http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9988234/Memory-given-a-boost-by-playing-sounds-during-sleep.html
Scientists have found that carefully timed sounds that rise and fall at the same rate as brain activity during deep sleep can improve memory.
Some drinking tied to longer life post-breast cancer
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57579167/moderate-drinking-may-increase-breast-cancer-survival-rates/
By Genevra Pittman. NEW YORK | Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:35pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with breast cancer who had a few alcoholic drinks per week before their diagnosis were slightly less likely to die from their cancer, according to a study ...
Brain Signature Reveals Our Level of Pain
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57579210/doctors-use-brain-scans-to-see-pain/
A look of pain. Brain scans reveal a telltale pattern of activity that signals whether someone is feeling pain and how much it hurts.
Proposed soda ban likely to backfire, study finds
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6187/20130411/soda-ban-actually-makes-people-drink-more-study-finds.htm
After New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled his plan to ban the sale of sodas larger than 16 ounces, comedian Jon Stewart complained that the proposal "combines the draconian government overreach people love with the probable lack of results ...
Doctors Should Think Twice Before Accepting Patients as Friends on Facebook ...
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4873/20130411/doctors-think-twice-before-accepting-patients-friends-facebook-new-guidelines.htm
Facebook can help one find a job as well as increase stress levels, study finds. (Photo : Flickr/markopako). Doctors are urged to think twice before they price that "post" button on Facebook, or that "Accept" friend request from a patient, a new report said ...
Lotus Birth trend keeps umbilical cord and placenta attached to baby for days
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/04/11/new-birthing-trend-dont-cut-the-cord/
Think caring for a newborn is hard? Try a newborn that's still attached to its placenta! The all-natural trend, called Lotus Birth or umbilical nonseverance, calls for a mother to allow the umbilican border to detach from her baby naturally, The New York Post ...
Woman Fakes Cancer And Accepts Donations To Buy Heroin
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/long-island-woman-caught-cancer-scam-pay-heroin/story?id=18932863
A Long Island, New York woman is facing criminal charges this week after telling friends and family members she had cancer, accepting cash donations for treatment and then spending it on heroin.
'Apple shape' linked to higher risk of kidney disease
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22112088
Carrying excess weight around the abdomen is linked to an increased risk of kidney disease, a study suggests. It was already known that being "apple-shaped", as opposed to "pear-shaped", added to the risk of developing cardiovascular problems.
UN aims to end child deaths from pneumonia, severe diarrhea
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/11/us-children-idUSBRE93A18M20130411
By Stephanie Nebehay. GENEVA | Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:32pm EDT. GENEVA (Reuters) - Child deaths from pneumonia and severe diarrhea, mainly among the poor in Africa and South Asia, could be virtually eliminated by 2025 under an "integrated" strategy ...
FDA finds widespread safety issues at compounding pharmacies
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-finds-widespread-safety-issues-at-compounding-pharmacies/2013/04/11/5321e17a-a20d-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html
Federal inspectors have found dozens of potentially dangerous safety problems at 30 specialized pharmacies, months after tainted steroid shots made by a Massachusetts pharmacy triggered the worst drug disaster in decades.
Washington's "Death with Dignity" Program A Rarely Used Success, Says Study
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/16449/20130411/washingtons-death-dignity-program-rarely-used-success-study.htm
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that Death with Dignity is rarely used, and an overall success. (Photo : Reuters).
Non-amputees experience 'phantom limbs'
http://scienceblog.com/62268/scientists-create-phantom-sensations-in-non-amputees/
Non-amputees experience 'phantom limbs'. Updated: 07:57, Friday April 12, 2013. Amputees often experience 'phantom limbs', or the sensation that their missing limb is still present, but a Swedish study shows that even non-amputees can experience the ...
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4852/20130411/bras-make-breasts-saggier-15-year-french-study-reveals.htm
Women who took off their bras for good experienced a 7mm lift in their nipples each year they didn't wear a bra. Researchers also found that bra-less women developed firmer breasts and saw their stretch marks fade.
Marriage Equality Man Refuses to Leave Partner's Hospital Room, Gets Arrested
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2013/04/11/watch-gay-man-arrested-mo-refusing-leave-partners-hospital
WATCH: Gay Man Arrested in Mo. for Refusing to Leave Partner's Hospital Bedside. Robert Gorley says hospital staff at Research Medical Center in Kansas City had him arrested and issued a restraining order when he refused to leave his partner's hospital ...
Delaware abortion clinic facing charges of unsafe and unsanitary conditions
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9059172
April 9, 2013 (WPVI) -- A local abortion clinic is under fire, facing allegations of unsafe and unsanitary conditions. A series of emergency calls made from the Planned Parenthood of Delaware this year are raising concerns about what's happening behind the ...
See-through brains clarify connections
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/features/science/20130410_ap_mousebrainsmadetransparentrevealinganatomy.html
See-through brains clarify connections. Technique to make tissue transparent offers three-dimensional view of neural networks. Helen Shen.
Mental Health Searches on Web Follow a Seasonal Pattern
http://news.health.com/2013/04/09/google-search-trends-suggest-mental-woes-vary-by-seasons/
(HealthDay News) - Seasonal patterns of information searches on all major mental illness and/or problems mirror those patterns for seasonal affective disorder, according to research published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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