Work Stress Harming Middle-Age Sleep, Study Says

Work stress could be eating away at the sleep of most middle-aged working folks, undermining their health, a new study says.

Nearly 70% of a small group of people ages 50 to 66 experienced persistent sleep problems, even though they had no history of sleep disorders, researchers reported July 28 in the journal Scientific Reports.<...

Cell Phone Ownership Linked To Lower Reading Skills In Elementary Students

Cell phones could be blunting young children’s reading skills, a new study says.

Elementary school students who simply owned a cell phone scored worse on reading comprehension tests, researchers reported recently in the journal Behavioral Sciences.

Whether the kid had the cell phone on them at school played no role in ...

Red Cross Declares Rare National Blood Supply Crisis Amid Summer Shortfall

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis for only the second time in its history, warning a drop in donations is threatening the availability of blood nationwide.

The organization, which supplies about 40% of the nation's blood, said donations have fallen to a four-year summer low even as hospital demand rises dur...