Long workweeks keeping Americans up late (AP) 
AP - Hey you! Dozing at your desk! Wake up, go home and get more sleep! That could be the message from a survey released Monday by the National Sleep Foundation. The survey of 1,000 people found participants average six hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night on weeknights, even though they estimated they'd need roughly another 40 minutes of sleep to be at their best.
Source: news.yahoo.comItaly election symbols: from garbage to impotence (Reuters) 
Reuters - From the "No Garbage" party, to the "Don't row against the tide" party, to "Dr. Cirillo's party of existentialist impotents," there will be something for everyone in Italy's general election in April.
Source: news.yahoo.comPoor Working Memory Tied to Low School Scores (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, March 3 (
HealthDay News) -- Poor working memory, rather than low intelligence, could be the reason why some children are underachievers at school, says a British study.
Source: news.yahoo.comProblems hamper sickle cell treatment (AP) AP - The news is grim: Ten years after government approval of the first sickle cell treatment, only a tiny fraction of patients use the drug � despite new research showing the disease is far more painful than doctors ever suspected.
Source: news.yahoo.comObese Children Face More Complications During Surgery (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, March 3 (
HealthDay News) -- Obese children are much more likely than normal-weight children to have breathing-related problems during surgery, says a University of Michigan
Health System study.
Source: news.yahoo.comBreast Cancer Drug Might Treat Bipolar Disorder (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, March 3 (
HealthDay News) -- A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer may one day help manage symptoms of mania, or the "high" phase experienced by people with bipolar disorder, researchers say.
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