Parents still failing to put babies to sleep on their backs Parents still failing to put babies to sleep on their backs:- Fewer than half of U.S. infants always sleep on their backs, the position doctors recommend to avoid sleep-related injuries and deaths, a study suggests. Researchers examined survey data […]
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Exposure To Artificial Light Increases Risk For Breast Cancer Women who are frequently exposed to artificial light at night have a higher risk for developing breast cancer, a long-term study found. This was particularly true among pre-menopausal women who have a history of smoking. Researchers say that women who are […]
After fighting for her daughter’s life, mom fears GOP health care bill She’s a 35-pound bundle of blonde cuteness with hard-working parents. “We’re not deadbeats,” said Rebecca Wood, 38, who lives with her husband and daughter in Charlottesville, Virginia. Wood has a message for Republican lawmakers in Washington who have […]
Pediatricians say Florida hurt sick kids to help big GOP donors When he was 11 years old, LJ Stroud of St. Augustine, Florida, had a tooth emerge in a place where no tooth belongs: the roof of his mouth. LJ was born with severe cleft lip and palate, which explained […]
Using emoticons in work emails make you look incompetent, a study finds Using emoticons in work emails make you look incompetent, a study finds:- Pro tip: Keep the smiley faces out of your work emails, or else the person receiving the message may think you’re incompetent. That’s according to a […]
Choosing alternative cancer therapy doubles risk of death Choosing alternative cancer therapy doubles risk of death:- Patients who chose alternative therapies to treat a common, curable cancer instead of opting for the recommended medical treatment double their risk of death, according to a recent study published in the Journal of […]
11 Ways to Get Moving More When You Have Diabetes The positive benefits of increased physical activity when you have diabetes are just too powerful to ignore. First, there’s the blood sugar-lowering benefit. Then there’s the role that physical activity plays in weight loss and weight maintenance. And there are […]
Be Careful When You Groom Your Pubic Hair Be Careful When You Groom Your Pubic Hair:- Pubic hair grooming is more hazardous than you might think: Apparently around a quarter of people who take part in the practice reported associated injuries with it. This is according to results from a […]
What You Should Know About Stomach Cancer What You Should Know About Stomach Cancer:- Cancer of the stomach, or gastric cancer, is the fifth most common cancer worldwide in women and the fourth most common in men, says Dr. Amit Bhatt, a gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic. “Although, in general, the […]
How One Caregiver Found Meaning After Letting Go of a Lucrative Career How One Caregiver Found Meaning After Letting Go of a Lucrative Career:- It was 21 years ago this month when I knocked on the heavy oak door of my father’s home in Milwaukee. My visit was in response […]
