Life

More than a mere exercise, the humble push-up can be viewed as nothing less than a metaphor for life itself.

VANCOUVER — A two-tonne telescope, dangling beneath a 33-storey balloon 60 kilometres above the earth, has given a team of international researchers a glimpse at the birth of stars and maybe even the origins of the universe.

Things that ordinarily ought to be good for us can turn dangerous in a hurry when we’re taking strong medicines.

China has pledged to expand medical insurance and build thousands of hospitals and clinics over three years, the first steps in a 10-year plan to repair an ailing health-care system that has fuelled popular discontent.

Did you ever wonder how ham became a traditional centrepiece at Easter dinner in Canada?

New York City officials are turning to gays and lesbians to help reduce a projected US$4 billion budget deficit.

All eyes are trained on the wall-mounted TV as colourful balloons sporting various numbers spin and dance around the screen.

When Becky Facca loaded her two young kids into the double stroller and walked at least 20 minutes a day, the weight she’d gained during her pregnancy just melted away.

Scratch an itch and you get . . . aaaaaah. Now scientists have watched spinal nerves transmit that relief signal to the brain in monkeys, a possible step toward finding new treatments for persistent itching in people.

A new study says almost one in five U.S. four-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese.