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Combination therapy may help decrease sleep apnea symptoms at higher altitudes

For individuals with obstructive sleep apnea traveling to higher altitudes (which may exacerbate symptoms), use of a combination therapy resulted in improvement in symptoms including reduced insomnia and better control of ...

Sleep apnea created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social media may help fight childhood obesity

Social media may be an effective tool to help children overcome obesity, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Economic factors impact orthopaedic trauma volume

Previous studies have found that human behavior during a recession is remarkably different than that during a bullish economy. For example, people tend to spend more time focused on working and less time engaging in leisure ...

Other created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reducing lifelong disability from sports injuries in children

To protect children from lifelong injuries in sports, we need a public health approach similar to that mounted against smoking and drunk driving, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0