Reason behind women’s poor heart health revealed

Reason behind women’s poor heart health revealed Many heart conditions in women go undiagnosed. A cardiologist prescribes Knowridge said: “I see it happen far too often: women come to us later than they should, sometimes after weeks or even months of strange symptoms that were dismissed or misdiagnosed.” “Despite the medical advances we have made,…

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Young adults are using cannabis as sleep aid

Alarming trend: young adults use cannabis as a sleep aid Researchers in a recent study have identified alarming trends among adults who are increasingly dependent on substances as sleep aids. According to data from the University of Michigan’s annual Monitoring the Future Panel Study, 22 percent of Americans between the ages of 19 and 30…

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Bird flu causes fear of pandemic in researchers

Bird flu causes fear of a pandemic among researchers Bird flu could be the next pandemic It’s one of the worst nightmares facing epidemiologists: that the virus could escape from poultry farms around the world and target human hosts. Now researchers in India have developed models to estimate how long authorities would have to eliminate…

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Medicinal cannabis altering sleep patterns

Medical cannabis changes sleep patterns Medical cannabis is usually used for pain relief and to improve sleep patterns. Although cannabis is believed to play an interconnected role in both pain and sleep, its effects on chronic pain and sleep architecture have largely been studied in isolation. New research from UT Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth aims…

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