Saturday, March 05, 2005

Lack of Sleep Could Increase Heart Problems for Alcoholics

New Kerala reports on research that lack of sleep could increase the risk of heart problems for alcoholics.

The research by the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute found sleep loss produced more heart variations in alcoholics than in other patients.

The findings suggest that for alcoholics habitual sleep loss could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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