Archive: 03/03/2016

Poor sleep may not add to cholesterol problems, study finds

(HealthDay)—Sleepless nights don't appear to be linked to an increase in cholesterol levels, a new study indicates.

Mar 3, 2016

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Lazy weekends may boost body fat, study shows

(HealthDay)—Playing couch potato on the weekends may be even worse for your weight than working at a desk all week, new research suggests.

Mar 3, 2016

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New pain relief technique for ACL knee surgery preserves muscle strength

Anesthesiologists can significantly reduce loss of muscle strength in ACL knee surgery patients using a new pain management technique, a new study has found.

Mar 3, 2016

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Most teens who misuse prescription stimulants say they use other people's medication

Using someone else's medication is the most common form of prescription stimulant misuse among adolescents, according to a University of Florida Health study, which found that 88 percent of teens who used the drugs non-medically ...

Mar 3, 2016

Bill has tougher rules for new Kentucky abortion clinics

New Kentucky abortion clinics would have to meet more strict medical standards before they could open under a bill that has cleared a state Senate committee.

Mar 3, 2016

Sierra Leone religious groups believe abortion law a lost battle

As the president of Sierra Leone equivocates over signing a bill to extend abortion provision in a country with sky-high maternal mortality rates, its powerful religious authorities believe the battle against it is already ...

Mar 3, 2016

Drug distribution becomes weapon to block competition

The same strategy that Martin Shkreli used to get away with a 5,000-percent price increase on an old drug is used by many other drugmakers to maintain sky-high prices on billions of dollars' worth of medications.

Mar 3, 2016

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A new biomarker of brain inflammation in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), and the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD) in Munich, Germany, have identified a brain inflammation ...

Mar 3, 2016