It takes a lot of guts (and a lot of $) to pour a $150 bottle of wine all day long to the public at an event like the Boston Wine Expo. …

This very dark garnet colored Zin was very well received by our tasting panel. …

Michael and Ariane Batterberry receive culinary foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Investigators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control successfully used a new tool to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak — shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.

Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. More than half of American adults drink alcoholic beverages, according to background information in the article…

First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” Campaign tells us that about 32 percent of children and teens (or 25 million) are obese or overweight. It revealed those extra pounds put them at greater risk of developing debilitating and costly diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and may also cause them to lead a two to five year shorter life than their parents…

In response to the Department of Health’s ‘Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives Strategy Two Years On’ (1) report looking at the Government’s progress on tackling rising levels of obesity in children and adults, Peter Hollins, Chief Executive for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says: “Unfortunately childhood obesity levels in England remain far too high and it is too early to …

Georgia Nicols’ horoscope for March 12

Picket lines are expected to go up Thursday at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake after contract negotiations with workers stalled, resulting in a strike lockout at the world-famous theatre festival.

Police say a member of the pop group Girlicious was arrested after Glendale officers found more than a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop.

Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman’s Work."

"Twilight" heartthrob Robert Pattinson ditches the vampire fangs in his newest love story, "Remember Me."

The Royal Ballet has commissioned its first full length ballet in 15 years with Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland set to receive its world premiere at the Royal Opera House in February 2011.

People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a pair of food recalls because of concerns about Listeria monocytogenes and salmonella.

Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.

Jay Sean sweeps the boards at the 2010 Asian Music Awards by winning the four awards for which he was nominated.

Bathtime will never be the same after attending Soap, the often silly and often downright sexy aerial acrobatic show at the Riverside Studios, which proves there is more than one use for the humble tub.

The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.

A new production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Jesus Hopped The A Train will be performed by a cast of ex-prisoners and professional actors at Trafalgar Studio 2 from 6 to 24 April (press night 7 April).

Teen power won out on "American Idol" as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax.

A musical celebrating US musician Ray Charles will open on Broadway in November, it is announced.

‘Lost Boys’ actor Corey Haim dies at Burbank hospital at 38; coroner will determine cause

Shrek Forever After, the final instalment of the Shrek movie series, will open this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Robert De Niro will portray NFL football legend Vince Lombardi, who took the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowl victories, in a new biopic by ESPN Films.

Canadian actor Corey Haim, an actor who had struggled with drug addiction, died at age 38 early Wednesday in Los Angeles. Police say the exact cause is unknown.

Laila Rouass is accustomed to controversy after Anton Du Beke told her “Oh my
God, you look like a Paki” during rehearsals for Strictly Come
Dancing.

This musical celebration of the nation’s capital offered ramshackle fun, but
was not entirely successful. Rating: * *

The Philharmonia’s two concerts at the Festival Hall - one contemporary, the
other traditional - featured exemplary playing. Rating: * * *

Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra plans to salute the work of contemporaries Mozart and Haydn in a special program during its 2010-11 season.

I’m with the band: Judge rules in favor of Pink Floyd in battle with EMI over online sales

The One Show presenter Christine Bleakley completes her water-ski challenge across the English Channel in aid of Sport Relief.

Popular teen drama series Skins is commissioned for a further two series, broadcaster E4 announces.

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With obesity in America reaching alarming levels — across our adult and youth populations — results from a clinical trial unveiled by BodyMedia confirm that participants who used BodyMedia’s wearable body-monitoring technology either in conjunction with a group weight loss program or as part of their own self-directed program lost up to three times more weight than individual…