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Family matters: Thaksin's party down, maybe not out
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» Thailand's most successful party of the 21st century just had its worst election result ever, raising questions about the future of the political machine built by jailed ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Is obesity a disease? Sometimes but not always, experts decide
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» PARIS - Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories -- and diagnosed using more accurate measurements.
Rapper Eminem tells Ramaswamy to drop the mic, quit playing songs
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Rap star Eminem has formally asked Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail, according to a letter made public on Monday.
Researchers trial magnetic 'lockjaw' against obesity
AFP, Published on 29/06/2021
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand researchers have created a weight-loss device that uses magnets to clamp a patient's jaw together -- hailing it as a new tool against obesity despite critics likening it to an instrument of medieval torture.
Hey, You! Rolling Stones warn Trump of legal action over song use
AFP, Published on 28/06/2020
» LONDON: British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president's use of their song "You Can't Always Get What You Want" at campaign rallies.
10% of diabetics die within days of coronavirus hospitalisation
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» PARIS: One in 10 diabetics with coronavirus dies within seven days of hospital admission, according to a study of more than 1,300 patients published Friday in the journal Diabetologia.
Virus appears to strike men, overweight people harder
AFP, Published on 10/04/2020
» PARIS - In the emergency rooms of virus hotspots around the world, medical staff are seeing a greater number of men than women suffering severe symptoms of COVID-19, with obesity emerging as another potentially aggravating factor. But experts are still unsure why.
Rising European life expectancy undermined by obesity
AFP, Published on 12/09/2018
» LONDON: Life expectancy in Europe continues to increase but obesity and the growing proportion of people who are overweight risks reversing this trend, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
Extra weight may boost patient survival: study
AFP, Published on 25/05/2018
» PARIS - Obese hospital patients are more likely to survive an infectious disease than people of normal weight, according to research that pointed Friday to seemingly paradoxical benefits of a condition loaded with health risks.
China stands to gain in Iran after US quits nuclear deal
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» BEIJING - The US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could scare off European investors but oil-thirsty China may step into the void and ramp up business links with the country.