From the monthly archives:
Alcohol Interferes With the Restorative Functions of Sleep ScienceDaily Aug. 16, 2011 Large amounts of alcohol are known to shorten sleep latency, increase slow-wave sleep, and suppress rapid eye movement (REM) during the first half of sleep. During the second half of sleep, REM increases and sleep becomes shallower. A study of the acute effects [...]
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This is a Cochrane review abstract and plain language summary, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration, currently published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011 Issue 9, Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.. The full text of the review is available in The Cochrane Library (ISSN [...]
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“Heavy” Drinking Increases Risk After Heart Attack Even moderately heavy drinking is bad after myocardial infarction By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Updated July 04, 2007 Several studies have indicated that light usage of alcohol (one or two drinks per day) may help protect against cardiac disease. However, because alcohol causes so many medical problems, and [...]
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Am Heart J. 2010 Nov;160(5):934-42. Physician diagnosis of overweight status predicts attempted and successful weight loss in patients with cardiovascular disease and central obesity. Singh S, Somers VK, Clark MM, Vickers K, Hensrud DD, Korenfeld Y, Lopez-Jimenez F. Source Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite the association of [...]
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February 2, 2011 CNN Health Mind-body: Psychotherapy helps your heart Dr. Charles Raison, CNNHealth’s Mental Health expert and an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory University, writes regularly on the mind-body connection for better health. God forbid, but suppose you’ve just had a heart attack. You’re about to leave the hospital. You’re [...]
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Midday Napping Slows Heart Disease Carole Bullock February 14, 2007 — What could be some of the most welcome heart-healthy advice in a long time comes from Greek researchers who say daytime napping — taking a siesta — may add years to your life. Appearing in the February 12 issue of the Archives of Internal [...]
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Searching for preventive measures of cardiovascular events in aged Japanese taxi drivers–the daily rhythm of cardiovascular risk factors during a night duty day. J Hum Ergol (Tokyo). 2001 Dec;30(1-2):321-6. Hattori M, Azami Y. Johoku Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan. Abstract Previous studies have shown that Japanese taxi drivers are exposed to more risk factors and have a [...]
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Inflammation May Be Link Between Extreme Sleep Durations And Poor Health ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2009) — A new study in the journal Sleep shows that sleep duration is associated with changes in the levels of specific cytokines that are important in regulating inflammation. The results suggest that inflammation may be the pathway linking extreme sleep [...]
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Journal of the American Medical Association 2008;300(24):2859-2866. Short Sleep Duration and Incident Coronary Artery Calcification From the Abstract Context Coronary artery calcification is a subclinical predictor of coronary heart disease. Recent studies have found that sleep duration is correlated with established risk factors for calcification including glucose regulation, blood pressure, sex, age, education, and body [...]
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