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NEWS ABOUT: fatigue

fatigue stories: 12 news summaries

(Newser) - You want to be a flashy, high-flying pilot? Get ready for poverty-level wages, grueling commutes, and near-constant exhaustion, the New York Times reports. The inquiry into the crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo has thrust regional airlines into the spotlight, and with that attention comes concerns about pilots’ challenging lives.... More »

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airline industry • plane crash • airline safety • pilot fatigue • fatigue • pilots • airplanes

(Newser) - Jay Leno has revealed the mystery illness that sidelined him last week: exhaustion. He blamed the The Tonight Show, his tough stand-up schedule, and writing jobs—he writes three columns too—for his first sick days in 17 years. It was still "embarrassing," he told People.... More »

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entertainment • Jay Leno • Tonight Show • exhaustion • fatigue • hospitalization

 Placenta Drip: 
 Fad or Fantastic? 

Afterbirth consumption risky, unproven to boost health

Dec 30, 08 2:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Feeling tired? A Tokyo clinic offers relaxation drips containing human placental extract as a pick-me-up. Long used by the Japanese to treat liver disease and menopause symptoms, placenta—with its immune molecules and nutrients that sustain the fetus during pregnancy—is symbolic, if not utterly scientific. The idea of a... More »

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Japan • aging • birth • placenta • fatigue • alternative medicine • experimental drugs

 Raise Your Hand If 
 You're Sick of the Election 

Voters suffering from 'electoral exhaustion,' especially in swing states

Oct 27, 08 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - News flash: Voters are getting sick of hearing about the election. With just eight days to go the battleground states are weary with campaign fatigue, particularly in places like Iowa, where the candidates have made a total of 263 stops. "People are fed up with it, and maybe they... More »

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voters • fatigue • Election 2008 • swing states

Sleepy Pilots Want Trimmed Schedules

Penny-pinching means more flying, on FAA rules dating from '60s

Sep 12, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Airline pilots are seeing their flying hours approach the federally mandated limit, and many of them have had enough, the Wall Street Journal reports. Safety experts agree that the current regulations, in place since the 1960s, don't reflect current knowledge about the dangers of fatigue. But penny-pinching airlines keep pushing... More »

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sleep • FAA • airline delays • pilot fatigue • fatigue • pilots • airlines

 What We Can Learn
 From Being Dog-Tired 

Sled dogs' metabolism may yield clues on fighting human fatigue

May 6, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alaskan sled dogs racing for days on end don’t get tired out the way a human runner would, the New York Times reports, and researchers eager to imitate this fatigue resistance in people—particularly soldiers—say it’s because they’re somehow able to change their metabolism. “Suddenly... More »

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medical research • DARPA • metabolism • fatigue • sled dogs • Oklahoma State University • Texas A&M

 Campaign Fatigue Grips Dems 

On trail with no end in sight, both camps are exhausted

Apr 27, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama likes to joke that since his campaign started, "babies have been born and are now walking and talking," but he's hardly exaggerating. The last 15 months have seen staffers from both his and Hillary Clinton's camps get married, become parents, and grow increasingly exhausted as the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • David Plouffe • campaign • fatigue • Maggie Williams • campaign staff

 Campaigns Hit
 the Road; the
 Road Hits
 Back 

Weddings, funerals, Democratic staffers' personal lives fall by the wayside

Mar 17, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forty-two states have voted, and the Democratic Party isn't much closer to having a presidential nominee than it was on New Year's Day. Election fatigue is walloping campaign workers who planned to pack up on Super Tuesday and are still working 6 weeks later. “People are being held hostage... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign trail • Democratic presidential primaries • fatigue • campaign staff • John Davis

From Night Owl to Early Bird?

Altering caffeine, light, can help mold sleep patterns

Mar 4, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - For those wide-eyed deep into the night, rising and shining with the early birds might seem like an elusive dream that comes to a jarring end each morning. But for this 5% to 30% of the population, understanding circadian rhythms can benefit their tired eyes more than chugging coffee. The... More »

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sleep • caffeine • jet lag • light • fatigue • circadian rhythms • morning person • night owl • early bird • Delayed-Sleep Phase Disorder • Advanced-Sleep Phase Disorder • internal clock

Stumping Hazardous to Health

Stress of political races can cause overeating, premature aging

Feb 28, 08 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Even the presidential candidates who miss out on the White House will feel the effects of their campaigns for years to come. The mad dash to the Oval Office—speeches all day, deadline pressures, cross-country tours—puts tremendous stress on the body. Forbes takes on the low points:
  1. Sleep
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • sleep • health • Mike Huckabee • diet • list • Ron Paul • air travel • campaign trail • fatigue • Election 2008 • health risks

Iowa Keeps Candidates Awake at Night

24/7 campaigns have made for a raft of fatigue-induced gaffes

Jan 3, 08 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Fatigue has officially taken hold in Iowa, and not just for voters. “I won’t remember Iowans,” a sleep-deprived Mitt Romney said recently (he meant “I’ll never forget”), while Mike Huckabee offered “apologies” over Benazir Bhutto’s death (he’s not a suspect), and... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • sleep deprivation • Iowa caucus • fatigue • Election 2008

No Tired Explanation: Yawning May Cool Brain

Evolutionary adaptation keeps the nervous system's motherboard cool

Jul 30, 07 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yawning may be less a response to boredom than a natural mechanism for cooling off overheated brains, new research says. The human brain operates optimally when cool, much like a computer, and conditions like fatigue actually cause the organ to heat up, ABC News reports. A quick gulp of air... More »

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brain • research • yawning • body • human • fatigue

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