Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study links poor sleep to increased risk of COPD flare-ups

Poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of life-threatening flare-ups in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health. ...

Pediatrics

Sleep practices often less safe after infant nighttime waking

Few parents with infants aged 12 months or younger report adhering to all three recommended safe sleep practices at sleep onset and after nighttime waking, with many changes in sleep practices to less-safe practices, according ...

Inflammatory disorders

Native Hawaiians are more at risk for gout, study reveals

An analysis of nearly two decades of data has revealed that Native Hawaiian study participants had more than twice the risk of developing gout as older adults, relative to white participants. Black and Japanese participants ...

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