The China Post June 20, 2011 The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday announced that as of June 17, there have been no new reports of more tainted products by plasticizer-manufacturers Yu Shen Co. and Binghan Co., a sign that the health crisis may finally be under control. However, the good news domestically was met...
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CBS News June 17, 2011 By    David W Freeman (CBS) It’s enough to make you sick. Kids as young as 10 are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight, according to a new study. And believe it or not, the problem is more common among boys than girls. The study involved about 9,000...
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Psych Central June 17, 2011 By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Bulimia Among Young Boys in TaiwanA study from Taiwan of 16,000 school-age children trying to lose weight showed that children as young as 10 made themselves vomit. And the problem was more common in boys than...
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inhabitat.com 06/10/11 by Brit Liggett A boat made from 100% trash set sail from Taiwan this week with recycled plastic bottles keeping it afloat and old advertising sails pushing it along. The vessel, dubbed the Polli-Boat after its flotation device — a product called Polli Bricks — is the brainchild of Miniwiz, a Taipei-based...
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The China Post June 2, 2011 TAIPEI — Determined to help people keep off the pounds during this month’s Dragon Boat Festival, a team of nutritionists has introduced a set of low-calorie, high-nutrition recipes for zongzi, the delicacy most associated with the holiday. Traditional zongzi — glutinous rice with a sweet or savory stuffing...
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