NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A report out today points to yet another possible harmful effect of exposure to phthalates -- a controversial plastics chemical used widely in the manufacture of consumer products. Researchers from Turkey found higher blood levels of the most commonly used plasticizer, DEHP, in a group of boys with abnormal enlargement of the breasts -- a common condition seen ...

Chefs rustled up the world's biggest tiramisu at a food festival in France on Friday, whipping buckets full of eggs, cream, sugar and cocoa into a tonne of the finger-licking Italian treat. Weighing in at 1,075.92 kilograms (2,367 pounds) the giant tiramisu -- which means "Pick me up," or "Send me to heaven" in Italian -- was officially ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - American Joel Dennis has a strong bond with renowned French chef Alain Ducasse. After working four years for Ducasse, he moved to Chicago to head the kitchens at TRU and Blue Water Grill, two of the city's top restaurants. In 2008, the 37-year-old returned to New York City as the executive sous chef at Ducasse ...

Dud dates arranged at traditional online match-making services prompted Steve Odom to create a website for those seeking love in a hyper-connected world. Freshly-launched Gelatodating.com breaks from simply matching personal profiles to weaving Twitter comments, Facebook updates and other social networking activities together to capture the online persona. "We tried to make it more authentic and real-time," said Odom ...