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HEALTH: Why fat foods can make you happy; Tai Chi and shingles; looking for the female Viagra...
...practice of Tai Chi, the graceful, slow-motion progression through a series of poses--some call it "moving meditation"--is known to build up strength, agility and balance. But shingles immunity? According to a study in the current edition of Psychosomatic Medicine, 15 weeks of Tai Chi seems to have helped protect a group of 18 elderly adults against the shingles virus (the same virus that causes chickenpox). One week after the study was completed, immune-cell levels increased an average of nearly 50% in those who practiced Tai Chi, while the control group showed no improvement. The results, which...
MOVEMENT Heightens awareness of the sensations of movement, such as in walking or Tai...
...thing that's changed is the large number of Hong Kongers periodically flooding the streets on their own time. The vigil last week drew far more people than expected: some 30,000-50,000 souls willing to sacrifice their dinners or mah-jongg dates. "Beijing scares me," admitted Lance Tai, 26, who works in a financial firm, "but we have to demonstrate our determination and let them know that 'one country, two systems' is not working. And neither is Tung Chee-hwa." In other words, Hong Kong has a standoff. Something's got to give...
...tapped emerging markets from China to Pakistan and turned the region into the company's top revenue producer. As Chen settles into his new post as head of sales worldwide, he will continue to work to develop nascent markets, adding Latin America and Russia to his plate. The Tai Chi devotee will also play a big role in Intel's push to place its chips in communications devices, from cell phones that send pictures to computers that access the Internet wirelessly...