Thursday, December 31, 2015
How Dangerous Are Champagne Corks, Really?
How Dangerous Are Champagne Corks, Really?
If your New Year’s Eve plans include shaking up a bottle of champagne, popping the cork with two thumbs, and blasting the wine over a crowd of people in a vaguely pornographic spray of foam, you might want to reconsider. It could quite literally take your eye out.
December 31, 2015 at 04:24PM
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The Many Masturbating Motorists of My Life
The Many Masturbating Motorists of My Life
"After witnessing eleven different men pleasuring themselves in public, I began to think maybe I was at fault. A closer look at the psychology of exhibitionism, and a cathartic car-side confrontation, helped me look away."
December 31, 2015 at 10:35AM
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Brain Surgeons Are Turning to Hypnosis as an Alternative to Anesthesia
Brain Surgeons Are Turning to Hypnosis as an Alternative to Anesthesia
Before modern anesthesia, surgery was a gruesome affair — doctors tried to alleviate their patient’s pain through alcohol, opium, and blows to the jaw, to little salubrious effect. Now another surgical technique is gaining traction in medicine: hypnosis.
December 31, 2015 at 08:38AM
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500 Concussions in Three Years of College Football
500 Concussions in Three Years of College Football
The figure, which has been collected from data over the last three years, highlights a public knowledge gap in just how often concussions occur in college football.
December 31, 2015 at 06:42AM
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That Time I Took a 'Baby Deadline' Test
That Time I Took a 'Baby Deadline' Test
It's a blood analysis, just like a cholesterol check, and a low result could mean an otherwise healthy woman's window of fertility is narrower than most, and that she should take action right away, whether it's starting baby-making, or harvesting her eggs to freeze for the future.
December 31, 2015 at 05:09AM
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Holiday Memories: Cross-Country Skiing at My Farm
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
'Doll Hospital Journal' Is a Zine Made By and for People with Mental Health Issues
'Doll Hospital Journal' Is a Zine Made By and for People with Mental Health Issues
Last year, PhD student Bethany Rose Lamont started looking for an outlet through which she could convey her experiences with suicidal thoughts beyond "depressing, unsettling" tweets and personal essays.
December 31, 2015 at 02:06AM
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As Home Births Grow in U.S., a New Study Examines the Risks
Psychotherapy May Have Lasting Benefits for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The Terrible Beauty Of Brain Surgery
The Terrible Beauty Of Brain Surgery
Karl Ove Knausgaard observes an awake craniotomy.
December 30, 2015 at 08:38PM
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Inducing Lactation
So for most birthing moms producing milk is easy, although some moms do not produce any (or not enough). If you are a non-birthing mom then you must induce your own milk. This works well for adoptive moms and can also work for those who did not produce any after birth. In my case it is working because my wife is the one giving birth this time and not myself.
For my son, I breastfed or 15 months and loved every minute of it, even when it was hard and tiresome. Now, I am not one of those women who shame those that don’t. I firmly believe everyone is on their own path in life and mine is obviously not yours.
That being said, I expected my body to pick right up where it left off 2.5 years later and produce milk right away. This was my therapist would like to say is an unrealistic expectation. I pumped for 7 weeks with no luck. Not even a drop of liquid. At our last doctor’s appointment for the pregnancy, my wife’s doctor prescribed me some medicine to help me out a little. I was reluctant to try it because I wanted to be able to do this without any help at all, but after 7 weeks, I was becoming impatient.
One week on the medication (4 times a day) and continued pumping for 10-15 minutes every 3-4 hours, I have seen progress. On my 1st day of week 8, I saw a slight drip. The next day there was a little more. I am hopeful that in time, I will produce a “normal” flow.
To be updated soon on the progress…….
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The burdens of antibiotic resistance faced by developing countries
The burdens of antibiotic resistance faced by developing countries
Antibiotic resistance is exacerbated by factors like misuse of medicines, poor infection control and travel — and the ways to tackle the problem vary widely in different parts of the world.
December 30, 2015 at 06:06PM
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The Science Behind That Stitch In Your Side
The Science Behind That Stitch In Your Side
It's common after vigorous exercise to get that sharp, annoying pain in your side. So what's the scientific explanation behind the irksome aches?
