Dispensary Corner 17 Jul 13
July 17, 2013
IT’s often thought that dying in
your sleep is a good way to go,
but probably not like this...
A 45-year-old man in Brazil has
been crushed to death in his
own bed, after a 1500kg cow fell
through the roof of his bedroom.
Joao Maria de Souza was fast
asleep next to his wife when the
animal, which had escaped from
a nearby farm, apparently broke
through the fence of his home
and climbed onto the lean-to style
roof of the building.
The corrugated iron couldn’t
support the cow’s weight and it
collapsed, causing broken limbs
and severe internal injuries.
His devastated mother, Maria
de Souza, told SuperCanal TV: “I
didn’t bring my son up to be killed
by a falling cow.”
There’s a good reason your
mum told you to go to bed early.
A report published recently in
the Journal of Epidemiology and
Community Health says that late
nights and a lack of routine at
bedtime can significantly affect
academic performances.
A UK study of more than
11,000 seven year olds found a
strong correlation between sleep
patterns and performance in
maths and reading tests.
The scientists from University
College London said it was
possible that inconsistent
bedtimes were due to chaotic
family settings rather than
disrupted sleep, and it was this
that had an impact on cognitive
performance in children.
Interestingly the children with
erratic bedtimes were from less
socially advantaged backgrounds,
according to the BBC.
They were also less likely to be
read a bedtime story and watched
more television.
However after adjusting for
these factors there was still
a strong link between poorer
academic performance and going
to bed later.
Most of the better performing
kids went to bed at about 7.30pm.
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