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[Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. More Sick Leave Given To Men By Male GPs Compared With Female Counterp Male patients are given more certified sick leave by male doctors compared with the amount of sick notes given to females by female doctors, a new study has revealed. Mild mental disorders (MMDs) such as depression and anxiety were the commonest cause of complaint by women, followed by musculoskeletal problems for which males sought a higher proportion of medical attention. The research revealed however, that male patients were granted a longer amount of sick leave for MMDs compared with female patients, by doctors of both genders groups. First Ancient Manioc Fields In Americas Discovered Archaeologists excavating an ancient Maya village inEl Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has discovered an ancient field of manioc, the first evidence for cultivation of the calorie-rich tuber in the New World. The prehistoric manioc plantation buried by volcanic ash about 600 A.D. may help explain how Maya supported dense populations. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Vote Early, Vote Often As elections get tighter and more complicated, it's inevitable that one of them will be so thoroughly botched it'll have to be done over. It's time to start thinking about how. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. [Stupid] Mom allegedly lets toddler smoke pot A woman is accused of letting her 18-month-old daughter smoke marijuana because the toddler was not eating or sleeping enough. Turfgrass Quality Measurement Improved With GreenSeeker Sensor To measure turfgrass performance, professionals have relied on trained human evaluators who provide visual assessments of turf quality. But human evaluators require training and may be distracted by many factors that can affect accuracy and consistency of the assessments. Researchers assessed a handheld optical sensor (GreenSeeker) for evaluating turfgrass quality, and compared the combined time required for visual evaluation and data entry with the time required using the handheld sensor. Sense Of Taste Different In Women With Anorexia Nervosa Although anorexia nervosa is categorized as an eating disorder, it is not known whether there are alterations of the portions of the brain that regulates appetite. Now, a new study finds that women with anorexia have distinct differences in the insulta -- the specific part of the brain that is important for recognizing taste. New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional Stress The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial. It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed. Skin Deep: A Safety Assessment of Ingredients in Personal Care Product Provides a report on personal care product safety and accompanying searchable database "that ranks products on their potential health risks and the absence of basic safety evaluations. The core of the analysis compares ingredients in 7,500 personal care products against government, industry, and academic lists of known and suspected chemical health hazards."Product guide searchable by brand name; browsable by product type. From the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
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