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• New recommendations for treating obstructive sleep apnea
• Pedestrians, cyclists need consistency at rail crossings
• No association between frequency of marijuana use and health or healthcare utilization
• Retail investment: A barometer for teen obesity?
• Booster dose of new meningitis vaccine may be beneficial
• Walnuts in diet can improve endothelial functions for overweight adults
• Sleep education helps families of children with autism
• Breastfeeding fraught with early challenges for many first-time mothers
• Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are happiest countries in the world, according to new happiness index
• Addiction: Can you ever really completely leave it behind?
• Some parts of memory still developing deep into childhood
• Trends in diet and Alzheimer's Disease in Japan and developing countries

New recommendations for treating obstructive sleep apnea Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:03 PM PDT People diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea should lose weight and use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as initial therapy, according to new recommendations from the American College of Physicians.

Pedestrians, cyclists need consistency at rail crossings Posted: 23 Sep 2013 12:53 PM PDT The risk of pedestrian and bicycle accidents at railroad grade crossings would decrease with sustained enforcement and education by local governments, along with consistency in design standards for warning devices.

No association between frequency of marijuana use and health or healthcare utilization Posted: 23 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT Researchers have found frequency of marijuana use was not significantly associated with health services utilization or health status.

Retail investment: A barometer for teen obesity? Posted: 23 Sep 2013 09:40 AM PDT When it comes to addressing the obesity epidemic, fast food restaurants are a favorite target with some communities going so far as to ban the construction of new, stand-alone fast food restaurants. But according to a recent study, communities contemplating such bans may want to look beyond the number of fast food outlets to the greater retail environment of each neighborhood.

Booster dose of new meningitis vaccine may be beneficial Posted: 23 Sep 2013 09:40 AM PDT A study of 4CMenB, a new vaccine to protect against meningitis B bacteria (which can cause potentially fatal bacterial meningitis in children), shows that waning immunity induced by infant vaccination can be overcome by a booster dose at 40 months of age.

Walnuts in diet can improve endothelial functions for overweight adults Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:19 AM PDT Medical researchers have found evidence suggestive that adding walnuts to one's diet can protect against diabetes and heart disease in at-risk individuals.

Sleep education helps families of children with autism Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:15 AM PDT Parent sleep education is beneficial in improving sleep and aspects of daytime behavior and family functioning in children with autism spectrum disorders..

Breastfeeding fraught with early challenges for many first-time mothers Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:30 AM PDT A new study shows that new moms who report early concerns or problems with breastfeeding are nearly 10 times more likely to abandon breastfeeding within two months.

Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand are happiest countries in the world, according to new happiness index Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:27 AM PDT Spain is the 49th happiest country in the world, according to a new index of happiness based on migratory flows and not on subjective answers to surveys.  Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand occupy the first three places.

Addiction: Can you ever really completely leave it behind? Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:27 AM PDT It is often said that once people develop an addiction, they can never completely eliminate their attraction to the abused substance. New findings provide further support for this notion by suggesting that even long-term abstinence from cocaine does not result in a complete normalization of brain circuitry.

Some parts of memory still developing deep into childhood Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:23 AM PDT A new study provides evidence that one important part of memory undergoes substantial development even after the age of seven.

Trends in diet and Alzheimer's Disease in Japan and developing countries Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:22 AM PDT The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease for those over the age of 65 years in Japan rose from 1% in 1985 to 7% in 2007. The increases lagged the change to a more Western diet high in animal products such as meat and milk, by 15-25 years.

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