Sleep: A Necessity, Not a Luxury

SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- The pace of life gets faster and faster, and people try to cram more and more into every minute of the day.

  Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting

SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adding a little shear stress along a vascular bypass graft during the procedure may help hold it together better in the long run, according to a new study.

  Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought

SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with type 2 diabetes run much less risk than previously believed of having silent myocardial ischemia, a restriction of blood flow to the heart, according to a new study.

  Scientists ID Brain Pathway That Stops Seizures

SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A brain pathway that stops seizures has been found by Iowa researchers.

  Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus

SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, may also be a treatment for the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, German researchers report.

  Health Highlights: June 8, 2008

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