Health

Parental divorce linked to stroke in males

Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University of Toronto.

Other

US men prefer beer, women love wine

US men like to drink beer, though wine is the beverage of choice for women and older adults, a poll showed Friday.

Diabetes

Diabetes risk for elderly couch potatoes in Australia

(Medical Xpress) -- Australians aged 60 and over spend more time watching TV than other adults and are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study from The University of Queensland has found.

Health

Outdoor gyms fight fat in South Africa

Sweat drips down the face of a plump woman as she shuffles between exercise machines and pauses to greet passersby in Soweto's first outdoor gym, a new trend in South Africa, one of the world's fattest nations.

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