December 30, 2015 at 07:30AM
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Holiday Memories: Part of Our Florida Holiday
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Canine Rabies Imported into America
Canine Rabies Imported into America
The international transport of dogs poses a threat to the hard-won victory in the US against canine rabies.
December 29, 2015 at 10:54PM
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Anti-Concussion Football Helmets Are A Scam
Anti-Concussion Football Helmets Are A Scam
The football helmet has always been seen as one of the greatest symbols of safety in sports, but does it actually keep athletes safe?
December 29, 2015 at 10:54PM
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Breastfeeding isn't more environmentally friendly than formula feeding? What?
Well after 4+ months I finally found a good reason to dust off my laptop. Breastfeeding exclusively means I spent a LOT of time with my baby asleep or half asleep on my lap nursing away with his eyes closed. I wouldn’t call this free time exactly, but to ease the boredom rather than doing something constructive, you know like reading an actual book, I’ve fallen into the deep pits of mommy blogs (thanks Google Now).
I find the click-bait blog entries of the Skeptical OB particularly fascinating. Today she published quite an interesting one:
Unfortunately I’m not familiar with any studies that looked directly at formula feeding versus breastfeeding and environmental impact. However according to the EPA a cow produces the same amount of waste as 20-40 humans and eats 100 pounds of feed each day, where as a human eats between 3-5 pounds of food per day. A breastfeeding human only needs 500 extra calories a day to produce enough milk for her baby, so I assume that they are only eating at the higher end of that amount. Although cows produce more milk than a human, at 6-7 gallons versus about 24 ounces, I don’t think we can say that a cow is capable of feeding 20-40 human babies. Which is where we get into a real pickle because obviously the 6-7 gallons a cow is producing is intended for her calf, not a human infant (or adult really) and at least from my perspective there is an ethical issue of impregnanting cows, having them carry a calf to term and then slaughtering that calf for veal/giving that calf formula so that we can feed our own infants formula.
Obviously the most environmentally friendly thing anyone can do as far as food choices is to go vegan, but I’m unconvinced here that even if a breastfeeding person is consuming animal products they are still producing as much waste/eating as much food as a dairy cow and whatever waste/food they are eating is not dramatically increased by them producing milk for their child anyways.
So what about breastfeeding supplies? Well…all people who’ve experienced a pregnancy are going to need breast pads (milk comes in regardless of if a person chooses not to nurse), new bras, probably mostly new everything clothing wise because the human body changes during pregnancy. As far as the plastic parts in breast pumps etc etc etc the same questions can be asked of formula feeding. How green are bottles, rubber nipples, brushes to clean bottles, pacifiers, burp clothes, plus all of the extra hot water to sterilize and clean all these things? What about the energy required to get formula from the factory to the store, the extra gas used to go pick up formula from the store or to have it shipped to someone’s house? What about the energy used to heat up a bottle? What about all the tins and plastic bottles that formula comes in, how green are they?
I don’t think it is an outlandish assumption that if I’m breastfeeding my child from my breast, no bottles, pumps, electricity, special clothing (I bought a breastfeeding cami and a breastfeeding bra, ruined the cami in the dryer and the bra isn’t supportive enough, so I am back to wearing athletic bras which I needed to buy during my pregnancy, my boobs started growing pretty much as soon as I found out I was pregnant, I still have tank tops to cover my belly that I have owned since I before I stopped breastfeeding my daughter whose 9) that it is more environmentally friendly than opening up a can of formula, measuring it out with a plastic scoop, putting it in a plastic bottle, adding warm water, shaking it up or mixing it and feeding it to a baby through a silicone or rubber nipple (do they still make rubber ones?).
As far as working well as birth control even Planned Parenthood says that breastfeeding can be an effective form of birth control if a woman is breastfeeding exclusively, feeding her baby every 4 hours and her period has not returned, at least for the first 6 months following a pregnancy. Certainly there are BETTER forms of birth control but they are not always accessible to low income women in developing countries.
Yet the claim here that I find most outlandish is that somehow women are being forced to breastfeed. Encouraging is not forcing, normalizing breastfeeding does not necessarily demonize formula feeding. Saying it is worse from a environmental perspective is not an exaggeration it is a reality that still leaves parents with the option of formula feeding their babies. Which…breastfeeding rates are on the rise with 79% of parents in the US initiating breastfeeding and 49% continuing to breastfeed at 6 months. So we shouldn’t talk about the benefits of breastfeeding to avoid offending the 21% who have chosen for whatever reasons not to breastfeed? Or should we encourage breastfeeding and help more people continue to breastfeed so that these numbers continue to go up? The answer seems pretty obvious to me.
