care closet. In fact, men’s skin care is a $7.7 billion industry. Whether it’s treating hair loss or eliminating unsightly hairs, men are finally taking pride […]

Study finds no link between leukaemia risk, nuclear plants

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

NEW YORK - Children living near nuclear plants in France do not have an increased risk of leukaemia, a new study confirms.Most studies that have examined cancer risk near nuclear installations have looked only at how far a child…

Doctors vote to strike over hours

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

More than 2500 junior doctors say they will strike if no action is taken to curb their long hours.Resident Doctors’ Association general secretary Deborah Powell said members had voted to strike, and while a date had not been set,…

Upper Hutt council bans smoking in parks

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

From today, World Smokefree Day, the Upper Hutt City Council is banning lighting up in its parks, reserves, playgrounds and sports fields. It is New Zealand’s first city council to ban smoking in parks.Officials at the Auckland,…

$5000 and calls of support persuade TeenAdders not to close

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

An elderly donor who gave $5000 to an agency for teenagers with attention deficit disorder has persuaded the group’s founders not to close.Orewa-based TeenAdders, an incorporated society run by its 97 client families, decided…

Human trials of bird flu vaccine start

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmith-Kline has started new human trials in the hunt for an effective vaccine to ward off deadly bird flu and says it believes the injections could help protect against a future global flu epidemic.A…

Collapse of contract talks puts low GP fees in jeopardy

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Lower doctors’ fees for hundreds of thousands of middle-aged patients visiting their GP may not start on July 1 after contract talks with the Government broke down in bitterness yesterday.”The Government has flagrantly collapsed…

Burgeoning market in Dubai’s health and fitness industry

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Greg Boucher and his wife Rania initially came to Dubai for two years to set up a chain of fitness clubs using Les Mills group fitness programmes.That was eight years ago. Now the former New Plymouth couple are directors of fitness…

Pocono Life (Pocono Record) Dear EarthTalk: What is the Not

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Pocono Life (Pocono Record) Dear EarthTalk: What is the Not Too Pretty campaign pertaining to the use of cosmetics? Lucy Balzary, Los Angeles, CA The non-profit Environmental Working Group launched the Not Too Pretty campaign in 2002 to raise awareness about the dangers of phthalates, industrial chemicals that are used as […]