Statins could increase diabetes risk
2012-01-11 11:17:16
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may be linked to an increased risk of diabetes, according to a new study of middle-aged and older women.
10th biannual VINISUD int'l exhibition to be held in France
2012-01-11 10:23:16
Vinisud,one of the world's largest international wine and spirit exhibition organizers, held a press conference in Shanghai recently.
'Animalistic' media event
2012-01-11 10:17:18
Animals 'poses' for the camera during a media event for the annual stocktake at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire on January 10, 2012.
School of style
2012-01-10 08:13:04
The growth of the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology runs parallel to that of the country's fashion industry.
Fashionably young
2012-01-10 08:13:04
A new generation of designers are building on the foundations laid by the first crop of New China's designers in the 1980s.
Unexpected visitor
2012-01-10 09:12:33
An African Crowned Crane found wandering the streets of Encinitas, California is shown safe at the County Department of Animal Services January 9, 2012.
To the rescue of 'Mother Town'
2012-01-09 07:09:32
Plans to renovate this historical area of Chongqing have been greeted by fears that a cultural icon will disappear.
Clamor grows for living unplugged
2012-01-08 07:58:32
More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania.
A region where white tastes right
2012-01-07 07:55:46
About 90 percent of wine produced in Alsace, the region in eastern France near the border with Germany, is white.
Sweet, pink and happy
2012-01-07 07:55:46
Meals for the Lunar New Year are always brimming with taste and auspicious well wishes.
Abreast of real risks
2012-01-07 07:55:46
Doctors say panic among Chinese breast implant recipients is overblown after a French producer made sub-par prostheses.
Countries respond differently to implant scare
2012-01-07 07:55:46
French authorities ordered Poly Implant Prosthesis to recall its breast implants after an inspection revealed the company was using industrial-grade silicone in 2010.