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Individuals with diabetes and those whose stomach pouches are larger appear less likely to successfully lose weight after gastric bypass surgery, according to study findings published in the September 2008 issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Gastric bypass is one procedure some people with sleep apnea often consider or undergo, often at the suggestion of a health care provider, as one way to help lose weight, which may health reduce the severity of the person’s apnea.

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Is sleep essential? Ask that question to a sleep-deprived new parent or a student who has just pulled an "all-nighter," and the answer will be a grouchy, "Of course!"

But to a sleep scientist, the question of what constitutes sleep is so complex that scientists are still trying to define the essential function of something we do every night. A study published this week in PLoS Biology by Chiara Cirelli and Giulio Tononi addresses this pressing question.

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The number of patients assigned to medical residents and the complexity of care patients require has just as much impact on residents’ training as the number of hours they work, according to a study published by researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center in the September 10, 2008 issue of JAMA.

This study is believed to be the first of its kind using information gathered objectively from medical residents who work long shifts as part of their training.

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As the clock ticks down the hours to the start of ceremonies on the morning of September 11, 2008, commemorating the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, there is something we must all remember: it is okay to turn off the TV and not watch.

According to several studies done at three-month, six-months, and one-year following September 11, 2001, many people around the country had problems sleeping, especially in the first month following that tragic morning.

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