Health

• Women With Sleep Apnea May Have Higher Cancer Odds

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  The study found that people who have more airway closures during sleep and whose blood oxygen saturation levels fall below 90% are diagnosed with...

• How Does Room Temperature Affect Test Scores?

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  The findings suggest that ordinary variations in room temperature can affect brain performance significantly and differently for men and women, the...

• Opioid Users' Kids May Be At Higher Suicide Risk

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  The findings suggest that opioid use by a parent or parents doubles the risk for suicidal behavior by their children, study co-author Dr. David...

• Study: Anti-Clotting Meds OK After Bleeding Stroke

  23-5-2019 Health WebMD 67

  The findings suggest that anti-clotting drugs reduce, rather than increase as feared, the chances of more bleeding in the brain, but more study is...

• Q Fever May Be More Human Threat Than Thought

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  When it's diagnosed, Q fever can be cured with antibiotics. But chronic cases can lead to serious heart and blood vessel infections and have poor...

• COPD May Strike Women Harder Than Men

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  Symptoms for women with COPD may be worse than for men with the same level of disease, and periods of worse symptoms may be more frequent, lead...

• Rising Rx Costs Creating Tough Choices for Seniors

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  Increasing numbers of people 65 and older have skipped medication they couldn't afford, taken less medication than prescribed, or delayed filling a...

• 'Sesame Street' Welcomes a Foster Child Character

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  There’s a new Muppet in town on Sesame Street. Her name is Karli, and she’s a little girl who lives with a foster family.

• Cancer Killing Fewer, Heart Disease Killing More

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  Both women and men had similar patterns of decline in cancer deaths and recent rises in heart disease deaths.

• Are DIY Sunscreens Dangerous?

  22-5-2019 Health WebMD 38

  Overall, about seven out of 10 sunscreen recipes failed to adequately protect skin from dangerous ultraviolet (UV) rays, the study authors found.

• DNA Might Determine Whether You're a Dog Lover

  22-5-2019 Health WebMD 42

  Dogs were the first domesticated animal and have had close ties with humans for at least 15,000 years. Dogs are believed to benefit the well-being...

• FDA OKs First Nasal Spray for Seizure Clusters

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  Patients over 12 can keep the single-dose spray with them, and it does not have to be given by a doctor or nurse.