Sleep Apnea Increases Chance of Pneumonia

Published: March 29, 2014

We know that sleep apnea is a dangerous condition which has shown causal links to a variety of severe medical problems, including cardiac disease and diabetes. Now a new look at a Taiwanese cohort has uncovered yet another correlation in a study of over 340,000 people: Among the sleep apnea group, 9.36 percent of participants … Continue reading Sleep Apnea Increases Chance of Pneumonia →

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Kid Has a Cold? Try Beer

Published: December 14, 2012

Let’s get this out of the way first. That title? Facetious. Do not give your kid beer. Now onto the interesting news behind the headline: researchers in Japan have discovered evidence that a compound known as humulone can protect children against the dreaded respiratory syncytial virus. Humulone, as it turns out, occurs naturally in hops, … Continue reading Kid Has a Cold? Try Beer →

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