“ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2008) – Children with mothers who have allergies or asthma have an increased risk of wheezing in the chest if they take part in baby swimming before 6 months of age. This is shown in a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Study (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute [...]

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If I had to live my life again I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied could thus have been kept active through use.
- Charles Darwin

It’s somewhat reassuring to know that even Charles Darwin [...]

“Having a healthy body leads to a healthier mind, reducing the risk of clinical depression and dementia in later life, new research has showed.”

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“Britain has been branded ‘the sick man of Europe’ after a Government report revealed a nation blighted by record levels of obesity, alcohol abuse, diabetes and smoking related deaths.”

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“YOUNG children who watch more than two hours of television a day show clear
signs of bad behaviour, lower social skills and disrupted sleep patterns, a
study has found, <i>writes Steven Swinford</i>.”

(Via Times Online – UK news Kids behaving badly after just two hours’ TV: .)

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“OFF-LICENCES, betting shops and tanning salons should make way for greengrocers in a bid to tackle the nation’s obesity epidemic, Scotland’s Public Health Minister said last night.”

(Via Scotsman.com News – Health Retail revolution to battle obesity: .)

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