Morning News Run
June 5, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
At-Home Fertility Screening Available for Couples – NY Times
A new at-home screening test, called Fertell, lets couples find out if they have fertility problems without stepping into a doctor’s office. The test has his and hers components — a screening test for men that is the first at-home device to measure the concentration of motile sperm, and a test for women that measures a hormone considered a marker of egg quality.
Dating Violence And Sexual Assault Associated With Suicide Attempts Among Urban Teens – Science Daily
Recent dating violence among urban teen females and lifetime history of sexual assault among urban teen males may be associated with suicide attempts, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Study backs up warnings over second hand smoke – Reuters
Even small amounts of secondhand tobacco smoke can damage a child’s arteries, researchers reported on Monday, adding to the growing body of evidence on the harmful affects of exposure to smoking.
Tainted Spinach Spurs Testing Program – NPR (Audio)
Think the problems causing last fall’s spinach scare are solved? Think again. The company at the center of the tainted spinach scare, Natural Selection Foods, has started an ambitious testing program.
Women Prefer Men Desired By Others – MySelfDevelopment.net
The ‘copycat reflex’ is the result of Darwinian pressures, according to experts on evolution. If a female faces lots of potential mates but has difficulties in choosing the best one, or if to do so would cost too much time or energy, she can help herself by taking a steer from how rival females behave.
