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American Cancer Society Launches Major New Study

...ay events in 2006). Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society. During the event, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to k...

Breast-feeding may Protect Against Childhood Sleep-related Breathing Disorder

...sed on the parents of those children who underwent overnight polysomnography, who filled out a brief survey about whether the child had been breast, formula or both breast and formula fed as an infant. There were 197 surveys completed. The average age of the children at the time of polysomnography was 6.7 ye...

Sleep Apnea Increases Risk of Heart Attack or Death by 30 Percent

...rred for sleep apnea evaluation. They underwent an overnight sleep study to determine if they had sleep apnea. Over the next four to five years, they were followed to see how many had any heart disease events (heart attack, coronary angiography or bypass surgery) or died. Sleep apnea triggers the bodys fight...

Sleep Apnea Patients Have Greatly Increased Risk of Severe Car Crashes

...combine validated sleep apnea diagnosis through an overnight sleep study called polysomnography, with data from insurance records to verify motor vehicle crashes and their severity. In obstructive sleep apnea, the upper airway narrows, or collapses, during sleep. Periods of apnea end with a brief partial aro...

Children Using Slide in Playground Treated for Exposure to Poisoning

...taken to hospital only four children were admitted overnight because they felt unwell. They have since been discharged. However a health department spokesman said all those involved had been advised to watch for further symptoms including nausea, headaches or feeling generally unwell. "If they or any peopl...

Nature Unleashes Terror Across America

...ay and many of the hundreds of residents evacuated overnight were allowed to return. The fire appears to have been accidental, according to Battalion chief John Miller, who oversees arson investigations. In the Southeast, a wildfire in northern Florida's Bradford County has forced the evacuation of about 25...

Brooding Could Kill, Warn Psychologists

...ess by brooding have less of a blood pressure drop overnight than people who usually let go of things, shows a new study by psychologist Brenda Key of the University of Calgary. Smaller-than-normal dips in blood pressure at night have been linked to a higher risk of dying from strokes and heart attacks, she ad...

American Cancer Society Launches Major New Study

...ay events in 2006). Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society. During the event, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to k...

A Lucky Number? 7/7/07

...agers are offering special July 7 deals such as an overnight luxury stay with spa and dinner for 777 dollars, or the night of your life for 7,777 dollars. In France, the state-owned lottery is offering a seven-million-euro super-prize on 7/7/07. "We expect four to five million people to buy tickets in compar...

Tech Heads Go Gaga Waiting for Apple's IPhone

Tech-heads camped overnight outside Apple electronics stores in US cities aiming to be the first to own an iPhone, marketed as the coolest gadget on the planet, when they go on sale Friday. The breakthrough device, which puts a phone, web browser and music player in the palm...

Pete Doherty Set for Another Drug Trial

...n Kensington, West London. He was even locked up overnight for having crack cocaine and cannabis. He was later released on bail for a month. New drug and motoring offences have now been added to Doherty's charges, and he is now set to appear at West London Magistrates to face trial, the Mirror reports. T...

UK Licensing Law Changes Have Trebled Overnight Alcohol Related Visits to Emergency Care

...o the UK licensing laws have trebled the number of overnight visits to emergency care for alcohol related probl...6, there were 3% fewer visits. But the number of overnight visits increased, and the proportion of those with alcohol related problems trebled. In March 2005,...

C -reactive Protein is the Marker for Cardiovascular Disease

...cits. At the sleep center, the children underwent overnight polysomnographic assessment and then, in the morning, completed tests to determine their reasoning and conceptual abilities. The results of the individual tests were aggregated into a General Conceptual Ability (GCA) score, with a mean of 100 and a ...

Designer Bag Launch Causes Shopping Chaos in Hong Kong

...ies the slogan "I am not a plastic bag," became an overnight fashion sensation when it launched in London and N...ad braved Hong Kong's searing summer heat to queue overnight in the hope of snaring the fashion must-have when it went on sale here on Friday morning. Some arr...

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