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  Life   Health  08 Feb 2017

Life, Health, 08 Feb 2017

People lose track of time due to Facebook use

People tended to underestimate the time they had been looking at Facebook-related images to a greater extent than other internet images.

08 Feb 2017 9:04 PM

Health of women affected by marital transition

Divorce was not only associated with a lower BMI, but also a reduction in waist circumference with improvements to diet.

08 Feb 2017 8:55 PM

Gel based contraception for men to be introduced soon

This contraceptive gel, which has the potential to be a reversible alternative to vasectomy, prevents sperm from leaving the body.

08 Feb 2017 8:39 PM

Girls discriminated against by teachers due to weight

This may reflect findings that obesity is more stigmatised among women than among men or individuals of other races.

08 Feb 2017 8:30 PM

Workplace frustration reduced by swimming for one hour

The findings indicated that burning an additional 587 calories can reduce the harmful effects of mistreatment.

08 Feb 2017 8:24 PM

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These habits turn singles off immediately during sex

Texting and broken screens are among other issues

08 Feb 2017 5:32 PM

Sickle cell trait can make diabetes test not detect the disease

The inability to detect the disease in time gives the sickle cell paitients lesser time to collect glucose

08 Feb 2017 10:09 AM

Innovative technique connects liver `directly` to the heart

The life saving technique was used on a 21-year-old Iraqi woman suffering from a rare genetic disorder

08 Feb 2017 9:49 AM

Drinking from plastic bottle while pregnant makes babies obese

Polycarbonate plastic water bottles contain a chemical bisphenol A which is a hormone disruptor for women

08 Feb 2017 8:48 AM

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