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A small study of poor sleepers suggests that breathing problems may be the culprit of some forms of chronic insomnia. The study, published in Sleep, a scientific journal, monitored the sleep patterns of a group of 20 chronic insomniacs, and revealed that each individual woke approximately 30 times a night due to respiratory issues— such […]
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Scientists have discovered a link between a gene in the brain and a tendency to binge drink among teens. The findings, published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences Journal (or the PNAS), linked the RASGRF-2 gene to a process in which alcohol stimulates the brain to release dopamine, which in turn triggers a sense of […]
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If you pick up the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (often called the psychiatric bible) in the spring, don’t be shocked that Asperger’s Syndrome is not represented. The removal was decided after studies suggest that autism and Asperger’s syndrome are the same condition and differentiated only by level of […]
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The flu season is hitting hard and fast this year in the United States. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is saying that it could be the start of the worst flu season in a decade. Nationally, the number of tests coming back positive for the influenza virus had a 15.2% elevation when compared […]
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Bracco Diagnostics Inc has issued a Class 1 recall of nine lots of their Isovue Pre-Filled Power Injector Syringes. The drug is an iopamidol injection, which is used in combination with Stellant CT Injection Systems. The syringes have visible particle contaminants. There have been no illnesses associated with this recall yet; however, the particle contaminants […]
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