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  • Insomnia, sleep apnea tied to risk of second stroke

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    By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – People with sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia or restless leg syndrome may have a poorer recovery after a stroke and higher risk of a second stroke, according to a review of existing research. The authors recommend screening for these sleep disorders among people who have had a stroke…

  • Exercise lowers heart disease risk, even for younger women

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    By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – For women under age 50, spending two and half hours of leisure time each week being active could cut heart disease risk by 25%, according to a U.S. study. While that’s been shown before for middle aged and older adults, less was known about whether exercise would make a…

  • Timeline: Zika’s origin and global spread

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    The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda’s Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954:…

  • Childhood obesity not down in U.S

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    By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Rates of childhood overweight and obesity have not decreased in the U.S. in recent years, and severe obesity is on the rise, especially for minority children, according to a new study. Ten percent of teens now have severe obesity, lead researcher Asheley Skinner of the Duke Clinical Research Institute…

  • For low-income smokers, calling a quitline may cost too much

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    By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Telephone quitlines offer free and effective treatment for tobacco dependence, but for low-income smokers who only have a cell phone and don’t have unlimited minutes, calls to the quitline may take a substantial portion of their cell minutes for the month, according to a new study. The researchers didn’t…

  • Heartburn drugs affect gut bacteria, which may promote infection

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    By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Common drugs to reduce stomach acid and treat acid reflux also change the populations of microbes living in the intestines, which may help explain why they increase the risk of certain infections, according to a new study. Clostridium difficile, or “C. diff,” attacks the intestinal lining and causes severe…