Working graveyard shifts causes cancer...

"scientists suspect that overnight work is dangerous because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock. The hormone melatonin, which can suppress tumor development, is normally produced at night"

sucks for them

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvT38ZaUMA7BR989pxROFXwJI9JgD8T7KKNO1

And for those with insomnia.

werd

another in the long list of things tha give you cancer which now includes

air
water
food

And don't forget extended periods in front of the computer monitor...

*Notices time spent at the computer today*

Oh shit......!!! 😮

Possibly the worst thing then has to be being up late on your computer, breathing air, eating food and washing it down with water.

Whats next.... Vaginas?

...damn

Maybe thats Ted Haggard's belief...

That'd explain a lot.

Not the crack, but a lot aside from that.

Originally posted by Mairuzu
"scientists suspect that overnight work is dangerous because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock. The hormone melatonin, which can suppress tumor development, is normally produced at night"

sucks for them

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvT38ZaUMA7BR989pxROFXwJI9JgD8T7KKNO1

Now does "at night" just mean when you're asleep or literally when the sun is down and the stars are out?

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Now does "at night" just mean when you're asleep or literally when the sun is down and the stars are out?

But they're saying, if ive understood correctly, that its the irregular times of sleep that messes with the bodyclock which in turn messes with that hormone.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Now does "at night" just mean when you're asleep or literally when the sun is down and the stars are out?

If a person suffers from low melatonin, there are supplements available:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-melatonin.html