Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.

  • Birth of children has an immediate negative impact on couples, raising stress and reducing satisfaction levels http://is.gd/sqo6

  • Stress, depression, and emotional problems Rarest in Hawaii, Most Common in Kentucky. See all 50 states: http://is.gd/sqpl

  • "Certain foods fuel the appetite like pouring gasoline on a fire: bread, cookies, chocolate, potato chips." Refined carbohydrates raise blood-sugar, setting up insulin surge that drives sugar down again, causing rebound hunger http://bit.ly/xgJbb

  • Replacing sugar-laden drinks with water has a dramatic impact on the amount of calories kids consume http://bit.ly/HOdtm

  • Diabetics with episodes of low glucose severe enough to require ED visit have a higher risk of developing dementia http://is.gd/sqrD

  • Study: An anesthetic spray applied to the penis helps men with premature ejaculation, 40% of men may have the condition http://bit.ly/7h2ya

  • Consumers who buy minicars to economize on fuel are making a big tradeoff when it comes to safety in collisions, NYT: http://is.gd/slwN

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