Virtuosity to vulgarity, Paris shows have it all
RITAIN'S daredevil designer John Galliano ripped apart all notions of conventional, wearable fashion, unleashing a wild collection for Christian Dior which he tried to explain through the words of Oscar Wilde.
Dogs on the catwalks give Sorbier some bite
BORZOIS, basset hounds and boxers stole the spotlight from the supermodels last Wednesday when a string of fashionable canines frolicked down the catwalk at Franck Sorbier's haute couture collection.
Fashion painting collections open to the public
LAST Wednesday, Paris' cultural Pompidou Centre opened a room of famous modern paintings under the Yves Saint Laurent company's sponsorship.
Xu traces contours of history
WHAT was the layout of Shanghai like 100 years ago? What kind of cartographic changes were occurring on both sides of the Huangpu River? Most, if not all, of these answers can be found in a 14-square-metre room tucked in a narrow lane off the busy Nanjing Road East.
No cure a big headache
HEADACHES may be a pain in the neck, but they are generally a normal experience of adult life.
Indoor air worsens asthma
WASHINGTON - Cockroaches, dust mites, mould and second-hand smoke are definitely to blame for making asthma worse, especially in children, according to a report issued last week.
Flu rate down, Type B on rise
RELATIVELY normal weather has kept the number of patients suffering from influenza down, doctors from Shanghai Children's Medical Centre (SCMC) and Shanghai No 1 Hospital indicated.
Apple a day improves lung function
LONDON - An apple a day may not only keep the doctor away, it could also be good for the lungs, researchers said. Eating five apples or more a week improves breathing and lung functions, according to Barbara Butland and researchers at St George's Hospital Medical School in London. In a report in the journal Thorax last week, the scientists said apples contain high levels of an antioxidant flavonoid called quercetin that may help to protect the lungs from the harmful effects of pollution and cigarette smoke. Quercetin is also found in onions, tea and red wine. Researchers studied the diets and measured the lung function of more than 2,500 men between the ages of 45 and 59 living in Wales from 1979. Five years later they measured each man's ability to breathe and compared the results with his diet. "We have demonstrated a positive cross sectional association between lung function and the number of apples eaten per week in a cohort of middle-aged Welshmen," the researchers said. After considering other factors such as smoking, weight and exercise which could also influence breathing, the researchers found a link between eating apples and improved lung function. (Agencies via Xinhua)
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