Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Anancy News: Nation’s Jails Struggle With . . .

Posted by admin on September 16th, 2011

Nation’s Jails Struggle With Mentally Ill Prisoners More Americans receive mental health treatment in prisons and jails than in hospitals or treatment centers. The three largest inpatient psychiatric facilities in the country are jails. They include Rikers Island Jail in New York City. More Americans receive mental health treatment in prisons and jails than in [...]

Anancy News: Adaptation and Survival of the Fittest

Posted by admin on September 6th, 2011

Adaptation and Survival of the Fittest August 30, 2011 Paola Pedraza, assistant curator of the Institute of Systematic Botany at the New York Botanical Garden, writes about her recent expedition to catalog the flora of Las Orquídeas National Park, Colombia. Survival of the fittest and adaptation — these are concepts that come to my mind [...]

Anancy News: 1 Sperm Donor, 150 Brothers . . .

Posted by admin on September 5th, 2011

 1 Sperm Donor, 150 Brothers and Sisters 1 Sperm Donor, 150 Brothers and Sisters By JACQUELINE MROZ Published: September 5, 2011 Cynthia Daily and her partner used a sperm donor to conceive a baby seven years ago, and they hoped that one day their son would get to know some of his half siblings — [...]

Anancy News: Study: Are Cohabiting Parents . . .

Posted by admin on August 19th, 2011

Around the Nation Study: Are Cohabiting Parents Bad For Kids? Divorce has been falling since its peak in 1979. But family experts see a new threat for children: the rise of cohabiting parents, who avoid marriage altogether. A new study finds their offspring can face as much if not more instability as the children of [...]

Anancy News: The Legend of Zhayi Zhaga

Posted by admin on August 19th, 2011

SCIENTIST AT WORK BLOG The Legend of Zhayi Zhaga By AMANDA SCHMIDT Could a tale about ancient lakes and sacred mountains help explain the puzzling deposits geologists are finding in Sichuan, China? Saturday, Aug. 13 On Wednesday morning a group of us started a three-day trip circumambulating the local sacred mountain, Zhayi Zhaga. The kora [...]

Anancy News: Autism Risk ‘High’ For Kids With . . .

Posted by admin on August 18th, 2011

Shots – Health Blog Autism Risk ‘High’ For Kids With Older Sibling With The Disorder The overall risk that a younger sibling of an autistic child will also have the disorder is 19 percent, a new study finds. If the younger sibling is male, the risk shoots up to more than one in four. Autism [...]

Anancy News: Soy Pills Fail To Counter . . .

Posted by admin on August 9th, 2011

Soy Pills Fail To Counter Menopause Effects Like Bone Loss Effects Like Bone Loss by Richard Knox Woman who took a daily soy pill had no less bone loss after two years than others who took a sugar pill, a study found. Soy pills for the hot flashes and bone loss menopausal women may endure [...]

Anancy News: Talking to Parents About . . .

Posted by admin on August 9th, 2011

Talking to Parents About Autism August 8, 2011, 2:37 pm Talking to Parents About Autism By TARA PARKER-POPE Yarek Waszul For pediatricians, one of the most challenging conversations with parents is about autism, writes Dr. Perri Klass in this week’s “18 and Under” column. Parents of children with autism often ask pediatricians like me about [...]

Anancy News: How Bloodsucking . . .

Posted by admin on August 6th, 2011

How Bloodsucking Vampire Bats Aim Their Bites Vampire bats need to get about 2 tablespoons of blood a day to live. To find it, the animals are able to detect heat — and where there’s heat, there are blood vessels close to the surface. Researchers say they have identified the molecular basis for this remote [...]