Treatment Recommendations for People Who Act Out Their Dreams While Asleep
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A new clinical practice guideline developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides recommendations for the management of REM sleep behavior disorder in adults.  

The guideline, av
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/02/13/treatment-recommendations-for-people-who-act-out-their-dreams-while-asleep/
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How Two Twentysomethings With Sleep Apnea Found Better Health Via Accessibility In Their CPAPs
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“When I got the CPAP machine, it just completely changed my life,” she said to me in a recent interview via videoconference. “After a
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One Diet Appeared Tops for Short-Term Seizure Control in Pediatric Epilepsy
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ngd-When I was first working in the 70s I ran across seizure control with the ketogenic or "whipped cream" diet; I am glad to see there is a healthier alternative...

With better tolerability, modified Atkin
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Diagnostics & Disability Policy for Patients with Long COVID
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A couple months ago, I sat down to talk with journalist and author Ryan Prior about his book The Long Haul. We discussed long COVID, chronic fatigue syndr
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Diagnostics & Disability Policy for Patients with Long COVID
By Nita Jain: For Complete Post, Click Here...

A couple months ago, I sat down to talk with journalist and author Ryan Prior about his book The Long Haul. We discussed long COVID, chronic fatigue syndr
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/02/07/diagnostics-disability-policy-for-patients-with-long-covid/
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Non-invasive Neurotechnology Reduces Symptoms of Insomnia and Improves Autonomic Nervous System Function
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Summary: A new closed-loop, acoustic stimulation technique significantly improves sleep quality and autonomic immune system func
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/02/07/non-invasive-neurotechnology-reduces-symptoms-of-insomnia-and-improves-autonomic-nervous-system-function/
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Researchers looking for long COVID symptoms find only 7
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s tally of 19 possible long COVID symptoms comes with the caveat that it's “not a comprehensive list.”

Yale Medicine counts 22
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/02/04/researchers-looking-for-long-covid-symptoms-find-only-7/
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Opinion: People With Disabilities Deserve Better Health Care. We All Do.
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IWAS A RESIDENT working in an underresourced health clinic when, one afternoon, my triage paper indicated that my next patient needed a Pap smear. I walked into the room
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More Antipsychotics Given for Dementia During Pandemic
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ngd-Maybe the use of them has absolutely nothing to do with any need of the resident, but the desire of staff to knock the residents out and make their jobs easier...

Rates remained high into 2021, despite lif
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/01/31/more-antipsychotics-given-for-dementia-during-pandemic/
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Healthcare-Related Injury Found in Nearly One-Fourth of Hospitalizations
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Study suggests "disturbing" rate of potentially preventable errors.

Nearly a quarter of hospital stays involve adverse events from healthcare errors, and nearly one in 10
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/01/27/healthcare-related-injury-found-in-nearly-one-fourth-of-hospitalizations/
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California’s power outages are a life-and-death issue
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ngd-This is a critical issue in Michigan as well. Great problems that laste dfor days to weeks happened in the 2013 ice storm...

A perspective on the impacts of storms fo
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Woman and her 2 sons die after walking freezing Michigan streets for days
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ngd-Appalling lack of safety net....

A woman and two of her children were found dead in a field over the weekend after wandering the streets of Pontiac, Michigan, for nearly t
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Frequent Use of Antibiotics May Heighten Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk in Adults Over 40
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Summary: Adult exposure to antibiotics appears to be linked to an increased risk of developing an inflammatory bowel disorder, including
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2023/01/19/frequent-use-of-antibiotics-may-heighten-inflammatory-bowel-disease-risk-in-adults-over-40/
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5 ways to maintain fitness in winter if you have a disability
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With a new year comes new goals and keeping fit is often one of them. Maintaining fitness is important for your health and wellbeing, but can come with challenges if you’re
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Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to U.S. Drug Zones
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Over a matter of weeks, Tracey McCann watched in horror as the bruises she was accustomed to getting from injecting fentanyl began hardening into an armor of crusty, black
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245% Increase in Abuse: Children Are Ditching Alcohol for Marijuana
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A new paper has revealed 338,727 instances of intentional misuse and abuse for children aged 6 to 18 years old.

A recent study published in the journal Clinical Toxicology has found that mar
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How Does Vagus Nerve Stimulation Impact the Gut–Brain Axis?
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The gut–brain axis is a communication network that links the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Sensory signals are received by the brain from the stomach via afferent nerve fibers, which trigge
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2022/12/23/how-does-vagus-nerve-stimulation-impact-the-gut-brain-axis/
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Common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases, say McMaster researchers
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Allura Red (also called FD&C Red 40 and Food Red 17), is a common ingredient in candies, soft drinks, dairy products and some cereals.

Hamilton, ON (Dec. 2
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Antioxidant Supplement Linked to Deadly Heart Disease & Stroke, New Study Finds
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Wed, December 21, 2022 at 6:52 PM EST·2 min read

Trust us, we're well aware of the fact that making sure that you're eating a proper diet isn't always easy. That's why it can someti
https://disabilitycosmos.blog/2022/12/23/antioxidant-supplement-linked-to-deadly-heart-disease-stroke-new-study-finds/
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‘End this scam’: Calls erupt to ban private Medicare plans as scandals mount
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As yet another scandal involving Medicare Advantage made headlines this week, progressive U.S. lawmakers and advocates renewed calls to abolish t
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