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Guidelines Developed for Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome

In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and published online Sept. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, recom

Considerable Scale-Up Needed to Achieve 2025 Goals for HIV PrEP

Considerable scale-up is needed to achieve the 2025 goals for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to research published in the Nov. 28 issue of the U.

Extensive Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT Prognostic for Death, CVD

Among individuals undergoing low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer, extensive coronary artery calcium is associated with all-cause death and c

13.9 Percent of Older Adults Meet Federal Physical Activity Guidelines

Overall, 13.9 percent of adults age 65 years and older met the federal physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities in 2022

Premature Birth Could Impact Life Span for Decades

Premature babies not only face serious and immediate health consequences New research shows they are also more likely to die early, a risk that persists into th

Kids From Poorer Homes May Have Worse Outcomes If MS Strikes

A child from a poorer neighborhood is more prone to severe illness once they develop multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to children growing up in more affluent ar

Most Americans Don't Know Alcohol's Links to Cancer

FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2024 Less than half of Americans realize that they re increasing their risk of cancer with every beer, cocktail or shot of whiskey. Despite pub

Drinking Lots of Water Really Is Good for You, Study Finds

The collected evidence is in, and drinking about eight cups of water per day is, in fact, good for you. So says a University of California San Francisco team wh

Scientists Develop Whole New Form of Effective Asthma Treatment

Geoffrey Pointing says its hard to describe the distress of an asthma or COPD flare-up. Honestly, when you re having a flare up, it s very difficult to tell any

Your Old Pacemaker Could Be Recycled to Save a Life

Don t let your surgeon toss your old heart pacemaker out with the trash. Used pacemakers can be refurbished, researchers report, providing the potential for mor

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