Tips for shift workers to improve sleep and health
Experts urge shift workers to darken rooms keep cool and quiet sleep. Use an answering machine and avoid caffeine. Maintain some same sleep hours on days off. Also note asthma guidance and cancer treatment findings from recent studies.
Mayo Clinic drops stomach stapling as obesity fix
A Mayo Clinic study shows vertical banded gastroplasty fails to deliver long term weight loss. Three years after surgery only 38 percent of Mayo Clinic patients kept at least half of excess body weight off, questioning the procedure's effectiveness.
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Miss Manners On Handling An Unwanted Strip Show
A diner asks how to respond to a male stripper at a restaurant and avoid paying for the show. Miss Manners advises graceful decline, suggests discussing the policy with management, and notes continued social discomfort.
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Drugs boost fight against stroke new therapies and aspirin cited
The article outlines stroke as a leading US killer, with 500000 victims yearly, and explains brain damage ranges from paralysis to memory loss. It highlights blood pressure control, atrial fibrillation as major risk factors, and the SPA studies comparing warfarin and aspirin to prevent stroke in AF patients. It notes warfarin reduces about 90 percent of strokes in AF and describes ongoing SPAF II trials to compare aspirin with warfarin.
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Heat safety tips for summer exercise and heat illness
Hot days raise risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke from fluid and salt loss. Stay cool, avoid strenuous outdoor activity when very hot, and moderate exercise especially if out of shape or a weekend athlete. Hydrate, rest, wear lightweight clothing, and seek shade or indoor options during peak heat.
TV matchmaking shows push risqué dating trends
The article notes a new show A Perfect Score joining risqué dating formats like Studs and Love Connection. Contestants fear manipulation and false intimacy, while a station claims no plans to air A Perfect Score. Expert warns such programs fuel sexual myths and sensationalism.
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Leary predicts virtual reality to replace most travel
Timothy Leary, 72, promotes computer generated virtual reality as safer mind altering technology at the Travel and Tourism Research Association conference in Minneapolis. He believes telepresence and sensors will let people meet remotely, reducing business travel and altering society within 20 to 25 years.
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Travel and Tourism Research Association
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