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Poo, a clue to digestive health

TORONTO-- When it comes to ways to keep track of our health, a daily peek in the toilet bowl is probably not what first comes to mind. But one gastroenterologist says that your bowel movements can be an important clue to the state of your digestive health. Dr. Anish Sheth -- otherwise known as Dr. Stool -- and Josh Richman outline all the things you can learn from examining your feces in "What's Your Poo Telling You?", a book that uses jokes and trivia as a way to get people comfortable with talking about gastrointestinal health.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/07/2008 3:24 PM


Bedroom TV bad for teen health habits: research

WASHINGTON - Teenagers with a bedroom television tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one, U.S. researchers said on Monday. For instance, girls with a bedroom television reported getting less vigorous exercise -- 1.8 hours per week compared to 2.5 hours for girls without a TV. They also ate fewer vegetables, drank more sweetened beverages and ate meals with their family less often, the researchers said.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/07/2008 3:02 PM


China allows access to English Wikipedia

HONG KONG/BEIJING - Chinese authorities appeared to have lifted a block on the English-language version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but politically sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are still off limits.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/06/2008 12:41 AM


Climate change threatens Australia's koala: report

SYDNEY - Australia's unique tree-dwelling koalas may become a victim of climate change, new research reported on Saturday shows.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/06/2008 12:39 AM


Pregnant Oregon man is half-Filipino

An Oregon man who claims he is pregnant through artificial insemination is a Filipino, the ABS-CBN North America Bureau confirmed Saturday.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/05/2008 11:25 PM


Husbands create 7 hours of extra housework a week: study

NEW YORK - For married women who can't figure out why they always have so much housework researchers may have the answer -- husbands.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/05/2008 5:33 PM


Tokyo police: Severed body part may be from missing Pinay

A crackdown on former Filipina overseas performing artists still in Japan is in the offing as Tokyo police uncovered a copycat crime of a 1991 incident where the body of another Filipina was chopped up.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/05/2008 5:00 PM


Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan in March

TOKYO - Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 by 3-to-1 in Japan in March but its DS handheld machine fell behind the PlayStation Portable for the first time in six months, a game magazine publisher said.

abs-cbnnews.com 04/05/2008 12:51 AM


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