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Is that sleepiness during pregnancy normal or a sign of sleep apnea?

(Medical Xpress) -- Most pregnant women complain of being tired. Some of them however, could be suffering more than normal fatigue associated with their pregnancy; they may have developed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antidepressants and pregnancy: Women must consider the impact of drugs on baby, and of depression on baby, themselves

Upon learning they are pregnant, most women dutifully nix the alcohol, sushi and caffeine. But what about antidepressants?

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bonding out: Making companies pay up front for potential environmental disasters

Whether it’s building an oil pipeline, drilling for fuel in the ocean or “fracking” to flush natural gas out of the Earth, we’re often asked to believe the process is safe, when companies want to do something ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 7

Complications of blood cancers make termination advisable at early stages of pregnancy

Lymphoma is the fourth most common cancer in pregnancy, affecting one in 6000 pregnancies. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute leukaemia, and other blood cancers, while also rare, can also occur in pregnancy. The need for urgent ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital photos could put kids at risk

A study published in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics this month suggests that parents and carers could be putting children at risk if they upload digital photos that are automatically "geota ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss

US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When worlds collide: Researchers harness supercomputers to understand solar storm, magnetosphere

If the sun is anything, it is reassuring. It rises, sets, and rises again, allowing us to grow crops, get tan, and power homes, just to name a few of humanity's most important life-sustaining functions. No ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

U.S. to lease waters off Mid-Atlantic for wind farms

Lighting Maryland homes with power from giant turbines off Ocean City moved closer to reality Thursday, as federal officials announced they are ready to lease vast areas along the Mid-Atlantic coast for wind farms.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Buying statins online could damage your health, scientists warn

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists are calling for tighter controls on websites selling statins to the public without prescription. In a paper published this week, they highlight the danger of buying statins from ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Big trees boost city life

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The Australian National University has revealed for the first time the role large trees play in sustaining biodiversity and bird life in urban environments.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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