Sleep Medicine

No Sleep: Rest is a casualty of war, soldiers find (Winston-Salem Journal)

20 Jul 2008

Sgt. Rashaun Carpenter was on his way home in 2003 to see the birth of his first child -- a daughter -- when his Chinook was shot down by insurgents south of Fallujah, causing a fireball to soar through the helicopter and send it spiraling downward.

Treating Depression Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease (Medical News Today)

19 Jul 2008

Patients suffering from major depression are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, but treating these patients with medication can greatly reduce the risk, according to new findings by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The results of their study are published in the July 16 issue of the journal PLoS ONE.

Grandson of Seattle Slew euthanized (Lexington Herald-Leader)

19 Jul 2008

STARKVILLE, Miss. . Minister Slew, a 9-year-old grandson of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, has been euthanized after fracturing a leg during a sudden thunderstorm. David Christiansen, an assistant professor of pathobiology and population medicine with Mississippi State's College of Veterinary Medicine, said Minister Slew was alone in his paddock on July 11 when he apparently was ...