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Lack of sleep impairs the immune system and lowers resistance to viral illness. The quality of sleep is important. Those volunteers who spent less than 92% of their time in bed asleep were five-and-a-half times more likely to become ill than those who were asleep for at least 98% of their time in bed.
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Hypovitaminosis D was found to be highly prevalent in U.S. adults with CVD, particularly those with both coronary heart disease and heart failure.
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This well-designed two-year trial shows that 1,200 mg daily of calcium citrate in healthy middle-aged men translates into higher bone mineral density and fewer falls, expanding on a body of evidence that had been focused primarily on the use of calcium in women and osteoporosis.
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JNC 7 is probably the consensus document most utilized by U.S. clinicians to make decisions about HTN.
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A new antiepileptic drug with a novel mechanism of action has been approved for the treatment of partial seizures.
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These investigators derived and validated a risk score that predicts incident kidney disease.
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Although colonoscopy is associated with reduced deaths from colorectal cancer, its effect seems to be limited to deaths from cancer developing in the left colon.
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Peppermint oil, psyllium, and antispasmodics are all effective in the treatment of IBS.
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One in 25 older Americans, and almost 10% of older men, are at risk for serious health problems such as bleeding and muscle weakness because they take an unwise combination of medications; half the time a non-prescription medication is involved.