Archive: 11/01/2019

Millions on prescription sleeping pills would sleep through a fire alarm

In a trial of one of the main class of prescription sleeping pills, half the participants slept through a fire alarm as loud as someone vacuuming next to their bed. But a newer alternative preserves the ability to wake in ...

Jan 11, 2019

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Neonatal circumcision could increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in babies – new research

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or cot death remains the leading cause of infant death in many developed countries. There are around 2,700 babies who die from cot death every year in the US – and around 300 in the UK.

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VISTA checkpoint implicated in pancreatic cancer immunotherapy resistance

Researchers have identified a new potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer, which so far has been notoriously resistant to treatment with immune checkpoint blockade drugs effective against a variety of other cancers.

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Does opioid use in pets create higher risk for abuse in humans?

The increase in opioid prescriptions for people over the past decade may have been paralleled by an increase in opioid prescriptions for pets, according to a study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman ...

Jan 11, 2019

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Study examines the course of back pain over time

Back pain is among the most frequently reported health problems in the world. New research published in Arthritis Care & Research, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology ...

Jan 11, 2019

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Spa-like treatments ease symptoms in cancer patients

Until last year, Charlie Yommer would not have considered treating himself to a facial. That was before the cancer.

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Longer siesta on bright days

Increasing sunlight intensity extends the sleep duration and results in a longer midday siesta which delays the resumption of activity to the evening. What sounds like an analysis of the effects of the unusually hot summer ...

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How restaurants are wooing 'flexitarians'

Restaurants are struggling to respond to consumers who are rapidly shifting away from animal protein.

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CDC: E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is over

(HealthDay)—The Escherichia coli outbreak linked to California-grown romaine lettuce appears to be over, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

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New study provides clinicians with better analysis of psychological flexibility

According to figures from NHS England, some 1.4 million people were referred for NHS mental health therapy during 2017. This does not take into account people who accessed mental health therapy from private sources.

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