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Eating Chocolate Can Alleviate Pain, Study Finds

Eating chocolate or drinking a glass of water when neither hunger nor thirst is present can act almost like a painkiller in that they trigger relief, a new study quoted by The Telegraph has found. Conducted on rats, the study has also helped researchers establish that there is no connection between pain relief and su...

14 October 2009
14:21 GMT

LG BL40 Chocolate Already Available in the UK

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics already announced that it would deliver its elongated candybar LG BL40 Chocolate handset to the European market starting with September, at it seems that the company kept its promise. Handset users in the UK can already purchase the phone from Carphone Warehouse and mobi...

21 September 2009
03:55 GMT

LG BL40 Spotted in New Images

The upcoming version of South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics' Chocolate has already been announced officially, only that no details on the exact availability of the device have been unveiled. Until more will be known, or the handset becomes available on the market, new live images with the phone, which...

7 August 2009
05:18 GMT

LG's BL40 in New Ad, Sienna Miller to Promote It

South Korean Mobile phone maker LG Electronics already introduced officially its latest Black Label device, the LG BL40, which is also the second iteration of the company's Chocolate device, and we had the chance to have a look at the phone's official photos, yet now a new promo video with the handset has m...

1 August 2009
05:37 GMT

Official Photos of LG BL40 Surface

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics announced not too long ago plans to come to the market with a new iteration of its highly popular Chocolate, and rumors have also pointed towards the fact that the device will also be included in the company's Black Label series. While the said device has been until...

30 July 2009
03:03 GMT

Pregnant Adriana Lima Stays Fit with Yoga

Being one of the top supermodels in the world with a yearly paycheck of about $8 million means some sacrifices have to be made in terms of diet and working out. Being all of the above while also pregnant clearly implies changes are about to be made, as Adriana Lima also got to find out. The first of the type was abou...

28 July 2009
16:31 GMT

New Photos of LG BL42 Chocolate Leaked

LG's Black Label series of mobile phones seems determined to stay in the headlines this week, with more details on both the recently unveiled LG BL40 and with its “younger” brother LG BL42 making their way onto the web. The South Korean mobile phone maker already announced that it planned to release ...

17 July 2009
09:13 GMT

New Photos of LG BL40 Emerge, BL42 Also Spotted

One of the newest cell phones that surfaced again into the wild is the LG BL40, the new flavor of South Korean mobile phone maker's popular Chocolate, and the fourth device in the company's Black Label series. This time around, however, it seems that the phone hasn't been caught on camera alone, but to...

16 July 2009
10:23 GMT

Promo Video with LG Chocolate BL40 Spotted

LG Electronics, the South Korean mobile phone maker that announced a little while ago that it planned to become the second largest cell phone vendor in the world, also unveiled a few days ago that it purposed to bring back to the market one of the most successful mobile phone brands it had produced, namely LG Chocola...

13 July 2009
09:34 GMT

LG BL40 Chocolate Black Label Series 4 Unveiled

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics announced on Tuesday plans to come to the market with a new version of its very popular Chocolate mobile phone. Although it mentioned that the new device should land sometime before the end of August, the company hasn't said too much on the specifications of the han...

8 July 2009
06:58 GMT

LG Chocolate Returns in August

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has announced today that it plans to bring back on the market its highly popular Chocolate device, and that it is currently working on the development of the next-generation such handset. The decision to bring Chocolate back on the market comes from the fact that the dev...

7 July 2009
10:22 GMT

Mars Bars Are Now Smaller, Still Cost the Same

Mars UK and Mars Australia have downsized the popular Mars and Snickers bars while keeping the same price. The move was initially meant to tackle the obesity crisis by offering smaller portions of the chocolate treat, but the fact that a drop in price had not been operated as well has forced Mars UK to admit to an un...

3 June 2009
14:31 GMT

Doing Math Made Easy with Chocolate

The fact that chocolate helps stimulate the brain and the mood is widely known; however, until now, researchers had no idea that the sweet stuff can also influence the way we do math. According to a new study, which is widely circulated in the British media, flavanols, compounds that can be found in chocolate, have t...

4 April 2009
03:31 GMT

Request for Government Tax on Chocolate Sparks Outrage

Obesity is by now a widespread-enough phenomenon to warrant positive action from the government. In the UK, for instance, the state is aiming to put a tax on chocolate to discourage people with weight issues from consuming it in such large quantities, much in the manner alcohol and cigarettes are taxed, reports in th...

19 March 2009
17:21 GMT

Chocolate that Helps You Lose Weight, Just a Fantasy

Losing weight often proves such a challenging feat that most of us simply give up on it halfway and then turn our attention to the so-called miracle cures now found on the market. Customers in the UK certainly went through this, as the Office of Fair Trading says, spending thousands of pounds on the wonder chocolate ...

20 February 2009
07:03 GMT

Scientists Find First Traces of Chocolate in the US

Researchers from the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition (HCHN) reported on Tuesday, in a recent edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that they've discovered the oldest known traces of chocolate in what is now the United States, and ha...

