Cold and flu ‘can affect driving’
Having a bad cold or the flu can significantly affect a driver’s responses, insurers have claimed.
One hundred drivers with a range of conditions including colds, stress and headaches and 50 who were healthy were put through a hazard simulator test.
Mom’s obesity tied to higher infant mortality
Research shows that babies born to obese mothers are at increased risk for dying, particularly in the first weeks of life, compared to babies born to normal-weight mothers.
Confusion on acupuncture benefit
A major review of the effectiveness of acupuncture has concluded that it is hard to find a difference between “true” and “sham” versions.
The research comes just a week after a similar review suggested that both could prevent headache.
Want to get healthy? Exercise 7 minutes a week
Rigorous workouts lasting as little as three minutes may help prevent diabetes by helping control blood sugar, British researchers said on Wednesday.
Cutting calories ‘boosts memory’
Reducing what you eat by nearly a third may improve memory, according to German researchers.
Aspirin ‘could cut liver damage’
A dose of aspirin may be able to prevent liver damage caused by paracetamol or heavy drinking, suggest researchers.
Weight control program ups diabetics’ well being
People with type 2 diabetes show improvements in their physical and mental health-related quality of life after a year of participation in a weight management program, a report out this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows.
Eating Less May Not Extend Human Life: Caloric Restriction May Benefit Only Obese Mice
For lean mice – and possibly for lean humans, the authors of a new study predict – the anti-aging strategy known as caloric restriction may be a pointless, frustrating and even dangerous exercise.
Sex drive link to prostate cancer
Men who are more sexually active in their 20s and 30s may run a higher risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.
Single cell ‘can store memories’
Just one brain cell is capable of holding fleeting memories vital for our everyday life, according to US scientists.
