In a study in Arthritis Care & Research, researchers showed an indirect association between osteoarthritis (OA) and sleep health in older men.1 In those participants with OA, the condition is associated with poorer sleep health, as well as a 16% higher incidence of elevated C-reactive protein and 12% higher odds of having elevated interleukin 6….
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Early immune response signatures in the critically injured may shed light on mechanisms underlying multiple organ system failure, according to U.K. investigators. As Dr. Joanna M. Shepherd of Queen Mary University of London tells Reuters Health by email, “Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is common after major trauma and it contributes to…
The Friday night press release: When a politician or any public figure needs to disclose unfavorable news, chances are they will release it sometime on a late Friday afternoon or evening, hoping that nobody is paying attention. In fact, this behavior was coined “the take out the trash day” on the television political drama, The…