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Shoes may have changed how we run
Wearing cushioned running shoes may have changed the way in which many of us run, new research suggests. Using slow-motion footage, scientists have discovered that experienced barefoot runners land very differently from runners who wear shoes. The researchers showed that runners who have trained barefoot tend to strike the ground with their forefoot or mid-foot, rather than their heel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8483401.stm
IT'S A RIGHT HANDED WORLD... BUT NOT FOR LEFT-HANDERS
MOST OF US aren't lucky enough to be ambidextrous - and writing with our non-dominant hand is clumsy, difficult and yields spectacularly scrawling results. But according to scientists, the difference in motor ability between our right and left hands is actually very small.
http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/154737/It-s-a-right-handed-world-but-not-for-left-handers
Morning-after pill that works five days later
A new morning-after pill can be used up to five days after sex, longer than any protection against pregnancy developed so far, doctors claim. The tablet is more effective than existing drugs taken by thousands of women each year, according to a major study.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1246864/Morning-pill-works-days-later.html
Professional women are the new big drinkers: They down double the alcohol of those in lower paid jobs
Professional and managerial women are downing almost twice as much alcohol as the lower paid, according to an official survey. They are drinking an average of 10.2 units a week - more than a bottle of wine - compared with 6.5 units for manual workers. While this is nowhere near the 15-unit safe limit for an individual, it is an alarmingly high average for the general population bearing in mind that some women don't drink at all.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246748/Professional-women-new-big-drinkers.html
Kellogg's to cut the salt in its cereals by a third following pressure from health watchdogs
Kellogg's will cut the salt content of its Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and other brands by up to a third following pressure from health watchdogs. The company has previously delayed the reduction of salt levels, claiming customers enjoy the taste it offers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...eals-following-pressure-health-watchdogs.html
Too many superfoods could be harmful
Superfoods such as broccoli, lentils and blueberries could be harmful if consumed in large quantities, according research into the impact of the antioxidants they contain. Blueberries Scientists have found that too much of the superfoods could mean an imbalance between the number of antioxidants ? which slow damage to muscles and cut the risk of heart disease and cancer ? and pro-oxidants. Researchers at Kansas State University?s Cardiorespiratory Exercise Laboratory studied how to improve oxygen delivery to the skeletal muscle during physical activity by using antioxidants.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodandd...143/Too-many-superfoods-could-be-harmful.html
Wearing cushioned running shoes may have changed the way in which many of us run, new research suggests. Using slow-motion footage, scientists have discovered that experienced barefoot runners land very differently from runners who wear shoes. The researchers showed that runners who have trained barefoot tend to strike the ground with their forefoot or mid-foot, rather than their heel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8483401.stm
IT'S A RIGHT HANDED WORLD... BUT NOT FOR LEFT-HANDERS
MOST OF US aren't lucky enough to be ambidextrous - and writing with our non-dominant hand is clumsy, difficult and yields spectacularly scrawling results. But according to scientists, the difference in motor ability between our right and left hands is actually very small.
http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/154737/It-s-a-right-handed-world-but-not-for-left-handers
Morning-after pill that works five days later
A new morning-after pill can be used up to five days after sex, longer than any protection against pregnancy developed so far, doctors claim. The tablet is more effective than existing drugs taken by thousands of women each year, according to a major study.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1246864/Morning-pill-works-days-later.html
Professional women are the new big drinkers: They down double the alcohol of those in lower paid jobs
Professional and managerial women are downing almost twice as much alcohol as the lower paid, according to an official survey. They are drinking an average of 10.2 units a week - more than a bottle of wine - compared with 6.5 units for manual workers. While this is nowhere near the 15-unit safe limit for an individual, it is an alarmingly high average for the general population bearing in mind that some women don't drink at all.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246748/Professional-women-new-big-drinkers.html
Kellogg's to cut the salt in its cereals by a third following pressure from health watchdogs
Kellogg's will cut the salt content of its Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and other brands by up to a third following pressure from health watchdogs. The company has previously delayed the reduction of salt levels, claiming customers enjoy the taste it offers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...eals-following-pressure-health-watchdogs.html
Too many superfoods could be harmful
Superfoods such as broccoli, lentils and blueberries could be harmful if consumed in large quantities, according research into the impact of the antioxidants they contain. Blueberries Scientists have found that too much of the superfoods could mean an imbalance between the number of antioxidants ? which slow damage to muscles and cut the risk of heart disease and cancer ? and pro-oxidants. Researchers at Kansas State University?s Cardiorespiratory Exercise Laboratory studied how to improve oxygen delivery to the skeletal muscle during physical activity by using antioxidants.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodandd...143/Too-many-superfoods-could-be-harmful.html