Your Health Matters

Check out the surprisingly high vitamin C content in these foods for more options. (via Food Synergy: 8 Healthy Food Pairings That Are Even Better Together)

A study of pregnant women in Norway found that those who were infected with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus had an increased risk of miscarriages and stillbirths. (via H1N1 Flu Shots Safe for Pregnant Women - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH))

This year’s unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why UCLA researchers and their colleagues are creating new ways to predict where an outbreak could emerge. (via Predicting hotspots for future flu outbreaks / UCLA Newsroom)

Sleep Quiz: Do You Know Your Sleep A-to-Zzzzs? (via Sleep Quiz: Getting It, Skimping on It, Dreaming, and More)

March 3 to 10 is National Sleep Awareness Week in the U.S. this year, and one of the symptoms of depression is difficulty sleeping. People may be unable to fall asleep or stay asleep, or they might sleep for more than 12 hours at a time when depressed. (via Better Sleep, Better Mood: Seven Good Sleep Habits)

Ban Blue Light in the Bedroom. Insomnia feeds on the minor details of modern life, like the soft blue glow from a cell phone, PDA, or digital clock resting on your bedside table. The short waves of blue light may interfere with sleep (via Insomnia: Sleep Tips Slideshow From WebMD)

A hard-hitting campaign which aims to save lives by showing people how to spot the signs and symptoms of stroke returns to TV screens (via Hard-hitting TV adverts show anyone can be a stroke saver by acting FAST | Media Centre)

Research figures show that more than half the public (53 per cent) rarely or never consider the amount of salt when buying food, despite more than four in five people (86 per cent) knowing too much salt is bad for their health. (via Government drive to help cut salt consumption by a quarter | Media Centre)

Global action is needed to tackle the catastrophic threat of antimicrobial resistance, which in 20 years could see any one of us dying following minor surgery, England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said today. (via Antimicrobial resistance poses ‘catastrophic threat’, says Chief Medical Officer | Media Centre)

They lied to us! The government said its NHS bill wouldn’t lead to privatisation, but wants to allow profit-hungry companies to carve up key parts of our precious health service. (via Avaaz - NHS: emergency operation)