Pope Francis has confessed he sometimes nods off while praying and claims saints too have been known to grab some Holy shut-eye. " When I pray, sometimes I fall asleep, " he said in an episode of a Catholic TV2000 television programme published Tuesday on Youtube. " Saint Therese did it too, " he said in reference to a 19th-century French nun, adding that Christians were called to feel like children lying in their fathers' arms — a place conducive to napping, he implies. The 80-year-old Argentine head …
Putin assassination plot suspect wounded, wife killed in Ukraine. Adam Osmayev in 2012 in Syria. A Chechen volunteer soldier who was accused of plotting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin was wounded and his wife killed when their car was strafed by gunfire near Kiev. Osmayev was accused by Moscow authorities of plotting to kill Putin just weeks before the Russian leader's election to a third term in 2012. Osmayev had already survived an assassination attempt in Kiev on June 1. Monday's attack occurred le…
State health officials suspect jambalaya is the cause of an outbreak of Salmonella poisoning in Caldwell Parish. Easy Cajun Jambalaya Dr. David Holcombe with the State Office of Public Health says there are 49 confirmed cases of a gastrointestinal illness with 31 people hospitalized. He says salmonella is usually associated with chicken and eggs. The jambalaya used to be offered at an match in Caldwell Parish in northern Louisiana on October 16, the Louisiana Department of Health stated in a observation, CNN reported. …
How much pain a woman feels after cesarean delivery may depend on the length of the incision, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed pain in nearly 700 women who gave birth via elective C-sections. Both short and long surgical incisions were linked to greater pain. Based on their findings, the researchers concluded that the ideal length of a C-section incision is between roughly 4.5 and 6.5 inches. They said shorter and longer incisions should be avoided when possible. Women in the study were followed for up to 12 …
Daily aspirin may reduce the risk of liver cancer for people with hepatitis B infection, a new study suggests. Hepatitis B virus attacks the liver and can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. Previous research suggests daily low-dose aspirin therapy may prevent cancer, but there is little clinical evidence on whether regular aspirin use can prevent liver cancer in people with hepatitis B. Researchers from Taiwan analyzed data from close to 205,000 patients with chronic hepatitis B. They found that those …
As many as 2 million Americans may be drinking well water that contains potentially dangerous amounts of arsenic, a new government study warns. The analysis, conducted by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measured arsenic levels in private wells across the United States. Study author Joseph Ayotte described the private well problem as "widespread.". Joe Ayotte Biography of Joe Ayotte (from USGS) Joe Ayotte is a supervisory hydro…
Differences in insurance are a major reason why black women are more likely to die of breast cancer than white women in the United States, a new study contends. Nina Simone,died at 70 (1933-2003),was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist. " We found that differences in insurance explained one-third of the total excess risk of death in non-elderly black women compared to white women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, while differences in tumor characteristics explained app…
A lack of vaccines to combat a hepatitis A outbreak in California has prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency. The declaration means that the California Department of Public Health can immediately purchase and distribute vaccines to affected communities, CBS News reported. To date, 576 cases of hepatitis A have been reported statewide, but a large majority of cases of have occurred in San Diego. Earlier this month, San Diego County officials declared a public health emergency in response to the outbrea…
Four dead in Puerto Rico caused by leptospirosis, terrible disease brought by the urine of rats in drinking water Gov. Ricardo Rossello In the wake of Hurricane Maria, a total of 10 people in the U.S. territory are suspected to have developed the disease, Gov. Ricardo Rossello said at a news conference, CBS News/Associated Press reported. Some of them became ill after drinking from local streams. A third of customers in Puerto Rico still don't have running water three weeks after the hurricane, and 90 percen…
While progress is being made in reducing the number of stroke deaths, it seems that more people who experience these brain attacks have significant stroke risk factors, a new study reveals. The rates of high blood pressure, diabetes, abnormal cholesterol, smoking and drug abuse have all been on the rise in stroke patients over recent years, the study authors said. The study included over 900,000 people hospitalized for stroke between 2004 and 2014. Each year, prevalence of high blood pressure went up by 1 percent…
At least 17 dead and 183 missing as devastating wildfires ravage Northern California's wine country burning more than 115,000 acres and leaving thousands homeless Firefighters have been fighting up to 17 blazes since they broke out on Sunday, which are still uncontained More than 2,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed in Napa and Sonoma counties Among the 17 dead are a 100-year-old man and his 98-year-old wife who died in their burning home Officials hope cooler weather and lighter winds will help co…
In the U.S. today, the majority of professional stock market traders are young males and new evidence suggests biology strongly influences their trading behavior. According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science, this could be a significant contributor to fluctuations in the market, as high testosterone levels can cause these traders to overestimate future stock values and change their trading behavior, leading to dangerous prices bubbles and subsequent crashes. The study, " The Bull of Wall Street: Exper…
Obesity is a growing problem, but researchers may have found a new way to treat it by identifying a new group of immune cells. Scientists have discovered a previously undocumented group of immune cells that interact with the nervous system to play a key role in obesity. They suggest that the breakthrough may lead to new targets for obesity treatments. The researchers - led by Ana Domingos, Ph.D., from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Portugal - describe the new immune cells, which they call sympathetic neuron-associated m…
Psoriasis is a common skin disorder that causes the skin to go through its life cycle more quickly than usual. The development of psoriasis patches near a skin injury is known as the Koebner phenomenon. During a rapid skin cycle, the dying skin cells build up into often red, scaly patches that can be itchy and painful. Often, the patches develop on the trunk and around the joints. For some people with psoriasis, patches may form in an area where there has been an injury. These lesions usually appear within 10 to 20 days but may take as l…
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