Insomnia linked to mental illness in large study
A UPI report notes researchers found significant sleep problems may forecast low mood or anxiety disorders. The Johns Hopkins scholar said sleep disturbances have a strong relationship with psychiatric disorders and treating sleep issues early could reduce mental illness risk. The study followed 7,954 adults in Baltimore Durham and Los Angeles, finding those with persistent sleep problems were far more likely to develop mental illness over one year.
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UPI
Daniel Ford
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
National Institute of Mental Health
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Durham
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Los Angeles
Charles Reynolds
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sleeping sickness kills Mississippi boy and spreads in animals
The CDC reports sleeping sickness or Eastern equine encephalitis has killed an 11 year old boy in Mississippi last month and infected 65 domestic animals this year. Mosquitoes transmitting the virus are abundant in several eastern states including Maryland's Eastern Shore and remain prevalent after heavy spring and summer rains. The virus thrives in birds and lacks a human vaccine. cooler weather is expected to reduce mosquito activity. Officials urge protective measures such as repellents proper clothing and limiting evening outdoor activity.
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UPI
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Fatal dog bites more common than thought in US data
UPI reports a study by CDC researchers in JAMA estimating up to 204 dog bite related deaths from 1979 to 1988, with pit bulls linked to many fatal attacks. The study notes most victims are children under 10 and the elderly, urges stronger laws and owner responsibility.
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UPI
United States
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Humane Society of the
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Sacks
Ann Joly
Joly
Obesity linked to alcoholism in women and abuse
A Seattle study links obesity in women to parental alcoholism and physical or sexual abuse. Among 244 obese women, 34 percent had such histories, and 57 percent reported either parental alcoholism or severe abuse, with 20 percent having alcoholic spouses. Men showed smaller, less clear links.
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APS
Robert Kanter
Northwest Clinical Nutrition Center
Kanter
Jim Ferguson
Pharmacology Research Institute
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ferguson
Al-Anon
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