Sleeping Pill Risk for Over-60s The risks of giving older people sleeping pills and other sedatives outweigh the benefits, researchers have said. Ma...
Increasing numbers of young people are being hit by mouth cancer, sparking new warnings about the disease. Mouth cancer was once considered to mostly ...
Short Thighs Linked to Diabetes Risk研究发现，大腿较正常长度短一点的人，患糖尿病的机率较高，这可能是在孩童时或在母亲子宫里营养不良所致。3月7日发布的这项研究报告进一步证明生命早期成长发育会影响日后罹患各种疾病的机率。以前有研究发现，矮子较容易患心脏病。而在这次研...
Beware of Wind Chill人们都知道，在温度相同的情况下，有风的冷天会比无风的天气感到寒冷。那是因为人体产生的热量会温暖体外薄薄的一层空气，对我们的体温有保护作用。而有风的天气这层暖空气会被吹散，加速体温的流失。在加拿大，每年都有近80人因寒冷而死。Anyone who's b...
Computer's Mouse May 'Bite' Hands, Wrist, Neck)丹麦的研究人员发现，人们越多使用鼠标，他们的手、手腕、脖子和肩越容易有疼痛、发麻及其他问题。学者们认为，引起这种不适的原因不在鼠标而在于使用鼠标时不断重复的动作造成的。目前来讲，最好...
London commuters opting to pedal to work A Londoner crosses Waterloo Bridge in the capital, where bike sales are booming.For years, Jon Wright conside...
Long working hours 'health risk' Working long hours can greatly increase the risk of suffering injury or illness, a study says.Workers who do ...
Official: Drinking Improves Thinking It is guaranteed to raise a cheer among those who enjoy a tipple: moderate drinkers are better thinkers than tee...
Why We Blink Without NoticingScientists have figured out why we rarely notice our own blinking. Our brains simply miss it, they say. The quest for the...
Health Fears for Obese Children 摘要： 欧洲青少年的体重在过去15年里一直呈不断增加的趋势。目前，专家们将注意力集中在了由肥胖而引起的大量健康问题。 Around half a million children in Europe are suffering clas...