October 13, 2017

If you like to catch some sleep on an airline flight, don’t close your eyes until you’re up in the air. Experts warn that sleeping through takeoff or landing doesn’t allow you to adjust to rapid air pressure changes. That could leave your ears blocked up and cause dizziness, ear infections, eardrum damage, or even nosebleeds and hearing loss. Source Link
 
Take it from breast cancer survivors - radiation therapy isn’t as bad as it seems. In a survey nine out of ten said radiation therapy was less scary than they feared and 80 percent said the side effects were better than expected. Studies have shown better survival and quality of life for patients treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation rather than mastectomy. Source Link
 
Facebook wants to help you find fake news posts. The social network is testing a new feature that lets you click on an icon in each post to learn more about the publisher and how the post is being shared. You’re part of the test if you see an “i” button the upper right-hand corner above an article's title. Source Link