Dodgy diet affects daytime drowsiness … Shortened sleep may negatively affect women’s bone health … Researchers find link between glaucoma and brain degeneration … Poll: many seniors misuse...
Taking blood pressure meds at bedtime cuts cardiovascular risk in half
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2019
Taking anti-hypertensives at bedtime improves blood pressure control and lowers cardiovascular risk, according to a large new study.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, Oct 4
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2019
Risk calculator helps predict mortality in older women … High genetic insulin levels put men at risk of heart attack, angina … High fiber diet cuts heart disease odds in hypertension and diabetes …...
To protect your heart, don’t sleep too much – or too little
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2019
Six to nine hours of nighttime sleep is the sweet spot for preventing a heart attack – even for those at high risk, a new study has found.
Pain and fatigue of osteoarthritis peaks in morning after a poor night’s sleep
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 12, 2019
Pain and fatigue are common companions of adult osteoarthritis, but a bad night’s sleep may further compound the problems, investigators said.
Time to turn off the TV? Nighttime exposure to artificial light tied to obesity in women
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2019
Older women who leave the television and other lights on while asleep have a higher likelihood of becoming obese, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
How do they sleep at night?
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 10, 2017
Residents arrive at our doors, with sleep likely harmed by illness and pain, and changes in circadian rhythms. While we can’t alter some of these factors, as care providers we can become more attuned...
The fifth vital sign
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 26, 2017
It turns out Linda Shell’s hero had modern medicine right all along, even if her last utterance was well over 100 years ago.
McKnight’s virtual trade show offers 3 free CE credits Tuesday
Jun 15, 2017
Dementia, falls prevention and staffing will be the topics of three separate webinars during the next McKnight’s virtual trade show, which takes place Tuesday and offers three free CE credits.
Bank that sleep now
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 06, 2017
When I was very young, my parents used to chuckle at how I, a through-and-through suburban kid, would rise so early and turn on the TV to watch … the farm report.