Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, prostate cancer or cardiac disease
...lacement therapy as infrequent (acne or oily skin, sleep apnea); rarely of clinical significance (fluid retention); or reversible with cessation of treatment (gynecomastia, testicular atrophy or infertility). Testosterone treatment should be used cautiously or not at all in men with advanced liver disease....American College of Chest Physicians to offer developing nations free access to medical journal
...re, cardiology, thoracic surgery, transplantation, sleep and breathing, and airways disease. "Respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer have become a major burden for developing countries due to increasing tobacco use, occupational hazards, and environment...Brain reverberations during sleep
...hey recorded was most significant during slow-wave sleep (a state that accounts for nearly 40% of a rat's l... of differences observed between REM and slow-wave sleep in this and previous studies, the authors propose that the two phases of sleep play separate and com...Evidence that memories are consolidated during sleep
...l reverberations in wide areas of the brain during sleep that reveal the process of consolidating memories....id their findings lay to rest previous doubts that sleep enables consolidation of newly acquired memories, and also establishes roles for both slow-wave slee...Melatonin may have an effect on nocturnal blood pressure
...spital and at Harvard Medical School's division of sleep medicine, said that melatonin's effect on blood pr... Scheer and colleagues don't exclude that improved sleep over a long time might help reduce blood pressure as well. Dan Jones, M.D., an American Heart Associ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2004 (second issue)
...s insulin sensitivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Less obese patients improv...been reported in patients with OSAS. (Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by airway collapse and cessation of breathing (airflow) for 10 seconds or mor...New method of distinguishing Alzheimer's from Lewy body dementia
...ime drowsiness and lethargy despite getting enough sleep the night before; falling asleep two or more hours during the day; staring into space for long periods and episodes of disorganized speech. "For the normal elderly control group, one or two of these behaviors was found in only 11 percent of the grou...Many children with autism may receive complementary or alternative treatments
...alleviate problems associated with autism, such as sleep disorders and gastrointestinal problems, but the treatments are unlikely to resolve core symptoms of the disorder," said Dr. Levy, director of the Regional Autism Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "There is no cure for autism, but ex...Morning headaches associated with depression, anxiety disorders
...p with a headache is traditionally associated with sleep disorders. Studies have reported a high association between morning headache and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and snoring. The prevalence of morning headache in the general population is not kn...Cobblestone mat walking shows health benefits for elderly
...nefits of cobblestone walking, (e.g., pain relief, sleep enhancement, improved physical and mental well-being), until recently no controlled studies have been undertaken to scientifically evaluate its benefits and efficacy. Participants in the study were divided into an experimental group, the cobblestone...MUHC researchers develop new way to test for sleep apnea in children
...ee percent of children are affected by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This condition can cause growth probl...ude snoring, difficulty breathing when asleep, and sleep disturbance. Sometimes parents notice the child becomes completely obstructed despite struggling to ......ent or flame area of the device. Do not go to sleep with a space heater turned on. Carbon monoxide lev...tended in a room with a candle. A child should not sleep in a room with a lit candle. Do not allow children or teens to have candles in their bedrooms. ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2003 (first issue)
...WITH SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME Using data from sleep studies on over 20,000 babies that were conducted ...th syndrome (SIDS) were characterized during their sleep test by incomplete arousal processes. Investigators from Belgium compared the arousal processes of ...PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC receives FDA approval for Plenaxis
...ng medical conditions, included hot flashes (79%), sleep disturbances (44%), pain (31%), breast enlargement (30%), breast pain/nipple tenderness (20%), back pain (17%), constipation (15%) and swelling of the extremities (15%)." Concluding his comments on the Plenaxis TM approval, Dr. Garnick stated, "Th...Breastfed infants show little effect when moms take anti-depressant
...rain that is believed to influence mood, appetite, sleep and other aspects of behavior and cognition. Epperson said her advice to women who are thinking of breastfeeding and taking an anti-depressant is to weigh a range of factors, including the severity of the postpartum depression, their response to the ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for November 2003 (second issue)
...p, in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The investigators studied 10 male pat...rway collapse called OSA. As part of the process, sleep apnea usually involves the temporary cessation of breathing for more than 10 seconds many times duri...News tips for Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003
...he team says, adding that interventions to correct sleep disturbances potentially can improve patients' QOL....Better brain imaging helps surgeons avoid damage to language functions
... presented list. Most falsely recall that the word sleep had been part of the original list. Another version of the test asks patients to recall if a particular word was presented among a list of closely rhyming words. Use of both the rhyming and meaning-related lists is important because studies show the...A JAMA theme issue media briefing: pain management
...tly reduces pain, the consumption of pain killers, sleep disturbances and increases the postoperative range of motion of the knee, according to Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago. 10:30 11 a.m. Treating Depression in Elderly Help...High levels of immune protein in infant brain linked to SIDS
... model," the infant must have a vulnerability like sleep apnea or low birth weight. A trivial stressor such as a mild respiratory infection or partial lack of oxygen is often present. Unexpected death can occur when these two risk factors hit an infant during a critical period of development usually betwe...