Anti-flammatory pill being tested for obesity illnesses

What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? U.S. scientists say inflammation is the key.

In their quest to determine how extra pounds set off the damage of those illnesses, a major study is testing whether an old, cheap cousin of Aspirin can fight Type 2 diabetes spurred by obesity.

Solving that mystery could point to more targeted treatments for obesity's threats.

Stroke patients improve using Nintendo Wii

Researchers say therapy using Nintendo Wii showed stroke patients achieve better motor function within four weeks.

The study conducted at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute focused on upper-body motions, and made use of the games Wii Tennis and Wii Cooking Mama, which involves players moving as if they're cutting up food.

-- Compiled by Florence Sicoli from Hamilton Spectator news services