 | Cross-dressers, half-naked revelers, a famed fashion designer, entertainment icons and a former US president shared the spotlight in the Austrian capital for the Life Ball, a night of hedonistic revelry for a good cause — the funding of AIDS research. |
 | The interest of teenagers is moving away from social networking platform Facebook, and they prefer “parent-free” platforms, according to a survey. |
 | Schools need to boost efforts to get students moving, and make gym class as critical as other core subjects if they want to increase test scores as well as students’ general well-being, a leading group of health advisers said on Thursday. |
 | Bioengineers have developed a waterproof fabric that could drain away sweat, a study says. |
 | Villagers installing a water pipe in southwestern Mexico stumbled onto an ancient granite statue depicting a player from a pre-Hispanic ball game, the national anthropology institute said Monday. |
 | Unashamedly escapist, with wafer-thin plots and cheesy dialogue, all punctuated by exuberant song and dance routines, Bollywood musicals are beloved by millions despite the critics’ reservations. |
 | A stressful job can change the way body handles fat, resulting in raised cholesterol levels and even a heart disease, almost fatal for anyone. |
 | Denmark won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmoe early Sunday with the song ‘Only Teardrops’ by Emmelie de Forest. |
 | Work longer, live healthier. Retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time, says a new study. |
 | When Dexter the cocker spaniel tore a ligament in his hind leg a few weeks ago, he didn’t suffer in silence. Instead, his owner blogged about. |
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