Health Tip: Caffeine and Pregnancy

Title: Health Tip: Caffeine and Pregnancy
Category: Health News
Created: 11/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2008 More at...

In this blog, I am going to deal with a question that has stumped some of the most talented researchers in the world.  That should hopefully get your attention- this vexing question seems simple, but represents the “holy grail” of biology.  The question: why do we sleep?  Consider this- we spend approximately one-third of lives doing it and scientists are still not quit sure why.  (Much of this and future blogs on... More at...

Let’s continue on our topic of naps in healthy adults- the good, the bad, and the otherwise.   Some more good news about napping.  As we all have probably experienced in our life, a short nap has helped us learn something that we simply couldn’t grasp beforehand.  This is because after intense work, parts of our brain begin to show signs of information saturation, meaning our brains are at capacity and we... More at...

Let’s continue on the topic of napping.   We left off discussing some of the negative aspects of napping.  We were reviewing the concept of sleep inertia and how if a nap is too long, a person might have a reduction in performance and worsened mood soon after waking.  Obviously this usually is counterproductive to the reasons why we take a nap in the first place, so it is best to limit naps to less than 30... More at...

Title: Travel Medicine Kit
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 2/23/2006
Last Editorial Review: 11/13/2008 More at...

Title: Activity, Sleep May Cut Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 11/18/2008
Last Editorial Review: 11/18/2008 More at...