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Chef Jamie Oliver came up against stiff resistance from locals in the American city of Huntington when he filmed his new show 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution' in West Virginia. Picture: Getty Images

West Virginia eats Jamie for breakfast

Tuesday March 23 2010

He swaggered into town with a can-do attitude, a cheeky-chappie smile, and a burning desire to help the world's fattest schoolchildren. But less than an hour later, the impertinent English superchef was being reduced to tears as hostile locals told him to lay off their beloved nuggets, pizza, and chocolate milkshakes.

Now doctors say it's good to be fat

Friday March 12 2010

A startling new study by medical researchers in the United States has caused consternation among public health professionals by suggesting that, contrary to conventional wisdom, being overweight might actually be beneficial for health.

Act on fluoride study now

Friday February 19 2010

Why wait another three years before John Gormley's fluoride safety study is ready (Irish Independent, February 13) when he, like the rest of Europe, has already found fluoridation to be both unsafe and ineffective?

'Fat clubs' thriving in America

Wednesday October 28 2009

American nightclubs catering specifically for fat people are proving a hit with plus-sized partygoers looking for acceptance.

Sidewiki in action. Image: Google

Google Sidewiki: new tool lets anyone comment on webpages

Thursday September 24 2009

Google has launched Sidewiki, a tool that appears as a browser sidebar where anyone can share their insights on any web page.

Two die as plague outbreak closes town

Tuesday August 04 2009

CHINA has sealed off a town after two people died and 10 are believed to have contracted pneumonic plague.

Pregnant women at greater risk from virus

Thursday July 30 2009

PREGNANT women infected with the new H1N1 swine flu have a much higher risk of severe illness and death and should get prompt treatment with antiviral drugs, US researchers said yesterday.

Irish total now 81 as seven new swine flu cases confirmed

Tuesday July 07 2009

SEVEN new cases of swine flu were confirmed last night as the number of people who have contracted the potentially deadly virus in the Republic since the alert began climbed to 81.