April 14, 2014

Keeping your hands on the wheel doesn’t make it safer to be talking on the phone while driving. The National Safety Council says a review of over two dozen studies found that using a hands-free device while driving is no safer than using a handheld phone because both are a distraction. Hands-free calling while driving is legal in all 50 states. Source Link

It could be more evidence of unexpected side effects from drinking diet soda. A study found that postmenopausal women who had at least two diet drinks per day were more likely to suffer heart attacks and to die from cardiovascular disease. Researchers say it’s not clear yet if diet soda causes the problem, or if the lifestyle of diet soda drinkers is to blame. Source Link

The couple that tweets together may stay together. A study found that couples who were heavy individual users of Twitter experienced more conflict in their romantic relationships that could lead to infidelity and breakups. One solution was to use a joint account, or simply cut back on social media activity. Source Link