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May/June 2015
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Sleep Disorders, Poor Health and Snooze You Can Use
If your lack of sleep is keeping you awake, there’s good reason to be concerned. A host of maladies, from high blood pressure and stroke to diabetes and impaired cognitive function, have been linked to too few ZZZZZs. It’s a nationwide problem. But rest assured, there’s help and hope at places like UC San Diego Health System’s Sleep Medicine Center. |
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Man’s Best Germs: Does Your Dog Influence Your Health?
When you lie down with dogs, you get these: bacteria, viruses and other assorted microbes. But maybe not to worry. New research suggests folks who share microbiomes with their pets may develop more robust immune systems, especially young children.
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The Doctor Behind the Doctor Behind the Cancer Diagnosis
A cancer diagnosis involves not just the patient and treating physician, but a pathologist specifically trained to discern what is normal and abnormal in a blood or tissue sample. The new UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center, opening in 2016, will feature the latest advances in pathology sciences and services to help ensure the most accurate diagnosis and best possible outcome.
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Stop the Pressing! 13 Causes of Constipation
Between 12 and 19 percent of Americans are affected by constipation, prompting nearly 1 million visits to emergency rooms each year. It’s a problem that won’t go – away. Too little dietary fiber is the main culprit, but here are at least 13 other causes.
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Q&A with: Joel Baumgartner, MD |
Safeguarding the Body’s Sentry
Exposed as it is to the elements and more, your skin can take a beating as it works to keep you whole and healthy. Not least of these dangers is sunlight and the risk of skin cancer, most notably melanoma (more than 73,000 new cases every year). Pick up some safety tips for the sunny months ahead.
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Think of an Eye
Eyes are remarkably complex structures, the first part of a neurological process that turns streams of countless photos – particles of light – into recognizable images of people, places and things. It’s a pretty amazing picture. Even the muscles that control the size of the pupil are stunning to look at.
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Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are the last and most important step before scientific discoveries can be delivered to patients in the form of new medicines and therapies. Each year, UC San Diego Health System researchers and doctors, including those at Moores Cancer Center, conduct hundreds of such trials involving a vast array of diseases, disorders and conditions. Among studies currently recruiting participants are:
Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Smokers
Long-Term Study of CP-690,550 as a Maintenance Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis
“Dusting” versus “Basketing” – Treatment of Intrarenal Stones Real-Time Mobile Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Serious Mental Illness
Predictors of Exposure Success in Public Speaking Anxiety
View additional trials, both at UC San Diego and across the nation.
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Corner Clinic: Answers from Our Physicians
L-R: Kenneth Vitale, Timothy M. Fernandes, Natalie Afshari,
1. I keep hearing that I’m sitting too much at work and that it’s killing me. Should I get a standing desk?
2. I regularly get serious cramps in my legs. Should I worry about a pulmonary embolism?
3. What can I do for dry eyes?
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Halt the Salt?
Our bodies need sodium to function, but an overabundance can be a bad thing. By and large, Americans consume too much salt, mostly due to a diet heavy in processed foods. It can be a challenge to reduce sodium intake, given all of the overly salty prepared foods within easy reach, but here are three less salty recipes to savor.
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