Garlic 'remedy for hypertension'

Garlic may be useful in addition to medication to treat high blood pressure, a study suggests.

Australian doctors enrolled 50 patients in a trial to see if garlic supplements could help those whose blood pressure was high, despite medication.

Those given four capsules of garlic extract a day had lower blood pressure than those on placebo, they report in a scientific journal.

A UK heart charity said more research was needed.

Read the rest of this article on the BBC Health website - here

Exercise reduces colds

Research has found that people who exercise regularly have less colds.

Other factors affected them of course, such as their diet and stress levels, but according to the research, those who were more active had less colds - and when they did have a cold they weren't affected as badly.

According to the researchers, exercise boosts our immune system and therefore gives us better protection from infection. To read more click here.

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