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Zika Virus, a Mosquito-Borne Infection, May Threaten Brazil’s Newborns
Bismuth Could Stop Farts From Smelling, If Someone Could Make It Safe
Bismuth Could Stop Farts From Smelling, If Someone Could Make It Safe
As the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol, bismuth keeps our digestive system in check, but a little more could make it smell like roses.
December 29, 2015 at 05:20PM
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How Many Calories Does A Baby Need In The Womb?
How Many Calories Does A Baby Need In The Womb?
We say "eating for two," but as it turns out, since a fetus is not a full-sized human, it's more like 300 extra kcal per day.
December 29, 2015 at 03:57PM
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson: What I learned from Concussion
D'Brickashaw Ferguson: What I learned from Concussion
"After learning all of this, I feel a bit betrayed by the people or committees put in place by the league who did not have my best interests at heart."
December 29, 2015 at 03:28PM
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New Research Says That for Men, an Orgasm a Day Can Keep the Doctor Away
New Research Says That for Men, an Orgasm a Day Can Keep the Doctor Away
"The study data showed that the participants who ejaculated more than 21 times a month were at a 22% lower risk of getting [prostate cancer]."
December 29, 2015 at 01:40PM
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More And More Twins Are Being Born In The U.S.
More And More Twins Are Being Born In The U.S.
In 2014, 33.9 sets of twins were born per 1,000 births in the United States, according to a new report on birth data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
December 29, 2015 at 10:39AM
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Helix Sleep Review: 7 Nights On A Custom-Made Mattress
Helix Sleep Review: 7 Nights On A Custom-Made Mattress
Plenty of modern mattress-makers like Casper and Leesa offer to get us there by promising us the perfect mattress. But bed startup Helix Sleep says no such straight-from-the-factory mattress exists or will ever exist.
December 29, 2015 at 09:33AM
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Holiday Memories: My Namesake Orchid for the Christmas Season
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The image of the cancer experience needs a reality check
The image of the cancer experience needs a reality check
With awareness levels higher than ever, translating into faster diagnosis and better treatments, Breastcancer.org estimates that only 40,000 women will die of the disease this year. This is a large decrease from the 1980s, and as such, breast cancer is often labelled the 'good' cancer.
December 29, 2015 at 04:12AM
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Monday, December 28, 2015
Programs Expand Schizophrenic Patients’ Role in Their Own Care
It's Hard to Poop on Vacation
It's Hard to Poop on Vacation
By one estimate, as many as 40 percent of people experience constipation while they’re away from home, due partially to their gut bacteria’s reaction to the change of setting.
December 28, 2015 at 09:04PM
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Gonorrhea may soon be untreatable, Britain’s chief medical officer warns
Gonorrhea may soon be untreatable, Britain’s chief medical officer warns
The sexually transmitted infection is increasingly caused by strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that resist antibiotic treatment.
December 28, 2015 at 03:57PM
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Holiday Memories: A Festive Party at My House
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
At Theranos, Many Strategies and Snags
At Theranos, Many Strategies and Snags
Elizabeth Holmes’s blood-testing ambition has long collided with technological problems.
December 27, 2015 at 10:56PM
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How Drug-Resistant Parasites in Asia Could Lead to a Global Comeback for Malaria
How Drug-Resistant Parasites in Asia Could Lead to a Global Comeback for Malaria
Southeast Asia is the so-called "cradle" of drug-resistant malaria. When malaria has previously mutated and rendered medicines all but useless — subsequently killing millions around the world — it has started here.
December 27, 2015 at 11:00AM
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Saturday, December 26, 2015
The Best Office Chair
The Best Office Chair
After a year of sitting in nine top-rated chairs and talking to four ergonomics experts, The Wirecutter finally has answers.
December 26, 2015 at 05:01PM
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Americans Have Worse and Fewer Teeth Than Brits
Americans Have Worse and Fewer Teeth Than Brits
Our neighbors across the pond may be slowly catching up to us in the space race, but there’s one area we never thought we’d see parity — our teeth.
