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posted 06/04/2009, comments (0)

Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing

Childhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Another problem, long thought to be a disorder of older, overweight males, is sleep apnea. A study published in the June issue of the journal sleep reveals that obese children are as much at risk of... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/18/2008, comments (0)

Sleep Breathing Survey

Sleep breathing problems are the single most common physical disturbance in someone who suffers from poor sleep quality. Whether you suffer from insomnia, complain of nightmares, restless or jerking legs, or show signs of poor functioning on the Sleep Misery Index, remarkably, breathing problems are the most universal finding among all these... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/14/2008, comments (0)

Crazy Legs

Both conditions are quite real. At their worst, RLS drives a person into a state of mental instability, because it is so harrowing to not know what's going on or how to stop it. RLS is easily missed, because so few physicians are aware of it, and patients think it a weird complaint. The patient endures it for years and compensates in various... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/14/2008, comments (0)

Restless Legs/Leg Jerks

Sleep-Related Leg Movement Conditions Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) are two common physical sleep disorders, affecting tens of millions of people. Both conditions lead to movement of the legs. Neither condition has a full explanation for why it occurs. Yet, both conditions are adequately treated with... Read more Chevron

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