Influx of work-related e-mails trigger stress, anxiety

SYDNEY – Beware of an influx of work-related e-mails that invade your private life, causing stress, anxiety as well as potential damage to family relationships.

Melissa Gregg of the department of gender and cultural studies, University of Sydney, who conducted a study, says until now many people considered social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter …. Source  : Influx of work-related e-mails trigger stress, anxiety.

Babies of overweight mums run risk of obesity

WASHINGTON – Aspiring moms may be advised to achieve a healthy weight before they become pregnant or their babies may run the risk of obesity later.

Now, studies by Kartik Shankar and colleagues could provide new insights into those recommendations.
Shankar, assistant professor of paediatrics, University of Arkansas (UA), is taking a new, closer look …. Original article  : Babies of overweight mums run risk of obesity.

Advani launches ‘Clean Ganga’ campaign in Rishikesh

RISHIKESH – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader LK Advani along with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday launched the ‘Clean Ganga’ campaign in Rishikesh.

The campaign ‘Sparsh Ganga’ (Touch Ganga), supported by the state government, was also attended by the state Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank.
Advani hailed the …. Source  : Advani launches ‘Clean Ganga’ campaign in Rishikesh.

When money makes you sick

AUCKLAND – A former New Zealand bank teller, who fell sick after handling large amounts of currency notes in an unventilated vault, says “money is the filthiest stuff you could ever imagine”.

Stephanie Connell, 52, suffered from depression, body rash and exhaustion and some some of the symptoms remain 18 months after leaving the job. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : When money makes you sick.

Study says babies’ lives, health costs saved if 90 percent of US women breast-fed for 6 months

Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, money

CHICAGO – The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says.
Those startling results, published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, are only an … Original article on : Study says babies’ lives, health costs saved if 90 percent of US women breast-fed for 6 months.

Conductor James Levine to have 2nd back operation, miss rest of Metropolitan Opera season

Levine to have 2nd back operation, miss Met season

NEW YORK – Conductor James Levine will have a second back operation and will miss the rest of his increasingly diminished Metropolitan Opera season.
The 66-year-old, who is the music director of the Met and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, had surgery last fall to repair a herniated disk …. Read the original article  : Conductor James Levine to have 2nd back operation, miss rest of Metropolitan Opera season.

Butler trainer says Matt Howard has concussion and will be re-evaluated Monday morning

Butler trainer says Howard has concussion
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler trainer Ryan Galloy says Matt Howard has the “mildest of mild concussions.”

Howard was held out of Sunday’s practice and will be re-evaluated Monday morning. He could miss Monday night’s national championship game against Duke.
Galloy says Sunday that the junior apparently took two shots to the head in …. Source  : Butler trainer says Matt Howard has concussion and will be re-evaluated Monday morning.

Women suffer bad eyesight for not wearing glasses

LONDON – Millions of British women are suffering from poor vision because they are too vain to wear spectacles, a study has revealed.

The research revealed a quarter of females who need glasses refuse to get their eyes tested and would rather squint or suffer blurred vision than ‘ruin their appearance’ with spectacles, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Approximately … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Women suffer bad eyesight for not wearing glasses.

AP ENTERPRISE: Athletes turn to ‘blood spinning’ to heal faster, but researchers have doubts

Doubts cast about trendy sports medicine therapy
FORT MYERS, Fla. – With opening day around the corner, Cliff Lee didn’t have time for another abdominal strain.
The former Cy Young Award winner had a similar injury twice before in spring training, and on both occasions it kept him out at least six weeks. This time, …. Source  : AP ENTERPRISE: Athletes turn to ‘blood spinning’ to heal faster, but researchers have doubts.

Peru announces free health-care for the poor

Lima, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Peru has announced a new health-care plan to ensure free medical facilities for the poor in the country.

President Alan Garcia issued a decree to enact a new health-care law which seeks to ensure that free high-quality medical treatment is available to the poorest of society.
Under the new regulation announced Friday, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Peru announces free health-care for the poor.