A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that screening type 2 diabetes patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and treating those who have OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy could improve the management of their hyperglycemia and might favorably influence their long-term prognosis. More at...
Title: Rising Costs Affect Women's Health
Category: Health News
Created: 12/2/2008
Last Editorial Review: 12/2/2008 More at...
An innovative scheme using mobile technology to identify patients 'at risk' of developing CVD by effectively establishing smoking status has recently proved a great success for NHS Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England. More at...
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Title: Later School Start Time Cuts Teens' Car Crash Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 12/16/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/16/2008 More at...
Title: Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Category: Health News
Created: 12/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2008 More at...
Fatigued medical residents need protected sleep periods and increased supervision of work hour limits to improve patient safety and the training environment, according to a new Institute of Medicine report funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The report is the result of a 15-month study by an IOM committee that reviewed the relationship between residents' work schedules, their performance and the quality of care they provide. More at...
Reviewing the results of ten genome-wide association scans covering over 36,000 people of European descent, an international group of scientists found that a variant of a gene involved in regulating the body clock may also be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. More at...
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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