Source: Reuters The growth of online casinos offers new temptations for problem gamblers, but the internet should also provide avenues to treat them, according to a recent report in a leading medical journal. The report, published in The Lancet, found that researchers have made progress recognising and understanding gambling disorders, but need to keep pace...

Source: Reuters An hour spent playing video games may make teenage boys eat more over the rest of the day, a small study suggests. The study, of 22 normal-weight teens, found that the boys ate a bigger lunch when they had a pre-meal video game, versus an hour spent relaxing. And they did not make...

Source: Reuters As over 70 million baby boomers roll relentlessly into their retirement years, experts say those 65 and over who stay active and fit can spell the difference between independence and frailty. “It’s all about moving,” said Neal Pire, an exercise physiologist and spokesperson for the American College of Sports Medicine. “The phrase ‘use...

Source: Forbes Former homes of the world’s royals boast palatial environments and unmatched bragging rights. The world’s middle class isn’t the only group keen on owning a bit of royal memorabilia. Some of the world’s richest “commoners” have paid tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars for the former residences of history’s royal families....

Source: Reuters Although a 10-carat purplish-pink diamond failed to meet its reserve price at an auction recently, the market for the rare coloured gems is still strong, experts said. “Pink diamonds are red hot,” said David Young, President of Wexford Capital Management, a broker of fancy coloured diamonds. Christie’s had expected the 10.09-carat Fancy Vivid...

Source: Forbes Whether a home is newly purchased or long inhabited, an updated kitchen, a new deck or even a coat of fresh paint can make it feel spiffier. When it comes to luxury real estate, however, some homeowners take upgrades to the extreme, spending big bucks on outrageous amenities. Forbes pulled together a list...

Source: Reuters For harried young parents, this will come as no surprise — a study has found that having small children can make it tougher to keep up a healthy diet and exercise habits. More than 1,500 young US adults were surveyed for the study, published in “Pediatrics,” which found that parents of children aged...

Source: Reuters Indians are the most likely members of the global super rich to spend more on private jets and yachts over the next five years, while Africans and Russians are expected to increase their charitable giving, a recent survey showed. A poll of 160 advisers at a private bank within global financial firm Citigroup...

Source: Reuters An AntiGravity Yoga class looks more like circus play than an ancient practice, as people dangle head-first like bats or flip weightlessly through the air. But if the anti-gravity component stands yoga on its head, as an exhilarating group fitness experience, it has legs. “AntiGravity Yoga involves a mix of yoga, Pilates, calisthenics,...

Source: Reuters Young American adults have increased the amount of coffee they drink daily in 2011, after feeling better about their finances following the global economic crisis, a survey showed on Saturday. Forty per cent of the 18- to 24-year-olds who responded to the National Coffee Association’s (NCA) National Coffee Drinking Trends 2011 survey said...

Source: Reuters Winemakers in Mendoza, Argentina, where prized Malbec vines grow beneath Andean peaks, celebrated the end of grape-picking this month with a traditional parade of harvest queens and floats laden with flowers. But with festivities over for another year, Argentine vineyards have turned their attention to capturing relatively new Asian markets where burgeoning middle-classes...

Source: Reuters A spider that likes the smell of gasoline so much it chooses to build its webs in car emission systems was behind the recall of thousands of Mazda cars in the United States recently. Mazda Motor Corp said it was recalling 52,000 cars after the National Highway Safety Commission said the spider webs...