Monthly Archives: June 2015

Lose Weight Avoiding Chemicals More Important Than Counting Calories

The days of the “energy balance”, or consuming more calories than are expended, are over. Researchers are slowly unraveling why we still are gaining weight despite all of our efforts to count calories. To their surprise, calories are not the … Continue reading

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China Ban on Public Smoking

A tough new ban on smoking in public took effect at midnight in the Chinese capital, aimed at ending the era of tobacco fumes clinging to clothes and lungs. The estimated four million smokers in the city — one-fifth of … Continue reading

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