(Carrick Pharmacy News) Kids who have obstructive sleep apnea face an increased risk of high blood pressure in their teen years, according to a new study. Compared to children who never had sleep apnea, those who did were three times more likely to develop high blood pressure as teens, this study found. The researchers behind …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) How you breathe while sleeping during early pregnancy may affect your risk for gestational diabetes. That’s a takeaway from a small study that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded. This research found that sleep-disordered breathing in early pregnancy was tied to a later risk of insulin resistance or difficulty processing …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) Melatonin has caught on as an over-the-counter (OTC) sleep aid in a big way. But a sharp increase in dosage and frequency has raised some researchers’ concerns. That’s according to a recent research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Examining nationally representative data from long-term health and …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) How well you sleep may have an impact on how healthy your heart is. When you don’t sleep, you may think more slowly. Your eyes may feel heavy. And you might wish you could lie down all day. But as it turns out, sleep deprivation may have a longer-term effect on your …
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