3 February 2009
12:01 GMT

Caffeine Associated with Hallucinations

High caffeine intake has been recently linked to an increased number of alarming reports from avid users, who say that they experience hallucinations regarding voices or things that are not really there. Those who consume more than the equivalent of seven cups of instant coffee per day usually get their caffeine from...

14 January 2009
09:37 GMT

Common Medical Holiday-Related Myths Debunked

The time of the holidays is also a time when parents fear that too much sugar ingested by their children, usually in the form of chocolate, candy and other sweets, can harm them and make them hyperactive. Some also believe that festive meals, served late at night, can cause them to gain weight, even if they eat respo...

19 December 2008
08:27 GMT

Chocolate Cravings Reduced by Short Walks

British scientists have linked short walks to a decrease in food cravings for the first time. Until now, studies have shown that the desire for cigarettes could be restrained by this method, but no one has been able to link low-intensity exercises to food cravings. Participants in the study completed a 15-minute long...

12 November 2008
09:13 GMT

Dark Chocolate Is Good for the Heart, Says Study

Eating one small square of dark chocolate daily keeps heart-related diseases and their consequences at bay, according to an Italian study. Almost every little thing you like to eat (or drink or inhale or feel) is generally labeled as being bad for health and officially accompanied by a warning. But many of these...

25 September 2008
08:23 GMT

Wanted: Women to Eat Lots of Chocolate

If you're past the menopause age, are suffering from type two diabetes and have a fondness for chocolate, a team of researchers at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital definitely have the perfect job for you. You will need your GP's approval to embark on this quest, but once you get that, you're...

6 June 2008
12:29 GMT

Chocolate Lowers Cholesterol

Since childhood, you've been hearing that chocolate destroys your teeth and makes you fat, but now, a now a series of researches have been made to show the beneficial health effects of chocolate. There is only one condition though: it must have as much cocoa as possible, even up to 60-75%. Thus, we're talki...

22 April 2008
02:37 GMT

Women Would Disclose Their Passwords for a Chocolate Bar

God, this sounds funny... Women would be ready to disclose their passwords with the promise that they'll get a chocolate bar! Fortunately, it was only a research conducted by Infosecurity Europe over 576 office workers in UK. The ones who conducted the survey have set up a whole scenario: the employees who talke...

16 April 2008
17:41 GMT

LG KF600 Review

The third ranked Asian handset manufacturer, Korean-based company LG, throws on the market another device that will probably make you drool. The new LG KF600 is the right successor of both Chocolate and Shine series that received so many awards in the past. Unfortunately, all the prizes received by LG's mobile p...

2 April 2008
09:11 GMT

How Is Chocolate Made?

The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) is believed to have originated in South America, in the basins of Amazon or Orinoco. In 1502, Columbus was the first European to encounter the tree during his fourth voyage, but he completely ignored the fruits resembling a melon. Two decades later, Hernan Cortes observed with amazeme...

29 January 2008
07:03 GMT

Chocolate Is Bad for Your Bones!

Chocolate may induce more harm than increased fatty deposits on the undesired locations. A new research carried out at the University of Western Australia and published in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" shows that regular chocolate consumption could cause weaker bones and osteoporosis. Female subjects ...

28 January 2008
04:09 GMT

Is the Dark Chocolate Really Healthy?

What they told you when you were a child that chocolate destroys your teeth and makes you fat has got an odd twist: many researches are coming with an avalanche of good effects chocolate has on your health. That's why many do not bother finding an excuse for tucking in chocolate, especially if dark. And with the...

28 December 2007
03:36 GMT

Top 6 Foods That Boost Memory

The exam sessions mean mental and physical exhaustion. But there are some mental vitalizers helping you finish the course without problems or stress. After various hours of studying, the eyes get tired too. Tired eyes can be relieved by washing the area with fresh water, which gives a refreshing and relaxing sensatio...

10 December 2007
14:06 GMT

LG FM33 Mp3 Player Review

LG Labs are the ones responsible for setting an obsessive chocolate trend in the electronics industry. It put chocolate in almost every gadget they roll out and the FM33 media player is no exception.However, if you happen to get hooked on the idea of mixing gastronomy with gadgetry, you should check out this portable...

23 November 2007
04:58 GMT

Would You Disclose Your Credit Card Info For A Chocolate Bar?

Since the credit cards contain so much information about your money, an important part of today's attacks are obviously targeting them as the hackers aim to steal users' credentials and get access to their accounts. Gunter Ollmann of Frequency X wrote that along with credit cards and identity info, the pass...

23 November 2007
03:02 GMT

New Discovery: Chocolate is 3,000 Years Old!

Perhaps you cannot imagine life without chocolate. And many women give up sex for chocolate easily. Now we know when it was discovered: over 3,000 years ago, five centuries earlier than previously thought. A new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that chocolate was an "acciden...

