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Sleep deprivation while working 24-hour shifts can affect heart function

RSNA: Sleep Deprivation Appears to Affect Heart Function

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Small study finds lack of sleep affects blood pressure, heart rate in healthy volunteers
Eating low-carbohydrate meals may lead to healthy changes in a woman's metabolism that don't occur when consuming higher-carbohydrate meals

Three Low-Carb Meals a Day Can Lower Insulin Resistance

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However, pre-meal exercising not helpful in reducing evening blood glucose levels
Amputees who experience phantom limb pain may benefit from playing a virtual reality game that simulates the movement of missing limbs

Augmented Reality, Gaming May Help Relieve Phantom Limb Pain

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Study finds exercising virtual limb can cut pain by as much as half
A simple program that includes a few minutes of walking a day appears to benefit patients on dialysis

Walking Provides Physical, Mental Benefits to Dialysis Patients

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Even patients with advanced kidney disease can feel better with 'low-intensity' exercise regimen
For teens with depression

Psychotherapy for Depression Offers Teens Long-Term Benefits

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Early treatment of depression may lower risk of future episodes of mood disorder
Spending more time outside early in life may offer some protection against myopia

Ultraviolet B Radiation Exposure Tied to Decreased Risk of Myopia

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More exposure to sun's UVB rays between ages 14 and 29 linked to lower risk
Newborns with low levels of vitamin D may have higher odds of developing multiple sclerosis later in life

Vitamin D in Pregnancy Might Help Prevent MS in Offspring

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Infants born with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to develop multiple sclerosis later in life
Dabigatran is less likely than warfarin to cause recurrent bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients who have experienced a major bleeding event

Dabigatran May Be Better Than Warfarin After Bleeding Episode

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Resuming any anticoagulant found safer than stopping the drugs in these cases
Cancer survivors with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction have increased acute in-hospital and long-term noncardiac mortality risk but no increased acute or long-term cardiac mortality risk with guideline-recommended cardiac care

Acute, Noncardiac Mortality Risk Up for CA Patients With STEMI

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But no increased acute or long-term cardiac mortality risk with guideline-recommended cardiac care
Many women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome report delayed diagnosis and receiving inadequate information

Delayed Diagnosis for Many Women With PCOS

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Minority of women reported being satisfied with their experience of diagnosis, information they received