Month: March 2017

Washington Post Americans are having less sex than they once didWashington PostIt used to be that along with certain tax benefits, one advantage to being married was having more sex than singletons. That benefit is steadily diminishing, according to a study released Tuesday. Overall, American adults are having less sex than they …More Sleep Time, … Read more

CNN Alzheimer’s: The disease that could bankrupt MedicareCNN(CNN) Every 66 seconds this year, an American will develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association annual report, released Tuesday. By the year 2050, that number is expected to double to one every 33 seconds. Those startling …Alzheimer’s Death Toll Nearly Doubles in 15 YearsWebMDCosts Exploding For Alzheimer’s … Read more

Financial Express Syrian children in state of ‘toxic stress’, Save the Children saysBBC NewsMillions of Syrian children could be living in a state of “toxic stress” due to prolonged exposure to the horrors of war, aid group Save the Children says. The damage to an entire generation of children could soon become irreversible without immediate … Read more

Bloomberg Bird Flu Prompts Quick Quarantines as Chicken Farmers Fight BackBloombergThe merest mention of bird flu is enough to send shivers down the spine of a chicken farmer. But as the U.S. deals with its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a farm in a year, the poultry industry hasn’t started to panic. … Read more

New York Daily News Sex might make you happier at work, study saysNew York Daily NewsThe effects of the study held true for both men and women, according to the researchers. (grinvalds/Getty Images/iStockphoto). BY Meera Jagannathan. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Updated: Monday, March 6, 2017, 6:05 PM. Today in “duh”: People who get …Your Sex Life … Read more

Medscape Eating Soy Tied to Reduced Breast Cancer Death RiskMedscapeSoy foods are not detrimental to — and may even be beneficial for — women with breast cancer, according to a new study published online today in Cancer. The research adds some clarity to controversies surrounding soy consumption by patients with …Does eating soy increase breast … Read more

Fox17 ‘Peeps-flavored’ Oreos causing outbreak of ‘pink’Fox17(Fox 32 – Chicago) In mid-February, Oreo released a limited edition “Peeps” flavor with a vanilla shell and pink colored filling. Consumers soon started reviewing the product, claiming the bright pink filling appears to turn your mouth, tongue, and … and more » View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico

Live Science Nearly 2 Million Kids Die from Pollution Each YearLive ScienceMore than a quarter of deaths in children under age 5 worldwide are tied to polluted environments, such as contaminated water and smoggy air, according to a new report. The report, from the World Health Organization (WHO), found that each year, 1.7 …Pollution kills … Read more

Five times a day, roughly 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, bow, kneel, and place their foreheads to the ground in the direction of the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Islamic prayer ritual, the Salat. According to research, the complex physical movements of the ritual can reduce lower back pain if performed … Read more