(Annie Vergnenegre – France3 Provence-Alpes, 30/04/13) – Ils mangent les peaux mortes et vous font la peau douce comme celle d’un bébé. Les Garra Rufa sont ces petits poissons utilisés dans la Fish Pédicure, une pratique très à la mode depuis quelques années en France qui, selon l’Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire, ne serait pas sans risque. Fish Pédicure… Fish Therapy.. Docteur Poisson.. Les Français ont découvert en 2011 cette nouvelle pratique très en vogue en Turquie, en Asie et

(Sapa-AFP, 14/12/12) – By 2010, a man’s life expectancy at birth had risen 11.1 years from 1970 and that of a woman 12.1 years, said the bundle of seven studies published by The Lancet medical journal. But as we live longer, bigger chunks of our lives are marred by illness, with non-infectious maladies like cancer and heart disease claiming ever more victims. “Over the last 20 years, globally, we’ve added about five years to life expectancy, but only about four

(G.Le Guilcher – In les Rocks, 12/11/12) – Un rapport du Sénat, rendu public le 31 octobre, dénonce les pratiques d’alcoolisation “extrêmes” qui touchent les jeunes à partir de 11 ans. Entretien avec Corinne Bouchoux, sénatrice du Maine-et-Loire Europe écologie les Verts, co-auteure du rapport*. Qu’appelez vous exactement “consommation extrême d’alcool” ou “alcoolisation massive” ? Notre critère, c’est une consommation d’alcool élevée dans un temps très court et qui conduit à un état d’ébriété avancé. En écoutant des gens de

(T.Hartmann – Op-Ed News, 30/10/12) – In the past – diseases like tuberculosis and malaria have been number one health concerns around the world. But not anymore. In today’s world – globalization is the number one health risk facing humanity. A new study released this week by the Blacksmith Institute reveals, for the first time ever, the impact of industrial pollutants on communities across the planet. It found that industrial waste dump sites containing lead, mercury, chromium, pesticides, and other

(D.Nair – The Hindu, 06/08/12) -  In a first of sorts, Singapore will witness Indian fashion in its true glory this weekend. The Hindu, in collaboration with designers and fashion houses, presents GRT-The Hindu Bridal Mantra 2012, a three-day mega fashion extravaganza that promises to showcase the latest trends in bridal wear. “Last year’s show was in Chennai and the reception was great and the designers told us they’d like to do it for an international audience. Singapore was but

(K.Thiagarajan – The Hindu, 03/08/12) – Chronic back pain can greatly interfere with the quality of your life. However, with a little care and effort, you can ensure that too much action never puts you in traction, says Kamala Thiagarajan Second only to the common cold, back pain is the most prevalent problem experienced by people of all ages, all over the world. According to the NIH (National Institute of Health) in the US, 80 per cent of people have

(R.Murthy – Asia Times Online, 26/03/12) – La décision du gouvernement indien de recourir à la “licence obligatoire” pour produire une version générique d’un anticancéreux des laboratoires Bayer est une première dans le sous-continent indien. Elle permettra certainement de sauver des vies. La licence obligatoire est un dispositif de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) qui permet à un pays de contourner les droits de propriété pour fabriquer et distribuer à moindre coût des médicaments susceptibles de sauver des vies, trois

(Press release, 21/03/12) – On the 19th March 2012, global fashion entrepreneur and model Jessica Minh Anh made history with the first ever fashion show on the SkyBridge of the world’s tallest twin structure, the PETRONAS Twin Towers, 175 metres above street level. The hotly anticipated red carpet event showcased collections from ten different countries, marking a new height in fashion and the latest triumph of rising star Jessica. “The entire production was flawless and the collections were spectacular, but

(C.Muanya – The Guardian Nigeria, 10/05/12) – THE American Chemical Society (ACS) has joined the list of organisations validating the efficacy of Moringa oleifera as a cheap and sustainable product for purifying drinking water, and tackling malnutrition, communicable and non-communicable diseases in developing nations. Until now, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) have promoted moringa leaf for years as an inexpensive health booster for poor countries, especially in addressing malnutrition. Commonly known in the

(A.Gross – Newsweek, 01/01/12) -  in July 2008, I retired from my job as editor in chief of O, the Oprah Magazine , a move that mystified a lot of people. Editors tend not to exit willingly. They’re usually ripped out of their magazines, like pages. Their sales go south, and so do they. A media reporter wasn’t buying my “retired” line. He called to get the real story. “You can tell me,” he said. “Are you being pushed out?”

