health and fitness: mars 2016

jeudi 31 mars 2016

Report Shows Theranos Testing Plagued by Problems

Federal regulators say the blood-testing company used poorly trained workers and mishandled blood samples.

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Report Shows Theranos Delivered Inaccurate Test Results

Federal regulators say the blood-testing company also used poorly trained workers and mishandled blood samples.

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National Briefing | West: Washington: Virulent Bat Disease Is Found in West for the First Time

A fungal disease that has killed millions of bats nationwide has spread to the state of Washington.

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A Futuristic Suit That Gives You a Taste of Old Age

An exhibit at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City uses data-collecting gear to simulate the vision, hearing and mobility of an 85-year-old person.

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High Lead Levels Found at More Newark Schools

Nearly a quarter of samples collected in school buildings in the district last week had concentrations above the federal threshold.

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A Cultural Travel Guide to Madrid

From essential museums and must-see art galleries to hidden Instagram-worthy gems, our guide to the elegant Spanish capital Francisco Goya, Diego Velázquez and Pablo Picasso all called home.

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An Homage to Cartoonist Peter Arno

How two failed marriages, nightclub melees and Hollywood hijinks fueled the art of Peter Arno.

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Sarah Vaughan's Autumn Sound

Vaughan’s late-’70s vocal gifts are fully exposed on a recording from a New Orleans jazz club.

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U.S. Women Can Strike Hard In Their Fight for Equal Pay

If U.S. Soccer doesn’t equalize pay, will the women boycott the Olympic Games? That may be the price of dignity, writes Matthew Futterman.

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Fifty Shades of Blue: Tar Heels Seek the Truest Hue

As the University of North Carolina heads into basketball’s Final Four, the school has an official new shade of Carolina blue.

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Britons missing an hour's sleep every night, says report

Study suggests adults slumber average of 6.8 hours and calls for national strategy to publicise importance of good sleep

The average person in the UK is under-sleeping by about an hour a night, losing the equivalent of an entire night’s sleep a week, a survey for the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has found.

The poll of 2,000 adults, published in a report by the society, found the average sleep time is 6.8 hours, compared with the 7.7 hours people feel they need.