LIFE

Kate Middleton is seen as a fashion trendsetter by many, including actress Anne Hathaway, and the clothes she wears sell out within hours, but some fashion experts say the Duchess of Cambridge is not a style icon.

Middle aged men who are looking after their health and are living healthy lives can have better sex lives too. A new analysis of an existing research claims that men can still have an amazing sex life even at their 40s if they know how to take care of their health and diet.

Target.com's Website crashed on Tuesday morning following intense cyber interest created by its sale of Missoni items, an Italian fashion brand known for zigzag knits and bright patterns.

Environment and health authorities in New Mexico, USA recalled cantaloupes sold by local produce retailers on Tuesday after three people who consumed the fruit suspected to be contaminated with listeria died from listeriosis.

Passenger screening at U.S. airports will be revised in the next weeks and months with children getting less pat-downs and being allowed to keep their shoes on at security checkpoints, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told American senators on Tuesday.

Beyonce Knowles looked glamorous for the Vera Wang fashion show with sister Solange at the New York fashion week.

The Duchess reigned over the best dressed list, leading over the likes of singer Cheryl Cole, and other fashionable celebrities.

WHO's Regional Director for Europe, Zsuzsanna Jakab, warned that dangerous and drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis are spreading at an alarming rate in Europe. WHO is launching a new regional plan to find, diagnose and treat cases of the airborne infectious disease more effectively.

The Fanning sisters and country superstar, Taylor Swift, were spotted in their front row seats at the Rodarte show for NY Fashion Week wearing some of the brand's creations.

A New Jersey man who seemed to be dying of leukemia is the first patient to get an experimental cancer treatment that uses a defanged form of HIV. The result was a stunning success.

More Australians are expected to be added to the number of patients suffering from chronic kidney ailments. According to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) forecast released Wednesday, the proportion of diabetics who would require kidney transplants or dialysis would shoot up to 64 per cent in 2020 from 45 per cent in 2008.

Japan has hit a new high record for having the most centenarians for 41 consecutive years.

As crowned Miss Universe 2011, Miss Angola, Leila Lopes hopes to push for several causes especially the fight against HIV, which has yet to be abated in Africa and is now raging in Asia.

The Rugby World Cup in NZ could potentially collect up to US$654 million in sales from international guests, and up to US$1.2 billion in the longterm from tourism revenue. A researcher at the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University in Britain, which prepared the report, said the tournament would be positively unique from its predecessors.

By disregarding posture and overusing gadgets, people are at greater risk of eye strain, tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, to name a few conditions. The hands, shoulders, neck and back are most prone to muscle aches resulting from misuse and abuse of electronic devices at improper posture.

A litter of glow-in-the-dark kittens must be taken seriously, as they may just shed light on a potential AIDS cure.

Melbourne and Sydney are featured in the Top 10 list of cities with the highest increase in hotel prices worldwide in the first half of the year, according to the latest Hotels.com® Hotel Price Index.

A new study in the most recent Australian Health Review has revealed Australians are paying more out of their own pockets for medicines than citizens in many other countries.

Steven Sonderbergh's star- studded film "Contagion" premise is about a lethal species-jumping virus that spread rapidly around the world. Director Steven Sonderbergh has said in interviews that he aimed for scientific and medical realism in the film going so far as to retain a panel of leading virologists and epidemiologists as consultants in the film. But just how realistic is the film? Could such a scenario really happen in real life?

Back in 2005, SpongeBob attracted controversy when a Christian evangelical group accused the popular cartoon of promoting a gay agenda. Now a new study says watching the bright yellow sponge could negatively affect schoolchildren's minds.

For 30 years, world-class airbrust Penrith artist Wayne Harrison has created art for the masses, painting everything from Harley Davidsons to jumbo jets. Now he is off to showcase his talent on television through a reality show. On the TV show Flesh Air, Harrison is expected to create a world-famous calendar showcasing his art- works on the human body.

Athletes who compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London will face tougher anti-doping tests next year. For the first time, a new test to catch blood dopers and users of human growth hormone will be used, the BBC reports.

A U.S. study blamed popular cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants for learning problems among 4-year-olds.

The effectiveness of popular diet shakes for weight-management programs continues to divide opinion. Whilst celebrity testimonials and marketers claim the effectiveness of these products, health professionals contrive to challenge their efficacy in losing weight.

The Cancer Council of New South Wales has renewed calls for tighter regulations on using promotional characters on food packaging. It claims that nearly 75 per cent of promotional characters on Australian food packets spruik products that are high in fat, salt, and sugar.

Tobacco companies and industry groups from Europe and Kenya have issued fresh warning against a bill requiring plain packaging of cigarettes in Australia. The country targets to amend the trademarks law to support the bill pushing for plain packaging for cigarettes.

Cochlear announced a voluntary recall of its unimplanted Nucleus CI500 cochlear implant range but assures that in case of failure, the implant will not result to injuries.

A Minnesota-based food company recalled about 185,000 pounds of ground turkey products on Sunday for testing positive to salmonella. Further investigations are due to be conducted on the plant in Arkansas

Studies have shown that children traced with pesticides on their urine can have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. A study conducted in Canada shows that upon testing children with pesticides on their urine, 119 of them are with higher chances of having this hyperactivity disorder.