Quarter-final again, Portugal again: can England pull it off?

"It is often the smooth road which leaves footballers hobbling. Having been presented with the easiest path imaginable to the World Cup quarter-finals, England made their way along it with limping performances. The balm will come in the recollection that it is often like this...

Why isn't India on the World Cup scene?

"We have enough talent in India, but we need better infrastructure and management. We need to pull up our socks fast to compete even at the Asian level. The Japanese and the Korean players have proved that playing good football has nothing to do with one's build. One needs...

Mac sports solution ships - Macworld UK

" OTAG Technologies has released iSMARTtrain version 2.0.3, the latest update to its Mac OS X application for sports- and fitness-focused Mac users. The software is designed to allow sportsmen and women to download training data, such as heart rate, cadence, speed and power,...

Importance of Diet for Good Health Boosts Need for Specialty Nutrition

"PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Rising awareness of the role of diet in promoting good health, high healthcare costs, and increasing importance of personal fitness are some of the key factors driving the growth of the specialty nutrition market."

Diagnosis of Heart Disease

"Diana Oprean Volume: 24 (07/04/2006)Diagnosis of heart disease is based on a series of tests; however, the doctor first assesses how well your heart is functioning by standard and simple procedures, such as listening to your heart, taking your heart rate and your...

Cordless jump-rope can help the clumsy

"AP - If you think keeping fit is merely mind over matter, Lester Clancy has an invention for you — a cordless jump-rope. That's right, a jump-rope minus the rope. All that's left is two handles, so you jump over the pretend rope. Or if you are truly lazy, you...

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CDC: Number of U.S. women smoking at 30-year low

Smoking among women in the United States has dropped below one in five for the first time in nearly 30 years, the government ...

Austin Voters to Decide on Smoking Ban - Yahoo! News

AUSTIN, Texas - On any given night in the self-proclaimed "Live Music Capital of the World," dozens of rock bands thrash out tunes in bars thick with the fog of cigarette smoke. But on Saturday, voters will decide whether this hip city with a reputation as the most...

Restaurant beats province in banning smoking (CBC Montreal)

MONTREAL – Don't go looking for the smoking section at the local St-Hubert restaurant. The chicken rotisserie chain no longer allows smoking in any of its 88 restaurants across the province.

Official: Now One in Five London Children is Obese (RedNova)

A FIFTH of all children in London are obese, latest figures show today. The continuing rise in childhood obesity threatens a future epidemic of weight-related disease.