Health

Blood lead levels lower, but tooth decay higher in children who do not drink tap water
00:10 2017-11-30

American children and adolescents who do not drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much more likely to have tooth decay, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the study confirms that those who drink tap water are more likely to have elevated levels of lead in their …

Garlic breaks down antibiotic-resistant bacteria, allowing treatments to work again, study finds
23:30 2017-11-29

Garlic could ward off hospital superbugs, new research reveals. A compound in the pungent kitchen-staple, known as ajoene, breaks down resistant bacteria, allowing antibiotics to work again, a study found. As The Daily Mail reports, it does this by disrupting a gene that microbes require to stick to human tissue, without which they cannot reproduce, the Danish …

Marriage lowers risk of dementia by nearly a third
22:50 2017-11-29

Being married cuts the risk of developing dementia by almost a third, a major study has found. Those who wed are 30 per cent less likely to suffer from the condition than those who remain single, British researchers report. After combining data from more than 800,000 people worldwide, they suspect the lifelong interaction of marriage …

How honest SHOULD we be in bed?
21:35 2017-11-29

A well-timed moan that wasn’t entirely genuine, pretending to love being tied up because you know your partner gets turned on by it….we’re all guilty of telling lies to boost our partner’s ego. The question is: when is it OK to fib about sex and when isn’t it? There are some who believe full sexual …

Taking aspirin during pregnancy may up cerebral palsy risk in babies
18:07 2017-11-29

If you’re pregnant, it’s a good idea to avoid painkillers, especially aspirin as it may lead to your child’s development being compromised. A new research found that babies born to mothers who took aspirin were almost two-and-a-half times more likely to develop Cerebral Palsy. A life-long and incurable condition, cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder …