On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (March 3, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Are Your Sleep Patterns Making Your Organs Fat?
Extremes in sleep patterns could affect fat deposition around internal organs, according to a new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
2. FDA Warns on Bacteria in Hand Sanitizers
Two brands of hand sanitizer sold in Puerto Rico have been found to contain excessive levels of a harmful bacteria, according to the FDA
3. Continued Learning Prevents Age Related Memory Loss
Learning something new every day can help maintain memory and ward off cognitive decline as we age, according to a new study.
4. Men Should Think More Before Prostate Screen
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say that men should consider the potential harm of cancer treatment before they get screened for prostate cancer.
5. Prenatal Counseling Addresses Weight Dangers
Northwestern University physician speaks about the risks of excess pregnancy weight gain, and discounts the risk of “pregorexia,” excessive weight loss before and during pregnancy
6. Bunny Burgers: Rabbit is the New Chicken
According the the New York Times, rabbit meat is being served more and more at restaurants, and consumers are raising rabbits for meat at home and taking classes in rabbit slaughter and butchering.
7. Food-Borne Illness Price Tag: $150 Billion
The annual cost in health-related costs of food-borne illnesses like norovirus, salmonella, and botulism has been estimated at $150 billion in the United States.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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Lab Notes: Are Your Sleep Patterns Making Your Organs Fat?; FDA Warns on Bacteria in Hand Sanitizers