Lack of Sleep More Dangerous for Women
July 5, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Women's Health
I’ve always loved to sleep, so I’m not too worried about these new sleep study results. However, some of you ladies who don’t get at least seven or eight hours of sleep per night may need to shape up.
Research from the University of Warwick and University College London found that women who don’t get enough sleep are at higher risk of heart disease and heart-related problems than men with the same sleeping patterns. That seems unfair, but you can’t really argue with science.
The new sleep research, published in journal SLEEP, is the first large-scale study (with 4,600 participants) to …read more
Stanford Researchers Receive Grant from ADA
January 25, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
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One of the most frustrating things about diabetes is that you often get other ailments along with it. As soon as you get diagnosed with diabetes, you are automatically at risk for other diseases such as heart disease or stroke.
It’s one reason diabetes is such a difficult disease to deal with. Emotionally and physically, it takes a toll.
That’s why I like to here news like this. Researchers at Sanford have received “an American Diabetes Association Career Development Award to help understand why people who have diabetes often die from heart disease …read more




