Diabetes: The alcoholic drink found to be ‘beneficial’ for lowering blood sugar levels

DIABETES type 2 is a chronic condition whereby high blood sugar levels threaten to ravage the body. Modifying your diet can help keep the risks at bay. It may come as a surprise to hear a popular alcoholic drink has proven to be “beneficial” for lowering high blood sugar levels.

Health WARNING for over-60s: Walking may NOT be beneficial for the heart

Air pollution could be negating the beneficial health effects of walking, claimed scientists from Imperial College London. Exhaust fumes from cars and vans could make breathing more difficult in over-60s, and increase the stiffness of arteries while walking, they revealed. Previous research has claimed arterial stiffness may cause high blood pressure. New air quality limits […]

'6m people miss out on life-saving statins' More patients should be given beneficial drug

A new study reveals that if drug guidelines were strictly adhered to, nearly 12 million adults aged between 30 and 84 would be eligible.  That is double the current number of people taking them.  The analysis is the first to scrutinise a recommendation by drug-rationing body Nice saying the pills should be offered to anyone […]

Distractions can be hugely destructive or personally beneficial — but it depends how you use them

Alex Segre/Shutterstock Is distraction a curse or a blessing? Not giving full attention to what we should be doing makes us miss deadlines, fail classes, and crash into other drivers. Distraction certainly has a price. Nonetheless, we love our distractions! Social media, spectator sports, movies, books, TV shows, the news, video games — what would […]