Need help getting a good night's sleep?[KARE 11 News, March 11, 2010] More than a quarter of the U.S. population report difficulty sleeping or not getting enough rest. Many of them can be helped with a sleep study to diagnose their problems.
KARE11 Sunrise reporter Jeff Olsen visited the Aspen Sleep Center at Bandana Square in St. Paul this morning during National Sleep Awareness Week to see what a sleep study is all about, and he talked to one person who is glad he had one done. Read the full story on allinanews.com... More kids surviving blows to chest during baseball, other sports[Pioneer Press, March 11, 2010] It's parents' worst nightmare — watching children collapse from ill-timed baseballs or pucks that strike their chests and shut down their hearts.
Since this phenomenon was identified 15 years ago, a Minneapolis registry has collected information on 224 U.S. cases — most of which resulted in the deaths of healthy children or teens.
But the keeper of the registry, Dr. Barry Maron of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, had good news to share Wednesday. Between 2006 and 2009, more children survived such cardiac episodes than died from them. Read the full story on twincities.com... Vitamin D shows promise but research still lagging[Chicago Tribune, March 10, 2010] Long ignored and feared in high doses, vitamin D is being hailed as the answer to nearly every health issue under the sun. The excitement stems from a flurry of preliminary studies finding links between vitamin D deficiencies and various illnesses. But experts caution that claims of wide-ranging health benefits are not yet supported by clinical evidence.
Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff of Allina Hospitals & Clinics' Center for Healthcare Innovation in Minneapolis is conducting vitamin D trials. He and other researchers still have high hopes for the vitamin, saying it could prove to be the single most cost-effective medical intervention in the U.S. today. Read the full story on chicagotribune.com... Sun vs. vitamins: What the experts say[Chicago Tribune, March 10, 2010] Research shows 3 of every 4 Americans don't get enough vitamin D. Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff, medical director of the Institute for Health and Healing at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, recommends that all pregnant women, people with chronic illnesses and those seeking to minimize their risk of disease go to their doctor for a baseline blood test. Read the full story on chicagotribune.com... |