13 November 2007
04:05 GMT

LG Venus, the Sexy Slider Phone

Recent information concerning LG Venus has surfaced, reviving the Chocolate concept with a fresh design, but similar ambitions. The phone brings some bold features that few other similar devices have dared to bring up to this point.LG Venus should open the door to a new line of handsets that will replace the highly s...

31 October 2007
09:10 GMT

13 Reasons Why Chocolate Is Good for Your Health and Sexuality

Since you were a child you've been told that chocolate destroys your teeth and makes you fat; well, now, scientists in fact recommend chocolate as being even more efficient than many drugs in preventing and treating various conditions. On one condition, though: it must have as much cocoa as possible, even 60-75%...

17 October 2007
14:06 GMT

Addictive Fine Piece of Chocolate MP3 Player, From Brando!! Yummy...

The USB Chocolate MP3 player from Brando looks like a piece of white chocolate, indeed. It even weighs the same, meaning a mere 12 grams of technology. I mean you could lose this fellow in the dryer, drop it in the sink, or even in your dog's mouth.With no connection whatsoever, I know another Chocolate MP3 pla...

10 October 2007
07:36 GMT

Chocolate Fights off Fatigue

Chocolate is known to be good for memory, sex drive, tooth health, mood and long life. But a new dark chocolate formula could also fight against symptoms of the chronic fatigue syndrome. A pilot trial made at Hull York Medical School revealed that subjects experienced less fatigue when consuming dark chocolate with a...

2 October 2007
05:41 GMT

Is Chocolate Really Addictive?

Chocolate advertising often centers on naïve sexy women lured by men with chocolate. Still, there is barely any proof that this widely desired kind of sweets causes real addiction. "Rather, chocolate is irresistible partly because we know we're not supposed to have too much. People readily label themselves choco...

12 September 2007
03:34 GMT

8 Urban Myths about Foods

Urban myths have some common points: they are absurd, and the more absurd they are, the more widespread they get. Myths about food make some people pay attention rather to what an illiterate has to say than a doctor in nutrition. However, in many cases, these myths manage to confuse and mystify even educated people. ...

1 August 2007
14:31 GMT

LG KU580 Fatty Chocolate Mobile Phone

LG's biggest hit has been by far the Chocolate mobile phone until now. Although it highly resembles this success, LG KU580 fails in being one itself.LG KU580 mobile phone is also named the Hero, for an undefined reason. This is an elegant handset, with an impressive finishing. The case has smooth, straight lines...

6 June 2007
09:50 GMT

Food That Boosts Memory

Chocolate, tea, grapes and blueberries seem to have nothing in common except the fact they share a molecule found to improve memory abilities in mice. Further trials at the Salk Institute assessed if epicatechin has the same effects on humans. Previous researches showed that epicatechin improves the brain blood flow,...

1 June 2007
08:55 GMT

Chocolate Against Tooth Decay

What do you think about chocolate toothpaste? It's exactly the bitterest chemical found in chocolate, theobromine, which encourages the fight against cavities. This chemical, a molecule similar to caffeine, is also a stimulant. Preliminary tests revealed to a Tulane team that this chemical is more efficient than...

31 May 2007
15:36 GMT

Edible Anus Chocolates. That Pretty Much Says It All...

Have you ever had one of those days when you had to buy a present for your friend/mother/lover and nothing came to mind? You know, those times when you wandered from shop to shop, gazing at windows like an idiot, not being able to settle on something that your friend/mother/lover would love? Or those days you would w...

3 May 2007
11:22 GMT

LG Preparing New 'Blockbuster' Handset

After its recent success with, well, all of its products, LG has announced that it may consider launching another groundbreaking model later this year. This follows LG Shine's record breaking sales number of over one million units. The company recorded massive sales with its Chocolate phone as well, and the Pra...

26 April 2007
08:53 GMT

For The Sake of Mobile Phones

To adapt to the new trend in which everybody judges you according to the mobile phone you own, youths tend to reanalize their priority list, in favor of mobile phones.It is reported that more and more teenagers give up smoking, eating chocolate or buying CDs to save money for a newly released gadget in order to impre...

16 April 2007
10:11 GMT

Chocolate Induces Much More Pleasure Than Kissing

Lovers say "sweet kisses", but in the end they would rather indulge themselves with chocolate ... Because what melting chocolate triggers lasts much linger than the sensation after a passionate kiss, as a team at the University of Sussex has proven. Couples in their 20s were monitored for their heart rates (with hear...

16 April 2007
09:36 GMT

Chocolate Instead of Antibiotics

Chocolate has been found to present various health benefits, related to sex life, mood, blood, heart and brain. And this is not all. "The health benefits of epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa, are so striking that it may rival penicillin and anesthesia in terms of importance to public health," signaled Marina Mur...

12 March 2007
05:22 GMT

Buy a Pizza and Get a Free LG Chocolate

The places you can get a cellphone from have become more numerous each day but never in my whole life have I thought or even heard about getting a mobile phone from some shop selling pizzas. Although Pizza Hut isn't exactly your usual small grocery store, I'm sure no one would ever think they can get in, bu...

1 March 2007
11:02 GMT


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