| Sleep cheaters in for rude awakening
You know those go-getters who say, "I'll sleep when I'm dead?" Well, if they continue to put off sleep, they may reach the grave sooner than they think. Just like not flossing your teeth or refusing to exercise, depriving yourself of sleep can lead to serious health consequences. The latter includes obesity, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes -- not to mention quality-of-life issues, such as migraines, depression, irritability, memory problems and poor work performance. Staying up all night to surf the Internet and then driving is as irresponsible as downing several beers before getting into your car. The government estimates that sleepy drivers cause up to 1,550 crash-related deaths a year. Like drunken drivers, sleepy drivers are distracted, have poor reaction times and tend to react more aggressively.
Many stomach cancer cases caused by tobacco use
ISLAMABAD: Cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products significantly increases the risk of death from stomach cancer in men and women, a large study of US adults indicates. Stomach cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide and is known to be linked to chronic infection with the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori. In its Review of Tobacco conducted in June of this year, the International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that there is "sufficient evidence in humans" to infer a causal relationship between stomach cancer and tobacco use, says Dr. Ann Chao of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia. Chao's group examined stomach cancer mortality in relation to cigarette smoking in women and cigarette, cigar, pipe and smokeless tobacco use in men enrolled in the Cancer Prevention II Study.
The everything guide to heartburn
According to the British medical journal The Lancet, heartburn is pretty common. In fact, 25 percent of Americans report experiencing heartburn at least once a month, 12 percent at least once per week and 5 percent daily. So what is heart burn? And what about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? Well, here's a guide to provide a bit more understanding of that burning sensation in your chest. .
Inhaled Steroids Best Treatment For Children With Asthma, Study Finds
Science Daily Although several medications are available to help children maintain asthma control, clinical trials directly comparing them have not been conducted. In fact, current recommendations in national and international asthma guidelines are based either on studies of single treatments compared to a placebo in children or on comparison studies in adults. .
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