Chronic Sleep Disruption Leads to Heart, Kidney Disease

Shift workers, flight crews, truck drivers, emergency and medical personnel, and even patients in intensive care units don’t often get a full night’s uninterrupted sleep. And for a lot of people, a full night’s sleep occurs during the day. Read more

Actos May Lower Heart Disease Risk In Diabetics With Kidney Disease

Med Headlines - A study conducted in Cologne, Germany, concluded that pioglitazone (Actos) may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular events for diabetic patients who have kidney disease. The study, which is featured in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, was conducted by Dr. Chistian A. Schneider of the University of Cologne. Read more