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• Insomnia and sleep duration interact to increase heart disease risk
• Sizing up hypertension in children
• Molecular testing steps up to the plate in pneumonia
• Greater COPD guideline awareness needed in primary care
• Back pain medication link to erectile dysfunction
• Parkinson’s motor symptoms linked to overactive bladder

Insomnia and sleep duration interact to increase heart disease risk Posted: 19 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT Long sleep duration and insomnia increase the risk for coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women and may interact to almost double the risk, study findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) show.

Sizing up hypertension in children Posted: 19 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT Blood pressure thresholds based purely on children's height allow physicians to identify those with hypertension, say researchers.

Molecular testing steps up to the plate in pneumonia Posted: 19 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT Anaerobes and oral bacteria are more frequently found in patients with community-acquired pneumonia than previously thought, say Japanese researchers.

Greater COPD guideline awareness needed in primary care Posted: 19 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT US study results show that primary care management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rarely conforms to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines.

Back pain medication link to erectile dysfunction Posted: 19 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results of a large US study show that men who are prescribed opioids for back pain are significantly more likely to require medications for erectile dysfunction and testosterone depletion than those who have not taken the drugs.

Parkinson’s motor symptoms linked to overactive bladder Posted: 19 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT Japanese research shows that men with Parkinson's disease are significantly more likely to experience symptoms of overactive bladder if they have finger taps or constipation.

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