|
|
 Travel Information - December 2, 2008
| Boston, MA (AHN)-After four people in a downtown office tower were diagnosed with the highly infectious disease, Boston health officials worked to contain the city's first outbreak of measles in seven years | | A new British study reveals that though long distance air travel can increase the risk of blood clots in the legs, it's not caused by airplane cabin air pressure but lack of movement. The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association saying that the clotting changes were probably the result of sitting still for eight hours | | According to a recent national study, 42 percent of Americans with symptoms of insomnia are tempted to take prescription medication for their sleeplessness. With a go-go-go lifestyle and the economic landscape changing, it's no secret that Americans sleep significantly less than medical professionals recommend and even less than other cultures | | Researchers from the Divisions of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found that melatonin, taken orally during non-typical sleep times, significantly improves an individual's ability to sleep. These latest findings are particularly important for rotating or night-shift workers, travelers with jet lag and individuals with advanced or delayed sleep phase syndrome | | A new study conducted by University of Manchester team suggests that, blood clots in the brain can suggest early warning signs of dementia. Researches say that the clots, known as cerebral emboli, were seen both in people who had Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia | |
|
|
