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Health knowledge made personal
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Sounds Can Penetrate Deep Sleep And Enhance Associated Memories Upon Waking (Medical News Today)
Sat Nov 21 03:37:39 PST 2009
They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle and a cat's meow, somehow penetrated their slumber. The 25 sounds presented during the nap were reminders of earlier spatial learning, though the Northwestern University research participants were unaware of the sounds as they...
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Heart Disease In Kidney Transplant Patients May Be Caused By Sleep Apnea (Medical News Today)
Sat Nov 21 03:39:40 PST 2009
Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).
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Baby's Sleep Position Is The Major Factor In 'Flat-Headedness' (Medical News Today)
Thu Nov 19 13:37:19 PST 2009
A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly - or the development of flat spots on an infant's head - according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics.
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Night Beat, Overtime And A Disrupted Sleep Pattern Can Harm Officers' Health (Medical News Today)
Thu Nov 19 03:39:16 PST 2009
A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a good "night's" sleep. Add frequent overtime to that schedule, and an officer may be climbing into bed as the sun comes up, setting the stage for short and unrestful...
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Split-Second Decision Making Negatively Affected By Sleep Deprivation (Medical News Today)
Tue Nov 17 09:23:29 PST 2009
Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, a finding of particular concern among firefighters, police officers, soldiers and others who work in a sleep-deprived state, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.
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Doctors try to relieve dreams (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
Thu Nov 19 00:50:46 PST 2009
The night Yael Levy turned a circle of menacing sharks into a ring of harmless dolphins, she knew she had achieved mastery over a life-long foe: her nightmares.
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New market research report on insomnia drugs (News-Medical-Net)
Wed Nov 11 00:05:38 PST 2009
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Central Nervous System Insomnia or Sleep Disorders
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Reportlinker Adds Central Nervous System Insomnia or Sleep Disorders (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tue Nov 10 07:54:00 PST 2009
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.
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Higher Dose of Merck's COZAAR® (losartan potassium tablets) Significantly Reduced Deaths and Hospitalizations Due to ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tue Nov 17 05:00:00 PST 2009
ORLANDO, Fla.----In an investigational study, Merck's medicine COZAAR 150 mg, administered once daily, significantly reduced the risk of all-cause death or hospitalization due to heart failure compared to a lower 50 mg once daily dose of COZAAR.
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Health calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Mon Nov 16 21:37:26 PST 2009
FLU VACCINES: Park Ridge Hospital will offer free seasonal influenza and HINI vaccines to ages 4-18 from 3-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Lelia Patterson Center, 1111 Howard Gap Road in Fletcher. Vaccines will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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