Archive for January 2nd, 2012

Fitness often not a priority for college students

By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:04am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Along with mother’s cooking and the family dog, regular exercise is too often among the childish things young adults leave behind when they make the move from home to college. Attention should be paid to this drop off, experts [...]

Afghan girls throw punches, aim for Olympic gold

By Agnieszka Flak and Hassib Sadat KABUL | Mon Jan 2, 2012 2:00am EST KABUL (Reuters) – Teenage Afghan sisters Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi are taking the fight for women’s rights more literally than most of their peers, throwing punches in a ring as members of their country’s first team of female boxers. They practice [...]