Medical
Debunked: Night Light/Shift Is Actually Worse for Your Sleep
Light wavelengths correspond to how we perceive its colour. Night mode aims to aid sleep by switching the color tone of your device's screen from cooler blue light to warmer yellow light, as it was originally believed that exposing your eyes to cooler light after sundown could disrupt your ability to fall asleep. [Full Article...]
Democratic debate to proceed after labor agreement reached
The debate will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday. "That's the values of the Democratic Party". The Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles is set to go on as scheduled after a California union and a catering provider at the venue reached a tentative deal to settle a labor dispute . [Full Article...]
Marijuana vaping soars among high school students, report shows
The Michigan survey was conducted earlier this year, before reports of a surge in cases of vaping-related lung damage, mostly in teens and young adults who used black-market THC products. But new federal data show that marijuana vaping is also on the rise among the nation's teenagers. Miech says one factor in the increase may be because teens view vaping as safer than smoking. [Full Article...]
Pet store puppies source of antibiotic-resistant germ outbreak — CDC
The agency also noted that this is the same strain of bacteria that infected people in the outbreaks that lasted for the past four years. There's so far been no single supplier of puppies linked to the outbreak of the illness, although in 12 of 15 cases where people reported contact with a puppy at a pet store, that contact happened at one of the Petland chain of pet stores. [Full Article...]
An Egg A Day Will Not Trigger Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
The differences in findings may be based on the way studies about diet are designed and the absolute amount of cholesterol-fed, according to the Advisory. The best way out, in view of the low level of evidence for the causal role played by different types of dietary cholesterol in CVD risk, say the experts, is to eat a heart-healthy diet. [Full Article...]
Vaping increases risk for asthma, COPD, other lung diseases
The authors of the new study found that people who reported being former or current e-cigarette users at the beginning of the study were more likely to develop lung disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or asthma , up to three years later than those who reported no e-cigarette use. [Full Article...]
Chili pepper intake reduces all-cause mortality risk
According to a new study , chilli eaters are more likely to have healthier hearts. They examined the health status of each person over a period of approximately eight years, using self-reported eating habits to determine how often they consumed chili peppers . [Full Article...]
Data of up to 15M Canadian Lifelabs customers at risk in breach
The offices of the information and privacy commissioners in B.C. and Ontario are also investigating the incident to examine the scope of the breach, the circumstance that led to it and what measures, if any, LifeLabs could have taken to prevent the breach. [Full Article...]