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Diabetes risk could be cut by getting more sleep, researchers have revealed. The amount of time spent sleeping in the United States has dropped significantly in the past twenty years with almost a quarter of women and 16 percent of men experiencing insufficient sleep. Now, a new study has found that lack of sleep among pregnant women may be a …

A new study reveals MRI brain scans can help identify neurological changes associated with multiple sclerosis before symptoms appear in children. Published in the November issue of the journal Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, the study of 38 children at 16 sites in six countries showed that the MRIs can reveal changes in the brain associated with MS before the clinical …

When the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL models rolled out last year, Google promised owners of the two devices unlimited free storage of original quality photos and videos in Google Photo. During the launch event for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Google touted that those who purchased either handset would get free storage for original quality uploads. …

Apple experienced a sudden air pocket dip (which was promptly bought) after a Bloomberg report that Qualcomm has filed lawsuits in China seeking to “ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones in the country,” a move which is the chipmaker’s biggest shot at Apple so far in a bitter legal fight between the two companies. The lawsuit claims patent infringement …

The world will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight by 2022, according to a new study by Imperial College London and WHO. The number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organization …

Lindsey Hubley, a Canadian mother has filed a claim against her doctors and the hospital she gave birth in after she lost all four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria infection and now faces a kidney transplant.. The mother and her fiance Mike Sampson were given the all-clear to bring their son Myles home a couple days after he was born. …

Women with coronary heart disease are less likely to achieve treatment targets than men, finds a study. The authors, including Dr Sanne Peters, from The George Institute for Global Health UK, at the University of Oxford, say a better understanding of sex disparities is needed to treat women with coronary heart disease more efficiently in all regions, especially in Asia …

Erika Rosenbaum has joined the growing list of actresses who’ve come forward with allegations of sexual harassment at the hands of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Rosenbaum, who was so far mum about the sexual harassment, going back to mid 2000, reached out to the original reporter, Jodi Kantor, to share her own experience. Thanking the news organisation for publishing the …

Freda, a 92-year-old woman has died in Cape Breton, N.S. after being transported from one hospital to another in a taxi, prompting her family to file a formal complaint against the Nova Scotia Health Authority. After supper on Oct. 1, Freda started feeling sick. Around 6 p.m., she started throwing up, so Joe (her son) called an ambulance to their …

One Condoms has begun selling its custom MyOne Perfect Fit Condom, which come in 60 different sizes, following changes in regulations from the FDA and industry standards groups. Does size matter? It’s no secret than many people don’t like to use condoms. Common complaints focus on issues related to fit and feel, such as the condom being too loose, tight, short …

A fisherman’s prank almost killed him after the Dover sole he had just caught jumped down his throat when he posed with it over his mouth. The 14cm (5.5in) fish completely blocked the 28-year-old’s airway, stopping him from breathing and causing him to go into cardiac arrest. Paramedic Matt Harrison says after arriving at the scene, he knew that he …