Kids smoking on a train sparks outrage and health debate

Smoking children on Chinese train

Trans-cultural marriages are seeing instability

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New York State of Mind

Democratic change will have characteristics perhaps unrecognizable in the West – in a world with challenges we can scarcely imagine.

Inside Chernobyl’s control room, 25 years on

The control room where Soviet atomic staff fought a losing battle to prevent a nuclear disaster is quiet and cold as a tomb. Even through a face mask, anti-radiation suit and large industrial boots one feels a deep chill – plus rubble underfoot.

Britain basks in temperatures close to 30C over Easter weekend

Beaches, parks, beauty spots and pavement cafes were packed over the Easter weekend as temperatures in parts of Britain approached 30C (86F) and the country remained on course for the hottest April since records began.

Eating to Lower Your Cancer Risk

With age comes wisdom, right? Not always. A survey commissioned by theAmerican Institute for Cancer Research(AICR) found that the awareness that many cancers are preventable is low, and feelings of powerlessness in the face of cancer increase steadily as age increases.

“We can’t control our age, but we can control our cancer risk,” said AICR Nutritionist Alice Bender. “That’s what more and more research is showing, and that’s what people of all ages, particularly those over 50, who bear the highest cancer risk, need to understand. Evidence from the lab and the clinic suggests that these Americans can significantly lower their risk. ‘It’s never too late’ is good news for Americans worried about their cancer risk. We should take that to heart and feel empowered by it.”

Chinese noodle makers in hot water

Seventeen starch noodle manufacturers in Dongguan city, in China’s southern Guangdong province, were ordered to stop production over the weekend after claims emerged that they had been using illegal additives.

Jennifer Lopez went gray at 23, how about you?

Jennifer Lopez, along with most celebrities, dyes her hair. Yup, those beautiful honey colored highlights are not natural. But what I didn’t know was that J.Lo went gray at the tender age of 23! According to Digital Spy, People’s most beautiful woman admitted this in a recent radio interview. “My mom and my dad both went gray at a young age and I did too,” Lopez said. “At 23! Once I got started doing movies, I started to [go] gray.”

U.S. to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco

The U.S. government said on Monday it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.

It’s OK If You’ve Kissed a Few Frogs

Oh girlfriends, haven’t we all been stupid? Sure we have, probably more than once, and especially when it comes to the men in our lives.

But even though we may have kissed a frog or two, we don’t have to keep on trading warts with sleazebags and slimeballs, do we? Yet, more and more women seem to be falling for the smooth talk and romantic bait these days, and when they do, getting past our less than pleasant memories can be a tad difficult and demoralizing.