Month: March 2016

By Alexander Smith LONDON (Reuters) – Obsessive hand washing, mouthwashes, downing cola after races and popping garlic tablets are just some of the precautions Britain's Olympic sailing team will be taking for the Games in Rio. With the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay a concern and the Zika virus also a worry, the athletes are taking no chances as they seek to improve on Britain&039;s 2012 home tally of five medals and regain the advantage they lost to Australia. Giles Scott, who has taken over the men&039;s Finn single-handed class mantle from sailing&039;s most successful Olympian Ben Ainslie, said the focus is on getting as much time on the water as possible in Rio to help conquer the vagaries of complex tides, flukey winds and floating garbage.

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To get the right physique and body shape one needs to concentrate on their diet as well. There are many foods that help in reducing weight. Selecting …
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By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) – The medical examiner investigating the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who spent months in a coma after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in her north Atlanta home last year, said on Friday that the office could not say whether her demise was accidental or intentional. The autopsy for Brown, the 22-year-old daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, confirmed that drug intoxication and the immersion of her face in the water led to brain damage and pneumonia, which was ruled as the official cause of death. …

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By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuters) – Few women have competed inthe Olympics while pregnant, but the suspicion that the Zikavirus in mothers is causing birth defects is central tocalculations by athletes and others planning travel to Brazil inAugust for the summer games. Chief among their concerns is whether Zika, unlike similarmosquito-borne viruses, can be transmitted sexually, or remainlatent in the body – possibly presenting a risk for women whobecome pregnant after the Olympics have ended. …
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For those of us who have the habit of binge-eating, opting for protein-rich diets can do wonders, according to a new study. For years, many diets have …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left intact a federal rule that targets mercury pollution — giving the Environmental Protection Agency time to fix legal problems and come out with a revision by April.
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ISLAMABAD: The simplest way to reduce weight and maintain the lost weight is a combined strategy involving diet, exercise and behavioral changes.
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