Nine out of 10 mothers questioned in a British Heart Foundation (BHF) survey misunderstood the nutrition information on children's foods.The BHF says mothers believe claims such as a source of calcium, iron and six vitamins mean a product is likely to be healthy. A mish mash of different food labelling styles is fuelling confusion among shoppers, it added. But manufacturers insisted their nut
Drinking whisky will result in a worse hangover than vodka, according to research by US scientists.The reason might lie in the number of molecules called congeners which it contains compared to vodka, the Brown University team said. But the study also suggested that sticking to vodka all night rather than whisky would not improve your performance at work the next day. The study is published in
Scientists believe they have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face.They say the key to the ideal arrangement of female facial features is the measurements between the eyes, mouth and ears. Applying their results, the Canadian pop singer Shania Twain was rated as having the perfect visage. The study, led by the University of Toronto, appears in the journal Vision Research. T
A suggestion that South African condoms should be branded with footballs during the 2010 World Cup is nuts , Cape Town's mayor has said.The proposal, by lobby groups working with prostitutes, is part of a debate around plans to try to prevent HIV/Aids spreading during the tournament. The South Africa National Aids Council and Sex World Education Advocacy Group also wants prostitution decriminali
Surveys of people's drinking habits grossly underestimate the amount they consume by some 44 million bottles of wine a week, a charity warns.Alcohol Concern says drinkers in the UK consume the equivalent of a bottle of wine per week more than they admit. It says this could be because they forget or underestimate how much they have drunk during heavy sessions. Sales would need to fall by almos
South Korea has sent medicine for swine flu to North Korea, after the North said it had nine cases of the virus.It marks the first government-level assistance from the South to the poor communist North in nearly two years. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had stopped sending aid without steps toward nuclear disarmament. Recent visits to the North by senior Chinese and US diplomats have been a
A Brazilian toddler found with 42 sewing needles inside him has been airlifted for emergency surgery.Doctors have rushed him to a specialist cardiac unit in Salvador after discovering two needles in the left ventricle of his heart. Police earlier said his stepfather had confessed to sticking the needles into the two-year-old boy. Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told them his mistress had told him to rit
Research has raised the possibility of successfully treating the ear-ringing disorder tinnitus soon after its onset.Some forms of the condition are associated with spontaneous nerve activity in the brain. A team from the University of Western Australia showed this activity is, for a time, dependent on nerve signals generated in the inner ear. They believe it might be possible to treat tinnitus -
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