The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have children with sleep disorders, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ray Merrill ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Nearly 20% of American adults use a drug to help them sleep, either occasionally or regularly, health officials reported Wednesday.
Jan 25, 2023
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A trapped mountaineer survived after enduring 16 frigid hours wedged in a crevasse on Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska. His long and difficult rescue in frigid conditions and care in the critical aftermath are examined in ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Throughout the course of their life, most humans are likely to experience some form of lower back pain. This pain is sometimes associated with injuries, chronic back issues, medical conditions, the menstrual cycle or pregnancy, ...
Recently, consumer wearables have created the vision of new possibilities for personal care. Routine monitoring of biological signals such as heart rate or sleep pattern using wearable devices is an emerging trend in health ...
Nov 15, 2022
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When Rafael Pelayo was an undergraduate student majoring in biology at the University of Puerto Rico, he worked three jobs to pay his way through school. To accommodate his employers, he took 7 a.m. classes, getting up at ...
Oct 31, 2022
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It's flu season, during which approximately 30 million Americans will get the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fortunately, most of those cases don't require medical attention and can be treated ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Emmanuel Mignot is one of the world's leading experts on narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that he finds both "strange" and "fascinating."
Sep 22, 2022
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Headache is one of the world's most common health issues. Some 40 million Americans suffer from headaches, but that suffering is often misunderstood.
Sep 12, 2022
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Thermometers that read body temperature via the forehead have become a common sight throughout the pandemic, but whether they always spot a fever may depend on the color of someone's skin.
Sep 8, 2022
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