(Le Courrier International, 08/11/11) – Sur ses terres, Alberto José Fritzen cultive du manioc, du maïs, du riz, des pommes de terre, du chou, des oignons, de l’ail et des haricots. “Je n’ai jamais utilisé de pesticides, dit-il. C’est mieux pour ma santé et pour la nature.” Fritzen vit depuis trente-deux ans à Capanema, une ville de 18 000 habitants située à l’extrême ouest du Paraná, à 20 kilomètres de l’Argentine. Il a connu les premiers engagements des producteurs pour

(D.Zabarenko – Reuters, 08/11/11) – Deaths and health problems from floods, drought and other U.S. disasters related to climate change cost an estimated $14 billion over the last decade, researchers said on Monday. “When extreme weather hits, we hear about the property damage and insurance costs,” said Kim Knowlton, a senior scientist at Natural Resources Defense Council and a co-author of the study. “The healthcare costs never end up on the tab.” The study in the journal Health Affairs looked

(Pravda, 28/10/11) – Eating strawberries while drinking alcohol may minimize the damage to the mucous membrane of the stomach. A team of Italian, Serbian and Spanish scientists confirmed the protective effect of strawberries as they conducted tests on rats, Bagnet reports. The rodents were given 40 milligrams of strawberry extract per one kilogram of their weight. The rats ate the dose of the extract for ten days. Afterwards, the rodents were given alcohol. At the end of the tests, the

(Newsweek, 03/10/11) – As even the most casual consumer of popular culture knows, the fashion world, at its white-hot core, remains an old-fashioned hierarchy—and nowhere is that pecking order more evident than in a fashion-show seating chart. But that rigorously protected ranking unexpectedly crumbled as the spring 2012 collections began in late September in Paris, the capital of international style. As guests settled into their assigned seats for the eagerly anticipated Balenciaga show, a black-lacquer bench in the front collapsed,

(D.Muret – AFP, 23/09/11) – Fleurs et couleurs pastel chez Prada, rayures fantaisie chez Fendi, dentelles chez Ermanno Scervino, confort chez Max Mara, soieries chez D&G. Au deuxième jour des collections de prêt-à-porter pour l’été prochain, les couturiers ont décrété la fin des «power women». «Être féminine de manière agressive, c’est un peu dépassé. La femme peut très bien être moderne, tout en exprimant une certaine douceur sans tomber pour autant dans la niaiserie», résume Miuccia Prada, dont la collection

(The National, 22/08/11) – Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2011 opened in Mumbai on Tuesday with fanfare one can only expect from the capital of Bollywood. The action took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, where India’s most prominent designers showcased their latest collections alongside emerging designers hoping to capture the attention of international press and buyers. “This year we’ve seen designers becoming more creative, especially the younger ones who are more avant garde,” says Vinod Nair, the fashion editor

(S.Horton  – The Sydney Morning Herald, 07/08/11) – If anything we eat is worthy of being called a ”superfood” it has to be fish. Studies have proven fish oil can help alleviate a seemingly endless list of conditions, from heart disease to rheumatoid arthritis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, menstrual pain and even weight loss. A Sydney-based GP, Dr Ginni Mansberg, sums up its healing abilities thus: ”What’s not to like about fish oil?” she says. ”All the studies

(RelaxNews, 30/06/11) – S’il est conseillé de manger cinq fruits et légumes par jour pour rester en forme, une nouvelle étude publiée par des chercheurs du Salk Institute for Biological Studies à San Diego, en Californie, suggère de consommer 37 fraises par jour pour prévenir le diabète, la maladie d’Alzheimer et même le cancer. L’étude, publiée le 27 juin dans la revue PLoS ONE, révèle que la fraise regorge d’un flavonoïde appelé fisétine (que l’on trouve en quantités inférieures dans