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Task force urges doctors to screen all adults for depression

Friday, 12 February 2016, 15:48 Last update: about 11 years ago

All adults, including pregnant women and new mothers, should be screened for depression as a routine part of health care, a U.S. government advisory group recommended Tuesday. Depression is a...

Designer Siki Im marches out vampires, but luxe vampires

Thursday, 11 February 2016, 16:01 Last update: about 11 years ago

It's a question for the ages and one designer Siki Im decided to present in clothes of black, oxblood and aubergine Thursday night as the second New York Fashion Week: Men's drew to a...

UN health chief: Zika virus is 'spreading explosively'

Thursday, 11 February 2016, 15:46 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting next...

Tommy Hilfiger puts out prep aimed at younger set

Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 16:01 Last update: about 11 years ago

But guardians of prep like Hilfiger most definitely need to adapt, he said Wednesday as he presented his Hilfiger Edition line aimed at "feeling necessary, youthful and ready for right now," according...

What to know about the tropical Zika virus in Latin America

Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 15:45 Last update: about 11 years ago

A rare tropical disease is spreading in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. The mosquito-borne Zika virus usually causes a mild illness but is now suspected in an unusual birth defect and...

Cam Newton took fancy pants where other pros dare not go

Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 15:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

Super Bowl 50 is just days away and already has a breakout star: the $849 Versace skinny pants of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Newton was snapped Sunday in the zebra stripe, gold...

Britain approves controversial gene-editing technique

Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 15:44 Last update: about 11 years ago

Britain's fertility regulator has approved a scientist's application to edit the human genetic code using a new technique that some fear crosses too many ethical boundaries. In a statement...

When to stop mammograms tricky issue as US ages

Saturday, 6 February 2016, 08:37 Last update: about 11 years ago

Lost in the arguing over whether women should begin mammograms at age 40 or 50 or somewhere in between is the issue they'll all eventually face: when to stop. "There's a point at which everybody...

Fergie applauds Jean Paul Gaultier's couture homage to '80s

Thursday, 4 February 2016, 16:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

It was probably before the time of his front row stars singers Fergie and Beth Ditto - but they laughed and applauded nonetheless at Jean Paul Gaultier's fashion homage to the Palace club,...

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