Widely used sedatives/sleeping pills linked to increased fatal pneumonia risk
Commonly prescribed sleeping pills/sedatives may increase the risk of contracting pneumonia by as much as 50% and increase the risk of dying from it, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Treat snoring to avoid deadly heart failure
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have the same early cardiovascular damage as diabetics, according to research presented at EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2012. The study1 was presented by Dr Raluca Mincu from ...
Sleep apnea
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Study of link between night eating and the peculiar internal clock of fat cells
When researchers at the University of Pennsylvania messed with the internal clocks of mouse fat cells, a surprising thing happened. The mice got fat.
Medical research
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Women with sleep apnea have higher degree of brain damage than men, study shows
Women suffering from sleep apnea have, on the whole, a higher degree of brain damage than men with the disorder, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing. The findings ...
Sleep apnea
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Extended sleep reduces pain sensitivity
A new study suggests that extending nightly sleep in mildly sleepy, healthy adults increases daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity.
Health
Dec 01, 2012 |
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Men with belly fat at risk for osteoporosis
Visceral, or deep belly, obesity is a risk factor for bone loss and decreased bone strength in men, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 28, 2012 |
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U.S. kids getting enough sleep after all, survey finds
(HealthDay)—Despite concerns to the contrary, American children do seem to be getting adequate sleep, a new analysis reveals.
Health
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Light therapy at bus stops to cheer north Sweden commuters
Bus stops in the northern Swedish town of Umeaa have been fitted with light therapy panels to help commuters fight off the winter blues, the energy company behind the move said Tuesday.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Sweet dreams can spell out improved language skills for youngsters
(Medical Xpress)—A good night's sleep can help children to acquire and retain vocabulary, according to new research by psychologists at the University of York and Sheffield Hallam University.
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Nov 27, 2012 |
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Old habits die hard: Helping cancer patients stop smoking
It's a sad but familiar scene near the grounds of many medical campuses: hospital-gowned patients, some toting rolling IV poles, huddled in clumps under bus shelters or warming areas, smoking cigarettes.
Cancer
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Nix the all-nighter: A good night's sleep is key to doing well on exams
As fall semesters wind down at the country's colleges and universities, students will be pulling all-night study sessions to prepare for final exams. Ironically, the loss of sleep during these all-nighters could actually ...
Health
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Study: Mine workers and their families suffer the toll of shift work
The shifts worked by mining and energy employees are detrimental to sleep patterns, mental health and family life, the preliminary findings of an Australian study have shown. ...
Health
Nov 23, 2012 |
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Like coffee, blue light keeps night drivers alert
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Université Bordeaux Segalen, France, and their Swedish colleagues have recently demonstrated that constant exposure to blue light is as effective as coffee at improving ...
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Nov 23, 2012 |
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An antidote for hypersomnia
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered that dozens of adults with an elevated need for sleep have a substance in their cerebrospinal fluid that acts like a sleeping pill.
Medical research
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Infant sleep positioners cause death, health officials say
Bolsters used to keep sleeping babies on their backs pose a suffocation hazard, health officials warned Wednesday after a recent death raised the 'sleep positioners' toll to at least 13 US infants.
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Nov 21, 2012 |
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