Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a terrific long weekend! Happy Victoria Day!
Are C-sections fueling the obesity epidemic? - Yahoo! News
That's because infants born via C-section are not exposed to the beneficial bacteria in the birth canal, and so they might take longer to accumulate Bifidobacteria and other microbes that could influence their metabolism.
Fashion Galleries from catwalks to celebrities - Telegraph
It's the hat that rocked and shocked the world. Now Princess Beatrice's royal wedding hat has taken on a life of its own...
Want to be happy? have two daughters - Telegraph
The results show of all the variations, two girls make for the most harmonious family life as they are unlikely to fight, will play nicely and are generally a pleasure to be around.
Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Don't Be Afraid of A Root Canal
Then there's the "legend" of the root canal. Everyone knows someone who "had a root canal, and it was horrible! In fact, it was the worst five hours of my life!!!" (Note: they must have had a really slooow dentist. Root canal therapy does not take five hours.) I guess this is where the expression "I'd rather have a root canal" to describe something really unpleasant comes from.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Slimming Strawberries For Weight Loss
Peak strawberry season is just around the corner, so now is the perfect time to add strawberries to your menu for summer weight loss. From farm stands to your local supermarket, these luscious berries are sure to turn up just about everywhere.
Crohn's Disease Symptoms, Diet, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment by MedicineNet.com
In the early stages, Crohn's disease causes small, scattered, shallow, crater-like ulcerations (erosions) on the inner surface of the bowel. These erosions are called aphthous ulcers. With time, the erosions become deeper and larger, ultimately becoming true ulcers (which are deeper than erosions), and causing scarring and stiffness of the bowel. As the disease progresses, the bowel becomes increasingly narrowed, and ultimately can become obstructed. Deep ulcers can puncture holes in the wall of the bowel, and bacteria from within the bowel can spread to infect adjacent organs and the surrounding abdominal cavity
8 Foods To Soothe Allergy Symptoms
With parts of the country slogging through what many experts are calling the worst allergy season ever -- yes, ever -- these past few weeks have just been brutal for a lot of people. (Although as "New York Magazine" points out, that is one superlative that gets thrown around a lot.)
Joe Robinson: Job Stress? How to Keep Catastrophic Thoughts from Killing You
It's a national health tragedy that is all but invisible, hidden behind the game face of workers who have been trained to take it in silence, part of the mettle-testing battleground of the bravado workplace. When we take the stress, though, we get taken--by any number of health problems, by the nonproductivity that comes from stress-addled brains, and by the staggering costs of a problem that we enable.
Susan Weissman: Should Schools Be Nut-Free?
The label "Nut-Free" school leaves unanswered questions. What if a food is brought to school that does contain nuts? Is it confiscated? Does it include all nuts and nut oils? Does it include foods that are labeled as potentially cross-contaminate with nuts? What about bake sales or special occasions when outside food is brought into the school?
Headache Causes: 11 Things To Consider
Could it be something you ate? Not enough sleep? Want to know what could be causing your headache? Our comprehensive list just might help you out.
Tracey Marks, M.D.: How To Become A Morning Person
Are you one who rises early, but is slow to get started? Even though you may be physically awake and standing, you're not much use to anyone? You need a few hours to kick into gear and always feel like you're ten steps from diving back into bed.
Try munching on apples, celery and carrots, which have enough abrasiveness to clean tooth surface without posing any harm to the enamel, says Emanuel Layliev D.D.S., a cosmetic dentist at the NY Center for Cosmetic Dentistry. "The crispier the better," he says.
