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Canadian-made swine flu shots approved by US regulator

AFP - Wednesday, November 18 12:54 am

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has approved a Canadian-made shot against swine flu. More »

Exercising in the heat may help you eat less: study
Reuters - Sunday, November 15 11:59 pm
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Exercisers trying to cut down on calories might want to take a run in the sun instead of a climate-controlled gym, according to a small Australian study. More »
Police in Peru claim to bust human fat traffickers
ITN - Yesterday, 01:39 pm
Peruvian police say they have broken up a group who they claim killed people in order to traffick their body fat. More »
Gang Held Over Human Body Fat Murders
SkyNews - Yesterday, 10:31 am
Members of a gang arrested in Peru have confessed to killing people and extracting their body fat to sell to international cosmetic companies, police claim. More »
Peru accuses gang of killing to sell human fat
Reuters - Thursday, November 19 11:12 pm
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics. More »
Cinema popcorn is nutritional horror show: US study
AFP - Thursday, November 19 07:29 pm
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Forget Freddy Krueger or flesh-eating zombies: the real villain of a night at the movies could be lurking in a bag of popcorn or drinks carton, according to a new US study. More »
NY Philharmonic marries great music with fine food
Reuters - Thursday, November 19 03:39 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you want to hear one of the world's leading orchestras and taste a menu created by a renowned chef, the New York Philharmonic may have the answer. More »
Secondhand smoke worst for toddlers, obese kids
Reuters - Wednesday, November 18 05:30 pm
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Toddlers and obese children suffer far greater blood-vessel damage and other harm from secondhand smoke than other children, which could put them on the path to heart disease later in life, according to a new study. More »
UN food boss urges fast action to eradicate hunger
AFP - Wednesday, November 18 03:10 pm
ROME (AFP) - The head of the UN food agency, Jacques Diouf concluded the World Summit on Food Security Wednesday by affirming it was possible to eradicate world hunger but called for "fast action" to be taken. More »
UN food organisation chief holds hunger strike
AFP - Saturday, November 14 08:14 pm
ROME (AFP) - Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jacques Diouf went on a 24-hour hunger strike on Saturday to put a spotlight on chronic malnutrition worldwide ahead of a UN summit on food security. More »