Dry eye disease is common among American men older than 50 and increases with age, high blood pressure, benign prostate disease and the use of antidepressants, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Dry eye is one of the most [...]
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Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a research abstract presented on June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies Results indicate that compared to people who sleep six [...]
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Men who work with their female partners while receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to adhere to their treatment, according to a research abstract presented on Monday at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Results indicate that [...]
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday said it is “way too early to know” whether Senate Republicans will attempt to filibuster the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, the AP/Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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“When a Supreme Court nominee such as Judge Sonia Sotomayor comes before the Senate for confirmation, she is promised a full, fair hearing,” yet “every nominee’s path is booby-trapped by the history of previous confirmation battles,” Washington Post columnist David Broder writes.
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The California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 98, authored by Assembly member Hector De La Torre with a vote of 49-25. This legislation will create equity for women and their families when they purchase individual health care.
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Obama’s Health Cost Illusion Wall Street Journal The President’s main case for reform is rooted in false claims and little evidence (6/8).
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Women are under-represented in clinical cancer research published in high-impact journals, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Taking into account the incidence of particular types of cancer among women, studies included a smaller proportion of women than should be expected.
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Sexual abuse in childhood damages women far more than men and could account for just over a quarter of suicide attempts in women, according to new research. Professor Paul Bebbington, an epidemiologist and social psychiatrist at the Department of Mental Health Services, University College London, told the Annual Meeting of [...]
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A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials suggests that sufficient clinical evidence supports the use of Web-based and computer-based smoking cessation programs for adult smokers. Medscape Medical News
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