DoctorBnB Insight - p3

More than 8,000 children under 14 were admitted into hospital in 2016 with a primary diagnosis of sleep disorder - up from below 3,000 in 2006. The number has steadily increased year-on-year for nearly two decades. 

The figures relate to data compiled by the U.K. National Health Service and they have been analyzed by BBC for a special documentary due to be broadcast next week. 

Finland rates poorly in world comparison of children’s physical activity. 

The Finnish government has recently introduced physical fitness guidelines, stating that children need at least 3 hours of exercise per day. Finnish children are known the be among the world’s most physically fit. 

Using nano-chips and sensors, the Smart Condom Ring monitors calories burnt, intercourse duration, the average velocity of thrusts, girth measurements and skin temperature. 

Hearing loss might nearly double in the coming decades. The increase would most likely happen by 2060, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said Thursday.

The recipients of the inaugural Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards are: 

• Shareefa Alabdulmunem, head of eServices, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia 
• Marian Ball, senior advisor, research, at IBM Research. She is also professor emerita, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and affiliate professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 

According to a paper published in the journal Dermato-Endocrinology, a large number of light-absorbing molecules (chromophores) found in the different layers of your skin absorb and interact with ultraviolet rays, producing a number of complex and synergistic effects.