“Wine relaxes you, vodka gives you energy and beer boosts your confidence,” promises the Mail Online. This irresponsible headline was prompted by a survey of young people, which showed they associated different types of drink with different emotions. The headline didn`t mention the negative emotions reported by many res
"Just one brisk walk a week cuts risk of early death by 70% in older women, study claims," is the headline in the Mail Online.
The news comes from a US study that investigated the effect of different levels of physical activity on risk of death in older women (aged 72 on average).
To stay healthy,
"Dirty laundry a powerful magnet for bedbugs, study finds," is The Guardian`s headline, with The Times and The Daily Telegraph also covering this creepy-crawly story.
Bedbugs are small blood-sucking insects that live in cracks and crevices in and around beds. They crawl out at night and bite exposed skin to
"Vacuuming and scrubbing the floor are enough exercise to protect the heart and extend life," reports The Telegraph, with other media sources reporting a similar finding – that physical activity in our everyday lives is just as good as going to the gym.
This follows a large international study published in T
"Women get bored of having sex with their partner after just a year together, a new study suggests," is the rather crass story in the Mail Online.
The news is based on research that actually found multiple factors increased the likelihood of both men and women reporting a lack of interest in sex.
"Third-hand smoke exposure can cripple your brain and liver, affecting your mannerisms, increasing your risk of neurodegenerative diseases, and ruining your metabolism," the Mail Online reports. But the study it reports on involved mice not people.
That said, the researchers made considerable efforts to replicate
"Tattoos could give you cancer, new research suggests," is the entirely unsupported claim from the Mail Online.
The news come from a study that found evidence particles from tattoo ink can spread into lymph nodes – but it hasn`t been proven that tattoo ink causes cancer.
Researchers used samples o
"Spending just 20 minutes less sitting a day reduces blood sugar levels, improves cholesterol AND even makes you more muscly," is the Mail Online`s overly optimistic claim.
Researchers in Finland recruited people who worked in offices and had young children for a study investigating whether training could
“Women have more stamina than men,” is the definitive sounding, yet entirely unsupported headline in The Times.
The study the headline is based on involved just nine women and eight men.
Researchers asked each participant to do an exercise similar to calf raises (where the calves are used to lif
"Health bosses say 45 per cent of over-16s are so sedentary they do not manage the health-boosting ten-minute walk," the Daily Mail reports.
The headline comes after data compiled by Public Health England (the government body tasked with improving the nation`s health) found that more than 6.3 million adults
“A quarter of Americans are injured and hospitalized by tidying up `down there`,” the Mail Online reports. The headline is prompted by a survey which asked 7,570 adults about pubic hair removal and “grooming” (such as waxing). The researchers found that removing all pubic hair, and frequent hair removal, were most li
"Study finds just a sugar-cube sized piece of kitchen sponge can contain 54 BILLION bacterial cells," the Mail Online reports. A German study sampled 14 different kitchen sponges and found they contained far more bacteria than expected.
Genetic analysis revealed that the used sponges contained billions of bacteria,
