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Sleep disturbances and stroke link

Sleep apnea and/or poor sleep habits may increase stroke risk according to a recent large literature reviews. Meta-analysis of 29 studies and 2,343 patients with an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or transient ischemic attack...

To salt or not to salt?

Is the age-old advice of “too much salt is bad for everyone” correct? Aaron E. Carroll, writing for The Upshot column in The New York Times, covered a new meta-analysis study that looked at...