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 15, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Woman Aims for Obesity Record
A woman who is listed in the Guinness book of world records as the fattest woman to give birth at 520 pounds is now aiming to become the world’s fattest woman within 2 years.
2. Babies are Born to Dance
Babies response to music is innate, say researchers who add that music makes babies happy.
3. Could Stock Market Woes Hurt Health?
Researchers at Duke say that while the Nasdaq stock exchange was declining in value during the recession, the rate of heart attacks was going up.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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Lab Notes: Woman Aims for Obesity Record; Babies are Born to Dance