Findings in a new survey reveal most Manitobans don’t want to be bothered by cigarette smoke while enjoying outdoor patios and other public places. The Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance (MANTRA) came out with the survey, which found two in three people (67%) support extending smoking bans to outdoor patios of restaurants and bars — an increase from 58% in 2008
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Nicole Kidman : Actress Speaks Out About Her Kids With Tom Cruise
The “Grace of Monaco” star covers the latest issue of Women’s Weekly, where she opens up about her adopted children Connor and Isabella Cruise (from her marriage with Tom Cruise) and talks about her family with hubby Keith Urban.
Read More »White Bread Linked to Obesity, warns study
Eating six or more slices of white bread a day is strongly linked to obesity, Spanish researchers have claimed. The academic who led the study warned that white bread was “like a bomb of sugar” for the body and said there was a significant likelihood that it caused weight problems.
Read More »Family lunch helps children put on weight, new study says
Children who eat lunch with their parents are more likely to be overweight than those in families who eat breakfast and dinner together, a study has found. The researchers concluded that children who ate breakfast with their parents 5-7 times per week were 40 percent less likely to be overweight compared with children who had breakfast with their parents 2-4 …
Read More »Local beekeepers say numbers down, Report
A yearly survey of beekeepers, shows fewer colony losses occurred in the United States over the winter of 2013-2014 than in recent years, but beekeepers say losses remain higher than the level that they consider to be sustainable. According to survey results, total losses of managed honey bee colonies from all causes were 23.2 percent nationwide. That number is above …
Read More »ASCO Proposes Innovative Patient-Centered Payment System for Cancer Care, Report
Medicare’s payment system for cancer care services should be restructured to focus on value over volume and offer incentives for providing high-quality, patient-centered care, according to a new proposal from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Read More »ISEE-3 spacecraft : Citizen scientists aim to restart long-silent NASA probe
A team of crowdfunded scientists have successfully re-established communication with an abandoned space probe, last used nearly 30 years ago. The ISEE-3 Reboot Project has announced that it has achieved two-way communication with the ISEE-3, which was originally launched by NASA in 1978, writes Forbes.
Read More »Snooki Tries on Wedding Dresses (Photo)
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jionni LaValle have been gearing up for their extravagant wedding after being engaged for about two years. At the same time, the couple are expecting their second baby together and the “Snooki and Jwoww” star is exited to show off her baby bump in her wedding dress. After revealing her 5-month-old baby bump, Polizzi shows her …
Read More »Kate Upton Photoshop fail : Model’s Armpit Seems Smaller in Harper’s Bazaar Pic
Kate Upton is absolutely, undeniably stunning. This photoshop effort by Harper’s Bazaar, which features the model in its new issue? Not so much.
Read More »Southwest Airlines fined $200K for false TV ads
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said Thursday that Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has been fined $200,000 for violating the full-fare advertising rule. DOT says Southwest Airlines advertised on TV in Atlanta last October that flights to Chicago, New York and Los Angeles were only $59 on some dates.
Read More »9 Researchers Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prizes
Three $1 million prizes for scientific research will be shared among nine scientists who contributed to astrophysics, neuroscience and nanoscience. Bestowed every two years since 2008, Kavli Prizes are named for Norway-born Fred Kavli, a philanthropist who died last November, according to The Associated Press.
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