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Change to daylight saving time takes biggest health toll today

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Change to daylight saving time takes biggest health toll today

Sunday marked the day when I, and many of my biking buddies, rejoice. We are grateful, for Sunday morning was the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. This means that we can now ride our bikes after work and make it (most of the way) home before dark.

Their finding: Having the entire state switch to daylight-saving time each year, rather than stay on standard time, costs Indiana households an additional $8.6 million in electricity bills. They conclude that the reduced cost of

Each year, daylight saving time (or, that one Sunday when you can justify sleeping in until 1 pm, because it's really only noon) spurs media attention as.

Losing a single hour may seem trivial in the scheme of things, but medical researchers have spent a good amount of time investigating some of the health consequences of switching to daylight saving time. Here are some of the things they have learned:

With daylight saving time here, local fire officials are urging people to spring at a home-safety opportunity. Los Angeles Fire Department says the time change, which took effect early Sunday morning, can serve as a reminder to check batteries on smoke

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