http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/09/25/light-leukemia.aspxExperts are evaluating the possible link between childhood leukemia and too much light at night. More and more children are diagnosed with leukemia, following a noticeable spike happening in those younger than 5 years old. For them, the risk of developingenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/09/25/light-leukemia.aspx#41788Tue, 20 May 2008 11:44:48 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:41788marie-france<p>I am French. I came to the USA in 1974 and was extremely surprised by the lack of window shades everywhere. At night, the drapes, especially in the bedrooms, did not block out light. I was very difficult for me to get a good night sleep because I had been accustomed to a pitch-black bedroom at night. In France and accross most of Europe, we use wooden window shades which block the light entirely. The bedrooms are pitch black. This could be one of the reasons why the French are much slimmer than Americans. Just a thought.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41788" width="1" height="1">