The newborns of obese pregnant women suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit than those born to obese mothers without the sleep disorder, reports a study published online today in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. Sleep apnea...
A large study of English households finds that people who experience symptoms of psychological distress like anxiety, depression, or even minor mental health problems, have a lower life expectancy than people who do not. Since the link remained when they adjusted for lifestyle factors, the...
Up to 42% of anti-malaria drugs available across Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are poor quality or fake, resulting in drug resistance and inadequate treatment that threatens vulnerable populations and to undermine the huge progress made in recent years, according to a new study...
Patients with head and neck cancer and a low haemoglobin (Hb) level do not respond well to radiotherapy and therefore both control of their tumour and disease-free survival are compromised. Now researchers from The Netherlands have found that the problems caused by low Hb in these patients can...
We live in a flat, a very small one, and my parents are screaming at each other so much, I'm pretty sure the whole town can hear us. The house is echoing with their voices, and my dog is pretty upset about this noise. I told them to be considerate but they swore at me and carried on. It is late...
Paula Deen's first interview since announcing her type 2 diabetes was just published in Prevention, and she's proving to be one crafty PR maven. The magazine pressed her on criticisms that her signature brand of unhealthy cooking is at odds with her new role as diabetes drug spokesperson, but...
I live in a middle-class neighborhood and many complain that a great percentage of their paychecks at the end of the week (or month) has to go to support public assistance programs such as medicaid, food stamps, section 8, etc.
For years I use to hear "those welfare people are always taking my...
I don't know why but towarDs the middle of the day the bttery life would be half full when I havnt used it at all the whole day. I charge my phone overnight (but I don't leave it there when its charged). I also turned my notifs to silent and also closed every browser on the net or some apps...
Gene Marks writing for Forbes has laid out a plan for how Poor Black Kids of the Inner City can end up going to an Ivy League College. It is simple and elegant: They merely need to prioritize.
But there are some problems with this idea, only a few of which I touch on here.
Read the...
I ask this on Dec 10th 2011. It's like listening to it though a long tube. I don't think it's my cable company (comcast) because when a commercial for them or for local businesses comes on the sound is fine, but anything by TBS it's horrible. All other channels sound fine. I live in Delaware &...
Basically, he calls this the "Jesus Litmus Test" (I'll try and shorten it, as it is pretty boring)
"This is a "litmus" test that Jesus gave, and He said nothing at all about having faith or believing. If you want to know if Jesus really IS the Son of God, then read and obey the Sermon on the...
I just downloaded battlefield 3 and im dissapointed that i could not play the game maxed out on multiplayer and campain. actually i can only play the game without any lag on medium-low (@ 1920x1600).
My specs:
Ati 5970 2gb
12GB 1600mhz ddr3
i7 950 3.07ghz
idk whats wrong with my comp because...
Although child health experts recommend that children begin oral health care by age 1 or when their first teeth emerge, a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health shows that most children ages 1-2 have not yet started seeing a dentist. In May 2011, the...
I watched a Michael Moore movie about him closing down plants in Flint Michigan causing local grief and I was wondering if he was even that rich? I heard he made less than $100,000 and was considered poor by executive standards?
rant for them? These corporatist policies have been getting through the back door for 30 years now and the US economy continues to falter every time 20th century legislation is repealed.
Kids with diabetes who also have asthma find it more difficult to keep their blood glucose (sugar) under control than children with diabetes who do not have asthma, researchers from Kaiser Permanente Southern California reported in the journal Pediatrics. The authors added that 10.9% of 1,994...
i have been on contract with o2 at my current address for years without any issues. however i recently bought a new handset a samsung galaxy ace nad since then i have hardly if any signal 3 different people have tried to call me today with out getting through. is this a Galaxy problem as i never...
My puppy is 4 months old, and he is really active. Today, I decided to tie my dog up, and let my bunny play on the floor infront of him. He had a chew toy, and showed no interest in the rabbit, until he noticed him. He jumped and strained on his leash. My poor rabbit got so scared, he wet...
My puppy is 4 months old, and he is really active. Today, I decided to tie my dog up, and let my bunny play on the floor infront of him. He had a chew toy, and showed no interest in the rabbit, until he noticed him. He jumped and strained on his leash. My poor rabbit got so scared, he wet...
My puppy is 4 months old, and he is really active. Today, I decided to tie my dog up, and let my bunny play on the floor infront of him. He had a chew toy, and showed no interest in the rabbit, until he noticed him. He jumped and strained on his leash. My poor rabbit got so scared, he wet...