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In the US, why are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Part of the answer has to do with where you live. Economist Ronni Pavan says, "Our results show that overall up to one-third of the growth in the wage gap between the rich and the poor is driven by city size independent of workers’ skills." In other words, if you leave the big city and move to the country or to the nearest MIDsized city, you’re likely to get a better job.
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It was once thought that women working the night shift were at more risk for breast cancer, and then researchers decided this wasn’t true. But a new study shows that men who work long hours under artificial lights may be a greater risk for prostate cancer.

Worldwide, countries with the highest levels of artificial light at night also have the highest rates of prostate cancer. This discovery joins the findings of a previous study by the same researchers that found a connection between exposure to artificial light at night and the incidence of breast cancer.
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