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Good News on Preventing Early Deliveries

For patients and for doctors everything came together to benefit pregnant woman fearing preterm pregnancy

The FDA approved the preterm prevention drug which subsequently was priced out of reach for most patients.

As soon as FDA allowed ccompounding pharmacies to produce their own version of the drug the price dropped enabling more women access.

Not Everyone Needs 8 Hours of Sleep; It’s All in the Genes!

We all know those people who brag about not sleeping; not needing sleep or who consider sleep a waste of time and can function perfectly well on little sleep.

Well, with all the studies to the contrary it appears that there may in fact be a small percentage of people for whom these claims are true.

It seems that a genetic variation explains why some people can be considered the “Sleepless Elite“.

Do shorter hours for doctors equal better care for patients?

Can doctors focus on patient care and be well rested?

Would you feel safe going to the hospital knowing your doctor had 20 minutes of sleep over the past 24 hours?

“To be honest, I don’t really know if this is better or worse,” she said, recounting how she felt she was signing over responsibility for her patients more often than she ever imagined she would, missing key events in their hospital course and even getting dismissed during the middle of a patient’s operation in order to stay within the limits on work hours.

Heart disease is as old as man

We are struggling in the western culture and fighting the same problem as our ancient ancestors.

Have you ever thought about heart disease as a problem for ancient man?

New study shows that heart diseases is not just a problem of our century but to the world of antiquity, as well.

You may be an athlete, senator, teacher, sailor or ancient Egyptian princess but despite your genetics your habits and your evirment could put you at risk for heart disease.

The earliest known case of coronary artery disease has been found in the 3,550-year-old mummy of an Egyptian princess. She lived between 1580 and 1550 B.C., and died in her early 40s.

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