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In 1915, it was imperative for France to keep its soldiers in good physical condition. The French War Ministry’s physical education school in Joinville looked for ways to improve soldiers’ performances and spot any problems with their health before they were sent to the Front

Oprah's exit from TV is a good reminder for entrepreneurs on how to build a brand, attract top talent, and exit when the time is right. After 4,560 shows, the queen of daytime television said goodbye to her legions of raving fans this week. Her last moments on television were marked by surprise appearances by throngs of celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Maria Shriver, and dozens mores

The stock of drug-maker Abbott Laboratories tanked May 26 after results were published on a trial of whether the B vitamin niacin can help prevent heart disease and strokes. The immediate follow-on question is whether the premise on which that trial was based, the so-called HDL Hypothesis, has just received another coffin nail

The MSC Opera has lived up to its name: the cruise liner has seen a lot of high drama since getting stranded in the Baltic Sea on May 14.

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Plastic doesn't have to end up in landfills or the ocean.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have misspoken when he said Windows 8 was coming in 2012, but now we hear MS will definitely demo a Windows 8 tablet PC next week.

PGT: Alvaro Quiros, 18-year-old Matteo Manassero and first round leader Luke Donald are all tied at 6-under par 136 at Wentworth’s West Course.

Discovery could offer insights into link between diabetes and heart disease and lead to new treatments

Once a pest of the past, bedbugs now infest every state in the U.S.. Cimex lectularius --small, flattened insects that feed solely on mammalian and avian blood--have been living with humans since ancient times

Researchers had hoped high doses of niacin would curb heart risk by raising levels of good cholesterol

Measles is back in a big way. Here's how to keep your little ones safe

One of the last followers of tech news to hear the reports Thursday that Apple had sued Fei Lam, the 17-year-old Queens high school student who infamously sold White iPhone conversion kits to eager buyers tired of waiting on Apple's release, was Fei Lam. How did Lam hear about it? "I came back from school today and saw your email," he tells Fast Company via chat message, adding, "Lol." For someone who allegedly made contacts in China to import iPhone parts before Apple, started his own business (WhiteiPhone4Now.com), and pulled in tens of thousands of dollars in revenue--sometimes as much as $8,000 a day --it's easy to forget that Lam is just a teenage boy still living with his parents

Dear EarthTalk : How are wild dolphins faring on the high seas? Recent reports of dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico may well be due to last year’s BP oil spill, but I imagine there are many threats to dolphins from pollution, human overfishing and other causes.