You can’t catch a cold from kissing - but don’t hold hands!

Revealed: Fact and fiction about protecting yourself from bugs and viruses

• Diseases spread through touching another person or an object with germs
• Children are likely to carry bugs because of developing immune system
• Getting plenty of sleep is a precaution you can take against cold infections
• Feeling more positive was linked to a greater ability to fight off a cold

Diseases can spread through touching another person or an object contaminated with germs from someone else, or through the air, for example, when someone sneezes and the droplets enter your nose or mouth or get on to your hands.

A disease’s contagiousness is measured by its basic reproduction number. ‘This is the number of people without immunity who would likely be infected by one person with the virus,’ says Paul Griffiths, professor of virology at University College London. ‘One of the worst viruses for that is measles, with a basic reproduction number of 17. It’s airborne and really contagious. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2965656/Viruses-t-catch-cold-kissing-don-t-hold-hands.html

Forget Viagra, just eat like a Greek! Fish, salads and olive oil could change lives of men suffering from impotence, experts say

• Research found healthy foods clean out blood vessels, especially in penis
• Dr Athanasios Angelis says Mediterranean diet helps a man's performance
• He recommended plenty of cereals, nuts, fish and poultry – but no kebabs
• Red meat once a week is enough and recommended small glasses of wine

Never mind those little blue pills – men who have problems between the sheets could reinvigorate themselves simply by eating a Mediterranean diet. Eating fish, salads and olive oil, and enjoying the odd glass of wine, could transform the lives of men suffering from impotence, according to Greek cardiologist Athanasios Angelis. He said his research had shown that consuming such healthy foods helped clean out blood vessels, especially the narrow ones in the penis that are essential for a man to perform. 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2944293/Forget-Viagra-just-eat-like-Greek-Fish-salads-olive-oil-change-lives-men-suffering-impotence-experts-say.html