http://www.citytools.net Your news, your way. Stories on CityTools where either written by members or are existing stories shared by members. In the case of shared stories, all rights reside with the original creator. en 2012-02-04T23:25:39 2012-02-04T23:25:39 httpd:/www.citytools.net/essentials/rss_docs.html http://www.citytools.net/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.citytools.net 182 35 citytools image http://www.citytools.net/showstory/75382a58-4f3e-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Winter weather can be challenging for some seniors, especially those with mobility or other health issues.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120204/hl_hsn/wintercanposehazardsforseniors">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/12760776-4f36-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16868428">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/b0fe6892-4f2d-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Reuters - Kids who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed, two new reports suggest.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120203/hl_nm/us_breastfeeding_lungs">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/4fb09eb4-4f25-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LYME_DISEASE_MAP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/c86aa826-4f03-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16811042">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/c67d8204-4f03-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Changes to the way autism is diagnosed may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, researchers say. <a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1f183e7c3be774b5cb265a6e9b131b5b">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/a35edbc4-4eea-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ ContributorNetwork - A new study released on Thursday by the Mayo Clinic has drawn a connection between the use of anesthesia in children under the age of three and an increased risk of developing ADHD. The study found that children who had to be put under anesthesia more than once as very young children had an &quot;elevated risk&quot; of developing the disorder.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120203/hl_ac/10922796_study_finds_link_between_exposure_to_anesthesia_and_adhd_in_children">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/1ccddee6-4ec9-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who consume a few alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120203/hl_hsn/boozeandfamilyhistoryofcoloncancerabadmixstudy">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/bb4b2460-4ec0-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is associated with hearing loss in women, especially if the blood sugar disease isn&#39;t well-controlled, new research indicates.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120203/hl_hsn/diabetestakestollonwomenshearingstudy">[original story]</a>