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
  
  

Useful Links

• Interactive Clinical Pharmacology Tutorials developed by Christchurch School of Medicine, New Zealand: - http://icp.org.nz/
  
  
• Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish by FDA http://tinyurl.com/ysvcf
  
  
• Clinical trials: Retention, compliance and mobiles http://tinyurl.com/clk42q

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