Month: February 2017

Reuters Facebook doubles its bereavement leave for employeesReuters3D-printed models of people are seen in front of a Facebook logo in this photo illustration taken June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration. Facebook Inc is doubling its bereavement leave for employees and also introducing paid family sick time … and more » View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico

HealthDay Could Night Shifts, Heavy Lifting Impair a Woman’s Fertility?HealthDayTUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Women who work night shifts or do heavy physical labor may be somewhat less fertile than other women, new research suggests. In a study of women undergoing fertility treatment, researchers found that those …Heavy lifting, shift work could harm women’s … Read more

myCentralOregon.com Formerly Conjoined Twins Get Send-Off at Hospital Where They Were SeparatedmyCentralOregon.comDriscoll Children’s Hospital(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — Nearly a year after being separated, formerly-conjoined twin sisters got a special send-off at the hospital where they had the life-changing surgery. Scarlett and Ximena Hernandez-Torres were …Mother of Former Conjoined Twins Speaks About Their Surgery and RecoveryRGVProudDoctors bid … Read more

Live Science E-Cig Risk: Teens Who Vape More Likely to Start Smoking TobaccoLive ScienceTeens who “vape” in high school are at increased risk for using tobacco cigarettes in the future, a new study found. The study discovered that teens who use electronic cigarettes, a practice also referred to as vaping, in the 12th grade were … Read more

ABC News US Vaccine Guidelines for Flu, HPV UpdatedWebMDTUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Roll up your sleeves, America. A national advisory panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its 2017 advisory for recommended shots affecting adults. This year’s advisory …AAP on teen vaccines: Optimize uptake, address hesitancyCIDRAPAdults urged … Read more

WFMZ Allentown Male contraceptive gel proves effective in monkeysWFMZ Allentown(CNN) – When it comes to contraception, there are no long-lasting, easily reversible options for men. The only choices are condoms or a vasectomy. And it’s been this way for more than a century. But a new injectable gel that blocks sperm inside the …A plug … Read more

CNN Putin critic in ‘grave’ condition after suffering full organ failureCNNMoscow (CNN) A vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said he was poisoned in 2015, has suffered “full organ failure” and is still in “grave” condition after being hospitalized in Moscow last week, his wife says. Doctors in the hospital …Putin Critic, Who … Read more