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France criminalizes employment of dangerously thin fashion models

French Parliament passes law against employment of ultra-thin skinny models

Apr 6, 2015

The French Parliamentarians have approved a law which makes employment of anorexic fashion models or encourage anorexia illegal, as a part of its efforts to crack down on glorification of ‘dangerously’ thin wom...

Scientists link risk of obesity to year of birth

Amanda

Dec 30, 2014

Health

Researchers are now suggesting that the year of a person’s birth is related to his obesity risk. People born before 1942, it was found during in a study, were less likely to be affected by obesity as compared t...

Even just a little alcohol is bad for your heart

Platonium

Jul 12, 2014

Health

A new study opposes the belief that a little bit of alcohol can be good for your heart. The study takes into account over 50 previously performed studies that looked at both the drinking habits and heart condit...

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