Your Friday morning health roundup:
Shift work risks: Shift workers, especially those who work the late shift, have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, a large research review shows. Other studies have shown shift workers also are more prone to high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. While the risks could reflect lifestyle and economic factors -- such as poor diets and lower-than-average incomes -- researchers also think disruptions in circadian rhythms may play a role.- Meatless mistake: Is the U. S. Department of Agriculture really promoting meatless Mondays? No, it is not, a department spokesperson said this week -- after an internal memo suggested the popular practice to employees, angering livestock producers and at least one member of Congress. The memo, taken off a USDA website but saved elsewhere, did not undergo proper clearance, USDA says.
- Yoga for stroke: A small pilot study suggests yoga might help improve balance and have other benefits for people recovering from strokes.
Today's talker: The idea that men often see women as a collection of body parts gets some support from a new study. But the study also suggests women do the same thing -- to other women. Researchers gave participants pictures of whole people and then pictures that zoomed in on body parts. They found that both sexes more easily recognized women's parts. This suggests a different kind of mental processing is applied to images of women. "Men might be doing it because they're interested in potential mates," one researcher tells Forbes. "Women may do it as more of a comparison with themselves. But they're both doing it."
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