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...blood pressure - would reduce heart risks in diabetes and prediabetes patients. Two years ago, the blood-sugar arm of the study was terminated, when people who drastically reduced glucose levels ended up having a higher overall mortality rate than those not receiving such intensive therapy. See how to prevent illness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Drugs Don't Help Diabetes Patients' Hearts | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...keep the cost of running a Formula One team in check, prevent teams from leaving, and to make racing more competitive and exciting, the sport's ruling body has brought in a slew of new rules over the past three years. Key changes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Turbulent Times of Formula One | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

...heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"--doesn't mention Saturday mail delivery. Because that may soon be history. On March 2, Postmaster General John Potter announced that major cuts, including an end to weekend service, would be needed to prevent a projected $238 billion loss over the next decade that is largely a result of fewer letters and packages being sent. It's the first time in USPS history that a lack of mail has been cause for major concern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

...wireless industry contends that RF radiation lacks the strength to alter molecules in the human body; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maximum for cell-phone-signal exposure is intended to prevent RF radiation from heating tissue to the point that cells are damaged. Cell-phone RF radiation's "effect on the body, at least at this time, appears to be insufficient to produce genetic damage typically associated with developing cancer," Dr. Robert Hoover, director of the National Cancer Institute's Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, testified at a 2008 congressional hearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Safe Is Your Cell Phone? | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

...cell-phone users, which led many in the media to conclude that mobiles are harmless. To date, "peer-reviewed scientific evidence has overwhelmingly indicated that wireless devices do not pose a risk," says John Walls, a spokesman for CTIA, a global wireless association. (See how to prevent illness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Safe Is Your Cell Phone? | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

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