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The Hazards of Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD)
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...schedule, which makes us more awake during the day and sleepy at night. When this physiology is... Read more »
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Napping Benefits
...ways:* Planned napping (also called preparatory napping) involves taking a nap before you actually get sleepy. You may use this technique when you know that you will be up later than your normal... Read more »Insomnia: Diagnosis
...minutes in traffic.(Indicate a score of 0 to 3)SCORE RESULTS1-6: Getting enough sleep4-8: Tends to be sleepy but is average.9-15: Very sleepy and should seek medical advice.Over 16: Dangerously... Read more »Narcolepsy: Introduction
The word narcolepsy comes from two Greek words roughly translated as "seized by numbness". The two primary symptoms in narcolepsy reflect this phrase:Excessive daytime sleepiness, with... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Introduction
Sleep apnea is a disorder in which a person stops breathing during the night, perhaps hundreds of times, usually for periods of 10 seconds or longer and sometimes for as long as a minute.... Read more »All About Shift Work
BASICS:A shift worker is anyone who follows a work schedule that is outside of the typical "9 to 5" business day. In the past few decades the United States has become increasingly dependent upon... Read more »Medications
Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent or control seizures (epilepsy) in... Read more »
This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood... Read more »
...teenagers and the elderly. This medication may make you sleepy or wakeful. Therefore, depending... Read more »
This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression, anxiety and bipolar... Read more »
This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease... Read more »
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Study: Modafinil safely treats excessive sleepiness
October 03, 2008The sleep medication modafinil helped patients with excessive sleepiness without cardiovascular side effects, according to new research. In a study... Read summary »
Daytime dozing may boost stroke risk
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