Tourists heading for a ski holiday in France or her capital Paris may want to consider kicking 'butt' on their smoking habit. Starting in France this year, smoking is now banned in all places that serve the public. That includes private businesses. Although 24 hours of grace was given for tipsy New Year's party-goers, by midnight January 2 every smoker needed to 'butt out'.

Statistics show that people, on the whole, are living longer lives nowadays. Scientists contribute much of this longevity to the fact that older people are taking care of themselves better than ever before. In fact, it has been shown that men over the age of 90 are living longer because of how they started taking care of themselves from the age of 70 and on.

Scientists and doctors have arrived at a new theory that may help many mothers fight their children's allergies before they are even born. Evidence found that mothers who consumed foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and olive oil could lessen their child's potential for developing allergies after birth.

The studies observed that a child's diet had little impact on the prevention of allergies - however, foods the mother ate during pregnancy seemed to have a direct connection to allergy development in their children before seven years of age.

Babymooning has taken the world by storm.

Just as a honeymoon takes place shortly after marriage, a babymoon is often scheduled after a couple finds out they're expecting a baby.

Sometimes the babymoon comes shortly after the baby is born. This is often done to give mom and dad a much-needed vacation, as well as to introduce the baby to a whole new world.

The skin is the largest organ. It is very important to follow guidelines to keep it clean and healthy. Summer sun often leads to painful sunburns that could lead to unsightly scarring and skin cancer.

As summer approaches, we often need reminders or new ideas to help protect our skin from harmful UV rays.

Choosing the Best UV Protection

While planning a beach vacation, we tend to have more important things on our minds than sun protection.

The Mediterranean island of Menorca was the life-long home of one of the oldest people in the world. The man who passed away recently at 114 years of age advised regular physical activity, a mild climate and a healthy, Mediterranean diet.

The man and his family tended a family orchard. He was still cycling to the orchard to work until he reached the age of 102.

Bad weather conditions keep people off the beaches while on holiday, but there is always the hotel pool, right?

Wrong.

Villas with pools are typically a nice retreat for the British and Germans on holiday in Majorca - however, a recent test of pools at local villas and resorts in Majorca showed that one-fourth of them were contaminated.

If you're ever in a bar fight in Ibiza and someone tries to smash a beer bottle to threaten you, the end result might not be as bad as you think.

When the bottle makes impact, instead of it being a deadly weapon, it will stay intact. A Lancashire police officer has recently introduced a new type of beverage container that is practically unbreakable and unbeatably practical.

Are you tired of the cramped quarters, smelly passengers and generally uncomfortable experience of flying? Does the idea of spending nine hours on a plane with noisy strangers make you feel a bit nauseous? In many places around the globe, the amenities once associated with flying, such as good meals, free drinks and great passenger service are lacking.

Over the many ages of man, life expectancy has gone up and down depending on several factors. Neanderthals, for example, had an average life expectancy of 20 years. The short life span was likely caused by a way of life that was much more dangerous than we now know.

Mankind's never-ending race to find the fountain of youth may never be over, but the more we learn about the human body, the healthier we are for it.