Almost one in 10 children starting primary school - aged four to five - is obese, figures from the Department of Health have revealed.
The statistics are part of a breakdown of the nation's health prepared to help people live longer and happier lives.
It is the first time figures, which highlight the "health gap" between the affluent and the poor, have been broken down by each l...
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The story made headlines almost immediately: High school girls in this New England fishing town had made a pact to get pregnant. Now the account is under fire. The city's mayor on Monday debunked the pact theory originally stated by the high school principal.
"Any planned blood-oath bond to become pregnant — there is absolutely no evidence of," Mayo...
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TORONTO - The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for a government ban on flavoured cigarillos after a national youth smoking survey found a significant proportion of teens have at least experimented with the product.
Cigarillos, or little cigars, are sold in flavours that mimic those of candy, fruit or ic...
The filter part is the cartridge, which can be replaced. Diluted nicotine is kept in the gadget.
The good news is that puffing these cigarettes does not compromise on the stimulation aspect of smoking, as it lends the same stimulation sans carcinogenic elements.
When the smoker starts inhaling, the atomizing chamber converts the diluted liquid nicotine into vapour, and this satisfie...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday overturned a guilty verdict against U.S. private equity group Lone Star Funds, which had been accused of stock manipulation in a case that has been closely watched as a gauge of the country's treatment of foreign investors.
Lone Star and the head of its Korean operation, Paul Yoo, were found guilty in February for m...
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To make glazed walnuts, preheat oven to 350°F. Spray rimmed cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar with orange juice and cinnamon. Add walnuts; stir until well coated. Spread on prepared baking sheet. Bake until just toasted and aromatic, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar; stir until evenly coated. Coo...
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Kroger Co. said Tuesday that food, gas and drug discounts helped draw budget-strapped consumers for one-stop shopping, and the nation's largest traditional grocer reported profits rose 15 percent in its first quarter.
The results beat Wall Street expectations and helped send Kroger stock up 7 percent in trading Tuesday afternoon.
Kroger earned $386 million,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity. Barely half the states are still in, and two more say they are leaving.
Some $50 million has been budgeted for this year, and financially strapped states might be expected to want the...
TORONTO — Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Liberal government are putting lives at risk by covering up the extent of the deadly C. difficile outbreak in Ontario hospitals, the province's opposition parties charged Tuesday.
There have been at least 264 deaths at seven Ontario hospitals since 2006 from C. difficile, a drug-resistant bacteria that spreads in health-care institutions.<...
Kagera Region is facing serious shortage of medical cadres and has appealed to the government to fill the vacant posts. The Regional Medical Officer (RMO), Dr Pius Tubeti, told the "Daily News" yesterday while the needed number of medical personnel stood at 1,241 those present were 966.
He said the region needed eight specialists but it had only two specialists."We also need 55 medical do...
In a series of last-minute plays Tuesday, city officials finished a proposal that would effectively eradicate a $2.4 million budget shortfall, although some cuts will still be necessary across the entire municipal palette.
By working with Tufts University, Harvard Vanguard, North Shore Developments and an anonymous donor as well as using whatever balances were left over in salary and spen...
EDMONTON — Alberta's latest fiscal report shows the province is awash in energy revenues, its population is booming, just about everyone has a job and disposable incomes are the highest in Canada.
Record high oil prices pushed Alberta's budget surplus to $4.6 billion in 2007-08 - despite record spending.
The government's financial report for the year ended March 31 shows t...
TORONTO — Health Canada is advising consumers not to use several Chinese herbal products sold as treatment for erectile or sexual dysfunction.
The department warns that the products contain drugs that can only be sold in Canada under a prescription.
The products are: Nangen Zengzhangsu (may also be known as Nangen or Nangeng); Sanbianwan; Jiu Bian Wang; Tian Huang Gu Shen Dan...
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — One of the girls who became pregnant at Gloucester High School this year denied Tuesday there was any pact among them to have children, saying instead they decided to help each other make the best of their situations.
Lindsey Oliver rebutted the principal's claim that a sharp increase in teen pregnancies — 17 compared to a typical four — was ...
HAVANA (AP) — Former president Fidel Castro stressed on Tuesday the "importance" of Chinese socialism during a visit by a top official from China's Communist Party.
Castro "underscored the advances of the Chinese people and the importance of socialism with Chinese characteristics" during a two-hour meeting with Politburo member He Guoquian, according to Cuba's International Press...
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Food protection: A two-day Food Protection Management training seminar for food service managers in the Big Country area will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 14 and 28 at the Taylor Co...