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European wine producers face a “very difficult situation” amid threatened tariffs, climate change and changing tastes as young people drink less, but the EU is looking to help. Photo: Reuters
Food and Drinks

EU proposes ‘wine package’ as Trump threatens 200% tariffs

Plans to help European winegrowers adapt to climate change, boost tourism to vineyards and market alcohol-free wine come as trade war looms.

Wellness

Dementia’s links to diabetes, herpes explored as research widens

Wellness

This teacher lost 36kg. Now she runs races that used to be impossible

Wellness

Meet the Irish farmer using alpacas for animal therapy for the elderly

With their ‘huge brown eyes’, camelid therapy animals ease anxiety among nursing home residents and those with special needs, farmer says.

Joe Phelan feeds some of his herd on his alpaca farm near Dublin, Ireland. Photo: Reuters
Joe Phelan feeds some of his herd on his alpaca farm near Dublin, Ireland. Photo: Reuters
Wellness

Why ‘micro-retirement’ career breaks are so attractive for Gen Zers

A rising workplace trend involves employees taking months-long career breaks while they are still young and active.

Wellness

From a prison stretch in Bali to becoming yoga teacher in Hong Kong

Caught with marijuana leaving Bali, Lyn Savage spent 11 months in prison, where she took up yoga, which she now teaches in Hong Kong.

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Suffering from a migraine? Cinnamon may provide remedy, study suggests

Researchers in Seoul ease man’s chronic migraines using cinnamon after traditional drugs fail. They say it works by inhibiting inflammation.

Cinnamon could be a remedy for migraines, a new study suggests. Photo: Shutterstock
Cinnamon could be a remedy for migraines, a new study suggests. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Free museum visits for health? This town will give you the doctor’s note

A novel medical option encourages patients to get physical and intellectual exercise, while the arts have been shown to boost mental health.

Wellness

Scared of needles? Blood-taking robots could provide painless solution

A Dutch firm’s AI-powered machines that draw blood with more accuracy than humans without the patient seeing the needle to be trialled in US.

Wellness

Here is why literally keeping your cool might help you live longer

Reducing body temperature by entering a torpor-like state, like hibernation in animals, could keep you younger, a study in mice suggests.

Hibernation-like habits could work better than anti-ageing creams and sweat-inducing workouts for older people who want to stay looking young for longer, a new study in mice suggests. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Flex it like Beckham. Ex-soccer star builds muscles and braces for big 5-0

Strength work on his core and upper body eases wear and tear on his back from football career, Beckham says as he prepares to turn 50 in May.

David Beckham says he has “put a bit of meat” on his pecs working out with personal trainer Bobby Rich. Photo: instagram.com/davidbeckham
David Beckham says he has “put a bit of meat” on his pecs working out with personal trainer Bobby Rich. Photo: instagram.com/davidbeckham
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 28-30

Get your fill of art, washed down with cocktails if desired, join in some art-based journaling, or snap up some limited-edition sneakers.

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Wellness

Buddhism as therapy? Korean psychiatrist’s treatment is built around it

Doctor calls Buddhism ‘a perfect system for eliminating suffering’ – the goal of psychiatry. So he prescribes patients Buddhist meditation.

Wellness

Surfing psychologist shares sport’s benefits, questions Hong Kong ban

‘Surfing saved my life,’ a surfer told Hong Kong researcher Judith Blaine. She asks why the city bans a sport that benefits health.

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Psychologist and surfer Dr Judith Blaine at Big Wave Bay in Hong Kong. Photo: Antony Dickson
Wellness

Now in pill form, hair loss treatment easier to use, may be more effective

Hair loss solution minoxidil in the 1990s was a sticky topical solution applied to the scalp. Now you can take it orally. It may work better.

Minoxidil, once applied topically to treat hair loss, now comes in pill form. Photo: Shutterstock
Minoxidil, once applied topically to treat hair loss, now comes in pill form. Photo: Shutterstock
Art

Hong Kong ASMR show brings internet trend out from behind the screen

Since ASMR took the internet by storm during the pandemic it has been a private, virtual experience. Weird Sensation Feels Good changes that.

Wellness

Want to live longer in good health? Longevity wellness gyms may help

‘Brain-body’ workouts mix physical and cognitive training to extend health spans. Other gyms use long-established therapies to slow ageing.

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Hong Kong gong master rings up 10 years of changing lives

After 28 years in the corporate world Martha Collard was moved to play gongs and opened Red Doors Studio to share their stress-busting power.

Martha Collard strikes a gong at Red Doors Studio in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, which she opened in 2015 after nearly three decades in corporate work. Photo: Nora Tam
Martha Collard strikes a gong at Red Doors Studio in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, which she opened in 2015 after nearly three decades in corporate work. Photo: Nora Tam
Wellness

Ozempic workouts are the latest exercise craze, but are they anything new?

Workouts at gyms to combat muscle loss caused by GLP-1 drugs are gaining traction, but do they differ from regular strength training?

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How weight-loss drugs are reducing snacking and lowering grocery bills

People are buying healthier snacks and household food bills are dropping as GLP-1 weight-loss drugs alter eating habits.

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The more your waist expands, the bigger the loss of brain capacity later on

A bigger midriff in our forties is linked to poorer cognitive function in our seventies, international study finds.

A high waist-to-hip ratio in mid-life has been linked to poor brain health later. Photo: Shutterstock
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Men’s obesity risk triples if they’re married, new research finds

Both men and women are at significant increased risk of being overweight if married, but men are also 3.2 times more likely to be obese.

Married men are 3.2 times more likely to be obese than unmarried men, according to a new study. Photo: Shutterstock
Married men are 3.2 times more likely to be obese than unmarried men, according to a new study. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Italy’s oldest barista, still serving at 100, asks: ‘Why should I stop?’

Since her last holiday 67 years ago, Anna Possi has opened her cafe in northern Italy every day. ‘I’m around people. I feel good,’ she says.

Wellness

‘A tsunami of addiction disorders’ facing young people, study suggests

More than a quarter of 10- to 17-year-olds show risky or pathological use of digital media, study says, with 1 in 20 considered addicted.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 21-23

See street art at HKwalls, try a mash-up of wonton noodles and modern Chinese cuisine, learn how to celebrate your unique essence and more.

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Hong Kong street art festival HKwalls is back for its 10th edition from March 22 to 30, 2025, centred on PMQ in Central district. It’s one of our top five things to see and do in Hong Kong this weekend. Photo: HKwalls
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