The first prospective study to examine whether obstructive sleep apnea is associated with heart failure has found that there is a link, particularly in men, with those affected the most severely having an almost 60% increased risk of developing HF [1]. A “modest” association between sleep apnea and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) was also [...]
Sex Hormone Explains Men’s Higher Liver Cancer Risk Male sex hormones may explain why men with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are more likely to develop liver cancer than women, researchers in Taiwan have found. In a paper published online in Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday, the researchers said hepatitis B viruses attach themselves to [...]
We People Smoke & How to Quit Even though the harmful effects of smoking have been known for decades, more people pick up the habit every day. Perhaps most alarming is the number of young people who smoke. In their 2007 study, researchers Harris, Schwartz, and Thompson found that 24.3% of full-time college students in [...]
Objective of the audit The objective of this audit is to measure current practice in prostate cancer against the recommendations in the guideline. The audit criteria and data collection tool are intended to be used as part of a local audit project, by either using the whole tool or cutting and pasting the relevant parts [...]
Link between obstructive sleep apnea and Type 2 diabetes confirmed Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) significantly increases the risk for Type 2 diabetes independently of other risk factors, show results from an observational cohort study. The researchers note that among patients with more severe OSA, regular positive airway pressure could lessen this risk. “Recent short-term studies [...]
Results of a case–control study show that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have particular problems with handwriting that may respond to more training in letter formation and strategies to improve fine motor control, the researchers say. “The ability to keep up in classes and convey ideas through handwriting is fundamental to life,” lead author [...]
The young girl lived in the new marriage ‘first night’ of stress, pressure of tradition, inhibition, to affect an entire life of the reason vajinusmus disease are evaluated. Moreover, with the new century, this disease is expected to decrease, the contrary is increasing. Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry İ.Ü Lecturer, Sexual Dysfunction Unit Supervisor [...]
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