December 26, 2015 at 08:32AM
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Avocados, Drunken Driving and a Gay Ban
Holiday Memories: My Holiday Party
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Friday, December 25, 2015
Holiday Memories: Holiday Party at My House
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Thursday, December 24, 2015
All The Ways Christmas Tries To Kill You
All The Ways Christmas Tries To Kill You
Each year, people head to emergency rooms with holiday-related injuries by the thousands.
December 24, 2015 at 01:02PM
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Holiday Memories: A Snowy Day at the Farm
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Why We Never Got Ebola: A Christmas Story
Why We Never Got Ebola: A Christmas Story
Ebola never spread to the resource-rich countries. It never made it to your hometown, infecting hundreds of people, and this is why: People let go of religion, bias and beliefs and simply worked together.
December 24, 2015 at 11:00AM
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
The Most Notable Medical Findings of 2015
The Most Notable Medical Findings of 2015
From the power of the placebo to the slowing transmission of HIV, here's what happened in the year of medicine.
December 24, 2015 at 02:15AM
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Controversy
I remember being a first time mom and wanting to breastfeed. I was told horror stories. There is one that particularly stands out in my mind. A first time mom was attending an out of town Christmas party at a VFW hall. She had family that lived near by, so she went to their house to have privacy. Some aunts noticed she had been gone and found her in a quiet secluded room. They claimed they “hadn’t seen the baby yet” and lifted the blanket up while she was breastfeeding. I dont know about anyone else, but I would not have liked this. I considered myself very modest at that time. If I felt as if I had no where to go, this was me. In my car, covered. In a bathroom stall ( I know foul ). This should never have to happen. Not only is this unsanitary, but horrible noises and smells coming from surrounding stalls. Thank goodness I lost my give a dam shortly after doing that.
After having my second child a huge controversy broke out about women breastfeeding in public. Celebs and non celebs began posting there pictures while breastfeeding on social media. I was not one of them, but support those who are comfortable enough to do so.
Are you offended if you see someone breastfeeding in public? Would you be more offended seeing a women take her baby into a bathroom stall to feed them? I would love to hear your feedback.
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Is breastfeeding really best?
I need my sanity. There, I said it. As I sit here pumping today I have made a decision to start weaning my 9 month old. I am a night shifter, working mother of 2. Now, while I support breastfeeding wholly I realize that there is a point in time where lack of sleep and frustration can lead to resentment. Sometimes I am awake feeding my baby ( who still doesn’t always sleep through the night), and as I am sitting there I am listening to my husband snore. Watching everyone else sleep when you are deprived of it is like torture. Does anyone else feel this way? So, for my sanity I am choosing to wean. Feel free to post suggestions for easy weaning. Here are a few of my own tips as this is not my first rodeo so to speak.
Tips for weaning :
1. Start slow. There is nothing worse than being engorged and having mastitis.
2. Start by dropping one or two feedings each day for a week. Then the next week drop another for a total of 3. Do this until your milk supplies dissapates.
3. Stay calm. It will dry up eventually. Take this time to enjoy the bonding.
Feel free to leave comments and tips. Thanks
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Milk Bandit
Hello to All my fellow mommy’s. Let me start off by saying this blog was inspired by my two children, one of whom I am currently breastfeeding. *Special shout out to all who have tried, conquered and or ever gave a thought to breastfeeding * ladies this is hard work. Men, kiss your babies momma if they have chosen to breastfeed.
I am an R.N. at a local hospital here in Cincinnati. Through many of my friends and colleagues I have found that there is a need for support for mother’s who breastfeed and soon to be mom’s contemplating the idea. I wanted there to be a place to share stories and experiences. A place where women, particularly breastfeeding mom’s could ask questions and get answers. I hope that through my posts you guys can get a few giggles and share ideas and laughs.
Thanks for stopping by. Hopefully this is the beginning of something great!
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A new kind of funeral director
A new kind of funeral director
Louise de Winter — nicknamed the "Mary Poppins of Death" by the American press — is trying to revitalize funerals by encouraging people to look squarely at their mortality and plan their own funerals long before they might be expected to need to.
December 23, 2015 at 08:51PM
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What Makes Heart Cancer So Rare?
What Makes Heart Cancer So Rare?
It seems like cancer can go anywhere and ruin anything, but you never hear about heart cancer. That's because it's exceedingly rare. the SciShow explains why.
December 23, 2015 at 07:42PM
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Mammary
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