In Russia's sea of drugs, rehab offers a harbour of hope
Katya Nikitina could not sleep, think, or move during her first seven days at the rehab clinic.
Apr 19, 2012
Archive: 19/04/2012
Study: Insomnia takes toll on tinnitus patients
For the more than 36 million people plagued by tinnitus, insomnia can have a negative effect on the condition, worsening the functional and emotional toll of chronic ringing, buzzing, hissing or clicking in the head and ears, ...
Apr 19, 2012
One-quarter of working-age adults had a gap in health-care coverage in 2011
One of four (26%) working-age U.S. adults experienced a gap in health insurance coverage during 2011, often because they lost or changed jobs, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report that also shows how difficult it is ...
Apr 19, 2012
Poll shows strong voter support for school nutrition standards
Eighty percent of American voters favor national standards that would limit calories, fat, and sodium in snack and à la carte foods sold in U.S. schools and encourage the consumption of fruits, vegetables and low-fat ...
Apr 19, 2012
Newly recognized feature of athlete's heart found to be more prevalent in black male athletes
Left-ventricular hyper-trabeculation (LVHT) – a feature of certain cardiomyopathies (chronic disease of the heart muscle) – has been found to be more common in black, male athletes according to a new study presented ...
Apr 19, 2012
Exercise reduces risk of death from cardiovascular disease in people with high blood pressure
In the study, all-cause and CVD mortality risks were found to be significantly higher among study participants that didn't exercise compared with active participants at all blood pressure levels. Moreover, the excess mortality ...
Apr 19, 2012
Rheumatic heart disease treatment is too late to prevent heart surgery in the Middle East
Patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are being admitted to hospital too late to prevent the need for heart surgery, according to a new study carried out by doctors in Yemen and presented today at the World Congress ...
Apr 19, 2012
