Why some women find good sleep tough to get
By Karen PallaritoHealthDay Reporter(HealthDay News) -- Some women have trouble staying asleep, and a new small study may shed light on why.Women's internal, or circadian, body clocks run at a faster pace than men's, according to the research.It's as if women operate in a different "internal time zone," said study lead author Dr. Diane Boivin, professor of psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal."They go to bed at a later biological time because their clock is shifted earlier, eastward," Boi..>> view originalMaking babies without eggs may be possible, say scientists
Image copyright SPL Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs.They have succeeded in creating healthy baby mice by tricking sperm into believing they were fertilising normal eggs.The findings in Nature Communications, could, in the distant future, mean women can be removed from the baby-making process, say the researchers. For now, the work helps to explain some of the details of fertilisation. End of mum and dad?The University of ..>> view original'The Great War' Offers Insights for 21st Century War
Children whose fathers were killed or severely injured in World War I had a lower life expectancy than children with healthy fathers, a newly accessible French database found. Not only did children who lost their fathers lose one year of life expectancy compared to controls, but children who were still in the womb when their father was killed or injured were associated with a median 2.2 years shorter life expectancy, reported Nicholas Todd, of Inserm, a French research agency on health and medi..>> view originalMosquito Spray Planned In Warminster Thursday
A mosquito control operation will be done in parts of Warminster and Falls township this Thursday in order to reduce high populations of mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile Virus, county officials announced. According to the county, the treatments will be administered via truck-mounted equipment, spraying residential and recreational mosquito habitat. The equipment dispenses Duet Dual-Action Adulticide at a rate of 0.75 ounces per acre. The product is designed to provide quick, effectiv..>> view originalStrangers Raise $165000 In 3 Days To Help Chicago Popsicle Vendor, 89
Enlarge this image A fundraising campaign for Fidencio Sanchez has raised more than 50 times the original $3,000 that was sought. Go Fund Me hide caption toggle caption Go Fund Me A fundraising campaign for Fidencio Sanchez has raised more than 50 times the original $3,000 that was sought. Go Fund Me I..>> view originalOhio shelter moves dogs to quarantine areas after outbreak
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A central Ohio animal shelter says it’s transporting some dogs that were exposed to a deadly disease to off-site quarantine areas.The move comes after the Franklin County Dog Shelter in Columbus euthanized 52 dogs this weekend after they showed severe signs of distemper or were deemed not suitable for a prolonged quarantine.Distemper is a contagious and often fatal airborne canine virus.The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2cU7ros ) that at least 19 dogs exposed to ..>> view originalOrgan Donation Restrictions Aren't Working. We Should Compensate People for Kidneys.
Here’s hoping these boxes get more use. Sean Gallup/Getty Images What did you do on your summer vacation? I got a new kidney. Actually, it is my second. The first transplant, which I received in 2006 from a once-distant-but-now-dear friend, Virginia, wore out earlier than expected—I’d hoped to have it for 20 years. This one was from a solid-but-not-best-but-now-beloved friend, Kim, who had considered donating when I first became ill and was recently able to do so. I am almost obscenel..>> view originalCan syringes help parents give kids the right dose of medicine?
More than four in five parents give children the wrong dose of liquid medicines, a dangerous error that might be avoided by administering drugs with syringes instead of cups, a U.S. study suggests. In a series of experiments designed to test whether 2,100 parents could follow common dosing instructions, 84 percent of participants made at least one measuring mistake and 21 percent of them made at least one substantial error, researchers report in the journal Pediatrics, September 12. When parent..>> view originalDiabetes During Pregnancy Could Pose Harm to Baby
Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Pose Harm to Baby Study highlights links to numerous complications, but experts say many can be prevented WebMD News from HealthDay By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to women with either diabetes or gestational diabetes -- diabetes that arises during pregnancy -- are at greater risk for complications at birth, a new study suggests. Those complications can be serious and include low blood su..>> view originalThe Sugar Industry Paid Scientists To Be On Its Side Since The 1960s
(Reuters Health) - In the 1960’s, before conflict of interest disclosure was required, the sugar industry sponsored research promoting dietary fat as an important cause of coronary heart disease, and downplaying the role of sugar, according to a special report in JAMA Internal Medicine. A 1967 literature review in The New England Journal of Medicine pointed to fat and cholesterol as the dietary culprits of heart disease, glossing over evidence from the 1950s that sugar was also linked to heart d..>> view original
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