Renowned artist Peng Wei is finally presenting her works of art alongside her father, Peng Xiancheng, in an exhibit at Sotheby’s S2 gallery in Hong Kong. About 40 of their works will be displayed.
Ambassadors from different countries will play a game of matching Chinese characters, titled “Chinese Characters – A Living Culture,” together with Chinese cultural scholar Yu Dan, which will be held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Friday, Oct. 30.
A family has made the tough decision to grant the "heaven or hospital" end-of-life request of their terminally-ill, 5-year-old daughter. The Oregon girl has suffered from the incurable Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) since her birth, must always wear a breathing mask, cannot eat or move, and is unable to leave her family's home. The girl's condition has reached a critical stage, but her parents' choice to respect her dying request has sparked a heated public debate.
Ferran Adria has launched a Chinese-language version of his cookbook, "El Bulli 2005-2011." Adria has expressed his fascination with Chinese cuisine in the past.
Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle blog is under fire from medical experts for making the controversial claim in a post that wearing bras can cause breast cancer. A health contributor of the Goop website recently published a Breast Cancer Awareness Month article that revisited the scientifically disregarded theory brassieres are linked to the severe disease's malignant tumors.
A new study by the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) discovered that processed meats such as hot dogs, bacon, and sausage cause cancer, while red meat also likely does. It is one of the biggest challenges to the global meat industry, and negative reactions in the United States are predicted among meat companies, some scientists, and fans of bacon double cheeseburgers.
The Teal Pumpkin Project is a new campaign that gives kids with allergies a chance to enjoy a fun-filled Halloween on October 31, Saturday, by tweaking the orange, thick-skinned fruit used for jack-o'-lanterns. Participants are putting bright blue-colored pumpkins on their porches to keep the tradition fun and safe by offering children allergen-free alternatives to the standard giveaways of mini candy bars, taffy, peanut butter cups, candy corn, and liquorish. Households taking part in the campaign will fill the trick-or-treat bags of kids in costumes with non-food goodies, to prevent allergic reactions.
Oprah has given her name and face to Weight Watchers for the next five years, while also latching into its business and board, but she might need to do more than that to bring Weight Watchers out of the woods. She has on countless occasions opened up about the problems she's facing with weight, and added that Weight Watchers might be able to help her out now.
A study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma suggests that treating acromio-clavicular (AC) joint dislocation with surgery might not always be the best, and that alternative treatments such as sling and rehabilitation among other non-invasive therapy are best.
Stress and depression have been identified as the main causes why more than 70 percent of Chinese people are not satisfied with sex, according to the results of a national survey published on Sunday, Oct 25.
Following the Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is celebrated every October, a number of breast cancer survivors in the United States and around the world have been sharing their stories and the journey to total recovery from the fatal, debilitating disease.
Hot dogs, along with hamburgers, pizza, and pies, are one of the United States' all-time most popular foods, with 7 billion consumed at backyard cookouts and baseball ballparks between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and almost $5.25 billion spent on sausages and frankfurters last year. Clear Foods just released a report after doing molecular-level analyses of major hot dog and sausage brands' ingredients labels. Although brands such as Butterball and Eckrich received high scores, others contained human deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), while certain vegetarian "veggie dogs" contained meat.
Scattered throughout China are remnants of its past, from man-made structures to natural scenery and formations. Such is the case with Shanxi Province, where visitors can catch a glimpse of an important ancient civilization.
Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) is creating havoc on the coral reefs around the world. The chemical is commonly used in sunscreen lotions and has been found to have damaging effects.
Researchers reported on October 23, Friday that blood cancer and rheumatoid arthritis drugs approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) could be used in baldness treatment creams to stimulate new hair growth such as for receding hairlines. While cancer medications are often linked to hair loss, special Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors might be an effective treatment or cure for baldness.
