‘Hug a tree, take a walk’: Sleep, exercise key for patients with autoimmune disease

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ORLANDO — Adequate sleep, exercise and stress management are critical for patients with autoimmune diseases, according to a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

“On average, an individual needs 7 to 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep,” George E. Munoz, MD, medical director of American Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, and chief medical officer of the Oasis Institute, in Miami told attendees. He added that four REM cycles per night optimal. Read the full story in Healio.

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Effects of exercise in renal transplant recipients

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Even after a successful renal transplantation, the renal transplant recipients (RTRs) keeps on suffering the consequences of the uremic sickness. Cardiovascular risk, work capacity, and quality of life do not improve according to expectations since biological and psychological problems are not completely solved by pharmacological treatment.
Read more in the World Journal of Transplantation here.

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