According to a survey, a third of motorists believe they drive more dangerously in winter. This is attributed to the difficult weather conditions and being blinded with headlights.
A quarter admitted to having been in a minor collision in the winter months – mostly due to headlight glare, according to the poll of 1,000 drivers by Motorconnect.
A third of those polled said they had cancelled social plans because they didn’t want to drive.
Vision expert Dr Andy Hepworth says it is vital everyone takes extra care on the roads in the winter, adding: ‘Our vision is not adapted to night- time driving. We are exposed to multiple and intense sources of light that create reflections and glare.’
According to a survey, 33% of motorists believe they drive more dangerously in winter. This is attributed to the difficult weather conditions and being blinded with headlights.
More than half of Britons don’t know that obesity can increase the risk of developing liver cancer.
Studies show that obesity increases the likelihood of developing the disease. This is due to the dangerous accumulation of fat in your liver over time.
The rise in liver cancer cases has been attributed to the UK’s rising obesity rates, which have risen by 45 percent over a decade.
British Liver Trust conducted the survey and found that people were not aware of other risk factors. Only one in ten men knew that the likelihood of developing the disease could increase. Only 42 percent knew the relationship between diet and risk factors. Only 13% of those who are diagnosed live for more than 5 years.
Hope for heart attack diabetics
British researchers discovered that a drug used to treat iron deficiencies could prevent heart disease in patients with diabetes.
Molidustat, a pill that increases levels of a protein that stimulates the growth and development of healthy heart cells, was effective in preventing heart disease in diabetic patients who had suffered from heart attacks.
Diabetics are at greater risk of heart attack because of high blood sugar levels. This can strain blood vessels and affect the supply of blood, nutrients and blood to the heart.
British researchers discovered that iron deficiency patients could be prevented by a drug (file photo).
But University of Oxford researchers found that exposing rats’ hearts to molidustat following a heart attack dramatically improved blood supply.
The study’s author, Dr Lisa Heather, said: ‘There are no treatments to help a diabetic heart recover after a heart attack. We’re hopeful we’ve identified a drug that can address this.’
Prozac could be an unlikely solution to the leading cause for sight loss in people over 50.
Scientists in the United States found a link between antidepressant use and a lower risk of developing macular disease, which affects 600,000.
The condition occurs when ageing causes damage to the macula – the part of the eye that allows the brain to focus on objects straight ahead.
Researchers believe the drug may bind to an agent of the immune system, inflammasome, which is believed to trigger the breakdown of the eye’s macula.
Scientists in the United States found a link between Prozac and reduced risk of developing macular disease, which affects 600,000. (file photo).