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Three places to pamper your mum in Hong Kong for Mother's Day

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Zarie slimming leggings are supposed to reduce cellulite, weight and water retention.

Can you lose cellulite? Hong Kong athleisure brand’s slimming leggings claim to do just that

2 May 2016 - 5:57pm 4

The Caritas Centre for Human Empowerment and Achievement Training study found that while most middle-class salarymen and women in Hong Kong believed they were in a healthy mental state, international benchmarks suggest three quarters of the respondents need help.高Photo: SCMP

Headaches, trembling hands, poor sleep, feeling worthless: Hong Kong’s middle-class mental health crisis

2 May 2016 - 2:20pm 6

Babies who listen to music show a greater brain response to both music and speech, a study demonstrates.

Playing music to babies improves their response to speech and tunes, study finds

1 May 2016 - 9:00pm

Do happier people live longer, and, if so, why? This is one of several questions being addressed by new research.

Scientists explore how happiness might help our resistance to disease

29 Apr 2016 - 10:50am 1

Olivia Newton-John. Photo: Denise Truscello

Hong Kong-bound Olivia Newton-John talks Grease, the power of change, and curing cancer

1 May 2016 - 6:00am

50 years of research maintains that spanking is associated with negative outcomes.

Spanking children doesn’t work and creates problems, 50 years of research shows

29 Apr 2016 - 2:58pm

Two-year-old Pang Ya (the Chinese term for fat girl), who weighs 41.5kg, with her parents at home in Yuncheng, Shanxi province. Photos: Corbis

Explosion in childhood obesity in China ‘worst ever’, expert says of new study findings

27 Apr 2016 - 10:54am 7

Terry Shipham at Raw in Central. Photo: Nora Tam

The Hongkonger, 57, who’s learned to do handstands and wants to climb a rope

26 Apr 2016 - 6:00am 2

Dr Robert Lustig advocates that sugar in all its forms is harmful to our health. Photo: Corbis

6 hidden truths about sugar, and how it's making us ill

28 Apr 2016 - 11:17pm 2

No matter what the label says, it’ll be sugar in that drink or food. Photo: Corbis

56 names for sugar the food industry uses to hide how much is in their products

25 Apr 2016 - 5:59am 1

Increasing public awareness of the detrimental effect sugar-sweetened drinks have on children’s health has prompted many parents to opt for “seemingly healthier fruit juice and smoothie alternatives”, says researcher Professor Simon Capewell. Photo: Corbis

Drinks marketed at children laden with sugar, study claims

25 Apr 2016 - 5:58am

Appropriate exercises can alleviate back and neck pain that is the result of a sedentary lifestyle.

6 exercises to combat the negative effects of sitting at an office desk typing the whole day

25 Apr 2016 - 2:47pm

A short breathing exercise may counteract the deleterious effects of media multitasking. Photo: Corbis

If you’re a distracted media multitasker, take a few deep breaths to get your focus back

25 Apr 2016 - 12:54pm

Dyson invested nearly US$73 million and four years in the development of its hair dryer.
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UK vacuum brand Dyson unveils US$400 bladeless hair dryer

28 Apr 2016 - 1:57pm

Acupressure massage can improve quality of life for the elderly.

Help Hong Kong’s elderly – learn the 12-step ‘comfy acupressure’ massage

20 Apr 2016 - 1:26pm

Despite ramped up measures and new rules to improve safety, the 2015-2016 NFL season saw a 58 per cent surge in reported concussions.
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Change the game, not just the helmets to tackle NFL's concussion concerns, says expert

25 Apr 2016 - 2:08pm

Researchers say for every 1.8 ounces (50 grams) of processed meat eaten per day, every day — the equivalent of one hot dog — the risk of stomach cancer increases by 18 per cent.
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Researchers' report backs bacon-cancer link

25 Apr 2016 - 4:44pm

“Before” and “after” shots show the supposed effects of Kybella on a double chin. Photo: Allergan

More fat profits? The makers of Botox say they have a cure for your double chin

21 Apr 2016 - 10:00am

Selfies have grown in popularity on recent years and the word was even added into the English dictionary in 2013.

Selfie craze causes surge in lip surgery in the US

20 Apr 2016 - 1:35pm

Trials showed that patients with tumours with a specific gene fusion showed signs response to Loxo Oncology's new drug. Photo: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett

New cancer drug targets tumours with specific gene mutations

25 Apr 2016 - 4:44pm

Prepare at least five hours of music, and 10 if you are giving birth for the first time, obstetrician Dr Jacques Moritz advises. Photo: Corbis

Giving birth to Kenny G: the playlists that help mothers through childbirth

17 Apr 2016 - 6:01pm

Another reason fast food is bad for you. Photo: Matthew Golden

Fast-food eaters have higher levels of chemical that may cause infertility, study shows

15 Apr 2016 - 6:00pm 3

Nick Annetta, right, of Battelle, watches as Ian Burkhart, 24, plays a guitar video game using his paralysed hand. A computer chip in Burkhart’s brain reads his thoughts, decodes them, then sends signals to a sleeve on his arm that allows him to move his hand. Photos: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre

Computer chip in brain lets quadriplegic play video game, offering paralysed new hope

15 Apr 2016 - 11:24am

At the very least, we should know whether it’s true that women should drink less than men, says the new study’s senior author, Keith Humphreys. Photo: Corbis

Why there’s no global measure of a standard drink, and why that gives researchers a headache

15 Apr 2016 - 4:26pm

The kitchen is the deadliest place for indoor air pollution in Hong Kong homes, tests show. Photo: Corbis

Hong Kong indoor air pollution so bad it could be making you chronically ill, tests show

12 Apr 2016 - 1:08pm 8

Dr Bennett Shaywitz in a still from The Big Picture: Redefining Dyslexia. Photo: courtesy of Shadow Creek Films

Imagine what it’s like being dyslexic with thousands of Chinese characters to remember

11 Apr 2016 - 2:20pm

Physical trainer Heanney McCollum shows off her fit and taut back view. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Seven exercises to give you a sexy butt and stronger core, by a Hong Kong personal trainer

5 Apr 2016 - 6:01am

In a 2014 survey of 1,600 nurses in Hong Kong, the average job satisfaction rating was 3.9 out of 10. The survey also revealed that nurses thought they were short on staff 81 per cent of the time. This past winter, only one of 16 public hospitals were not at more than 100 per cent occupancy. Photo: Edward Wong

How Hong Kong hospital overcrowding takes its toll on nurses, mentally and physically

6 Apr 2016 - 12:59pm 1