Unit 8 1. A Brother Like That A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. Is this yo...
9. Pessimism Raises Dementia Risks, Study Finds Pessimistic, anxious and depressed people may have a higher risk of dementia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. A study of a group of 3,500 people showed that those who scored high for pessimism on...
8.Stay Thin by Sleeping More? A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time find if more sleep will fight obesity. We've put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we've failed to recognize t...
7. Natural Yoghurt beats bad breath Sugarless yoghurt could help beat bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease, say scientists. Japanese researchers found eating the yoghurt reduced levels of hydrogen sulphide - a major cause of bad breath - in 80% of...
6. Official: Drinking Improves Thinking It is guaranteed to raise a cheer among those who enjoy a tipple: moderate drinkers are better thinkers than teetotallers or those who overindulge. Research by the Australian National University in Canberra sug...
5. Women Taking Risk after Drinking More than a third of young women have been sexually assaulted after getting drunk, according to new research. The Anatomy of a big night out survey reveals that 34% of young women have had unplanned or unprotected...
4. Why Hearty Women Outlive Men? The age-old riddle of why many women live longer than men has been solved. It's their pumping power, British researchers have found. On average, women live five years longer than men and women over the age of 60 are n...
Video Yoga , a Health Hazard Yoga exponents are being caught out by the activity's relaxing and low impact image with more than one in four injured during sessions. A failure to warm up and prepare adequately for the exercise has been identified as c...
The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists know there are very definite patterns that almost all people share. Even if you've passed some of your prime, you still have other prime years to experience in the future....
Unit 7 1. As Luck Would Have it, Summer Babies Do Best The secret of being born lucky is a summer birthday, with May babies most likely to enjoy a lifetime's good fortune, according to a study of more than 40,000 people. The time of year at which you...