Sleep Disorders Expert Jerry Kennard shares Sleep Disorders management news and commentary at MySleepCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338 http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338 http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/58249/artifical Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:26:43 -0500 Jerry Kennard Artificial night time lighting is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in men. According to research by Professor Boris A. Portnov and colleagues of the University of Haifa, exposure to artificial light sources at night increases the risk of prostate cancer the more a man is exposed. In previous research, the same team found an association between artificial light exposure and increased risk of breast cancer.   Using data... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/58249/artifical http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/54996/identified Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:37:27 -0500 Jerry Kennard People who suffer with insomnia are five times more likely to have paranoid thinking. Dr. Daniel Freeman, a Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, is a well known researcher in the area of paranoid thinking. His study, the first to examine the association between sleep loss and persecutory thoughts, also revealed that over half the population of individuals attending psychiatric... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/54996/identified http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/51954/pattern Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:04:05 -0500 Jerry Kennard A new study into the effect of light exposure therapy, coupled with a steady sleep schedule and dark glasses, allows for increased alertness during night shifts and a decent sleep during days off. The study is published in the December edition of Sleep.   The number of people who work in our 24 hour society is increasing. Shift work has always been associated with doctors, nurses, pilots, and the police and emergency services. It also... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/51954/pattern http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/50731/terrors Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:20:30 -0500 Jerry Kennard The exact cause of night terrors in children is not really known but associations have always been drawn between events such as disrupted sleep patterns or childhood anxiety. Now, researchers from the University of Montreal, have established that slightly less than half of night terrors could be due to heredity.   When a child experiences night terrors they appear unsettled and may moan in their sleep. There may come a point where they... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/50731/terrors http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/50023/exercise Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:43:06 -0500 Jerry Kennard News that a combination of regular sleep and daily exercise may significantly reduce cancer risk in women, has been presented at a conference of the American Association for Cancer Research.   James McCain, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, tracked 5,968 women over the age of 18, in Maryland for 10 years. When his results were analyzed he found the most active women had by far the least risk of cancer - around 25 percent less... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/50023/exercise http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/45000/ve-claims Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:16:43 -0400 Jerry Kennard Just because you'd like more sleep doesn't mean you actually need it. Sleep expert, Professor Jim Horne, director of Loughborough University's Sleep Research Center, UK, says genes determine whether you feel fresh and alert during the day - not eight hours of shut-eye.   Compare today's sleeping patterns with 150 years ago, Horne says, a typical worker toiled for 14 hours a day, six days a week, then went home to an impoverished,... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/45000/ve-claims http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/44261/narcolepsy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:54:42 -0400 Jerry Kennard Japanese researchers have discovered a genetic variant that could one day help to explain the mechanism underlying narcolepsy. People with narcolepsy experience sudden muscle weakness and extreme daytime sleepiness that can result in them falling to sleep at any point of the day, sometimes several times a day. Many people with narcolepsy also experience "cataplexy", in which muscular weakness or collapse follows an emotional event like surprise... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/44261/narcolepsy http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/41796/remedies Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:06:43 -0400 Jerry Kennard Millions of sleeping pills and natural remedies are consumed every year. Very often people start with natural remedies before moving on to prescription medication. In this Sharepost I briefly consider the differences between natural remedies and prescription medication in terms of their benefits and limitations.   Are you hesitant about taking sleeping pills? Well, that's not such a bad thing. There is plenty of evidence to show that... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/41796/remedies http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/40162/depression Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:36:12 -0400 Jerry Kennard   Mothers who experience depression before or during pregnancy are more likely to have babies who have chaotic sleep patterns in the first six months of life. Professor Roseanne Armitage, of the University of Michigan Sleep and Chronophysiology Laboratory, states that not only does this add to parents' sleepless nights, but it may also set children up for their own depression in later life. Results are to be presented to the European Sleep... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/40162/depression http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/39834/increased Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:47:52 -0400 Jerry Kennard Women who sleep less than five hours a night and who are age 70 or older have an increased risk of falling. Falls are a particularly significant health risk for older people as they can lead to complications or death. A research report, published in the September 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, adds further to concerns about the effects of sleep deprivation becoming a major health problem.   Sleep deprivation in seniors is... http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/c/46338/39834/increased