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Snoring, apnea linked to diabetes risk in older adults

By Madeline Kennedy (Reuters Health) – Seniors with nighttime breathing issues like snoring or sleep apnea often have high blood sugar and may be almost twice as likely as sound sleepers to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study. Findings from some 6,000 U.S. adults who were followed for up to 10 years suggest that doctors may want to monitor blood sugar in older patients with sleep-disordered breathing,

Roche drug may set new benchmark in MS, data suggest

Roche’s big new drug hope ocrelizumab cut multiple sclerosis relapses by nearly 50 percent compared with the older product Rebif in two large clinical trials, underscoring its potential in the main relapsing form of the disease. Ocrelizumab also cut clinical disability by nearly a quarter in a separate study of patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), which affects around 15 percent of patients and for which there is currently

Halloween Country: Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, New York

By Lisa Van Allen If there’s one quintessential American ghost story, a good case could be made for Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Never mind how the original Headless Horseman story has morphed over the years from cute and spooky into occult and gory—as in Fox’s series Sleepy Hollow. The story is as integral as any to Halloween, so there’s no better place to celebrate the holiday than

America?s Best Pumpkin Festivals

For some, the start of fall means that it’s officially pumpkin spice latte season, but there are other ways to enjoy everyone’s favorite gourd. This time of the year, you can find pumpkins for sale everywhere from city markets to roadside stands, but why not make a day of it? Across the country, farms are celebrating the season with family-friendly festivals where you’ll find all the pumpkins, freshly baked desserts, and