- Jun 30 Sun 2013 10:18
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- Jun 30 Sun 2013 09:13
General anaesthesia boosts dementia risks for elderly 全身麻醉增加年長者失智風險
General anaesthesia for the elderly boosts the risks of dementia by more than a third, according to a study by French doctors.
年長者全身麻醉將增加失智風險逾3分之1,法國醫師所做的研究指出。
Researchers led by Francois Sztark at the University of Bordeaux in southwestern France analysed data from a long-term study into cognitive decline covering 9300 elderly people in three French cities.
- Jun 30 Sun 2013 09:12
Australian guards lose German jewel thief in Bangkok 澳洲保全在曼谷搞丟德國珠寶大盜
Australian immigration officials confirmed Tuesday that a German jewel thief transiting through Bangkok under escort managed to escape his guards and flee the airport in an embarrassing bungle.
澳洲移民官員週二證實,保全人員引渡德國珠寶大盜回德國、過境曼谷時,讓人犯逃離守衛,溜出機場,出現令人難堪的錯誤。
Carlo Konstantin Kohl, 25, was being extradited to Germany via Thailand when bad weather forced an extended stopover at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport and his two Australian guards decided to take him to a transit lounge.
- Jun 30 Sun 2013 09:12
Has blabbermouth Harry given the game away? 長舌哈利洩漏了秘密嗎?
Prince Harry has been telling friends that Kate and William are expecting a boy, it was reported.
報導指出,哈利王子已經告訴朋友,凱特和威廉就要有男孩了。
He is so happy about becoming an uncle he couldn’t keep the secret of the baby’s sex to himself.
- Jun 30 Sun 2013 09:11
Obama balks when asked if presidency is out of juice 被問到總統是否已經失勢,歐巴馬語塞
"Golly." That was Barack Obama, flabbergasted at a variant of a question all US presidents get sooner or later -- are you still relevant?
「天啊。」那是歐巴馬的回答,當時他被問到所有美國總統遲早都會被問到的一個問題而大吃一驚──你的地位仍舊舉足輕重嗎?
Obama appeared taken aback when asked at a White House news conference whether he still had the "juice" to get his agenda through clogged up Congress.
- Jun 30 Sun 2013 09:06
’Jealous’ women constantly lie to make life appear more exciting on Facebook 「善妒的」女性總愛在臉書說謊 把自己的生活描述得更精彩
Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting, a survey has found.
一項調查發現,女性總愛在「臉書」或「推特」這樣的社交網站上說謊,把自己的生活描述得比實際更精彩。
Researchers found that at least one in four women exaggerated or distorted what they are doing on social media once a month.
- Jun 30 Sun 2013 09:06
Mary! Your message in a bottle has arrived...28 years later 瑪莉!你的瓶中信…遲了28年後,來了
A Canadian man’s message in a bottle honoring his promise to write to a woman named Mary has finally washed ashore 28 years later in Croatia.
一名實踐諾言寫信給一個名叫瑪莉的女子的加拿大男子所寫的瓶中信,28年後終於被沖上克羅埃西亞海岸。
Surfers cleaning the debris from a beach at the mouth of the Neretva river in the southern Adriatic came across a half-broken bottle with a paper inside, Croatian newspaper Dubrovack Vjesnik said on its website.
- Jun 30 Sun 2013 09:05
Increase potassium and cut salt to reduce stroke risk 飲食增加鉀、減少鹽分可降低中風風險
Increasing potassium in our diets as well as cutting down on salt will reduce blood pressure levels and the risk of stroke, research in the British Medical Journal suggests.
刊登在「英國醫學期刊」的研究顯示,在我們的飲食中增加鉀並減少鹽分,可降低血壓和中風風險。
One study review found that eating an extra two to three servings of fruit or vegetables per day - which are high in potassium - was beneficial. A lower salt intake would increase the benefits further, researchers said.