How a ‘harmless’ driving offence could see you risk a prison sentence

Motorists are being warned that flouting a seemingly innocuous driving rule could land them a prison sentence.  Lying about the person who committed a driving offence and taking the penalty points for someone else is illegal can land the people involved in serious trouble.  A recent study revealed that one in five motorists surveyed had […]

Keeping your phone on your desk seems harmless — but researchers find it distracts you even when it’s off

GaudiLab/Shutterstock.com Your phone is probably hurting your ability to focus at work, according to new scientific research. In fact, people generally don’t realize how their phone is affecting their behavior. The best solution is to plan to keep your phone in another room at certain times. I could start this article with a quip about […]

Potent Nocebo: The more expensive a harmless cream, the more pain it inflicts

Enlarge / Ow. (credit: Getty Images | Media for Medical) The mind is a powerful medicine. Given an ineffective treatment, patients can experience real health improvements by simply believing that the treatment works—the placebo effect. But this blissful delusion has a dark side: when a harmless placebo becomes effective, it becomes harmful, too, causing side-effects […]

Common ‘harmless’ virus can cause THIS disease – forcing YOU to go gluten free

The reovirus – which is only thought to cause mild or harmless symptoms in humans, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to ceoliac disease. New research from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found the virus can trigger not only coeliac disease, but also type […]