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Treatment

Behavioral Methods

Prevention of sleeplessness depends upon the patient's ability to learn how to relax and sleep well. A number of behavioral methods are aimed at achieving these goals. Behavioral techniques can actually cure chronic insomnia and studies report their effectiveness in nearly all patients with primary chronic insomnia.

Although medications are equally effective for helping people with insomnia to sleep, they can not cure the condition, and prolonged use frequently resulted...

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Expert & Community Posts

Working Yourself to Sleep

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...things make a difference to how long and how well we sleep. Sleep disorders (sleep apnea,... Read more »

Sleep...What's That?

By Leah , Health Expert

...dementia has or will someday experience problems with sleeping. This blog is dealing with it... Read more »

National Sleep Awareness Week- Perfect Timing!

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...For many people, especially those suffering from a sleep disorder, this can cause problems. The... Read more »

How Do You Know If You Have a Sleep Disorder?

By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert

...family often ask me, “How do I know if I have a sleep disorder, and what can I do about it?”... Read more »

Research Links Disturbed Sleep and Pain

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

The results of this new study on how sleep disturbances relate to pain will hardly be a surprise... Read more »

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Health Guide

Sleep Apnea: Resources

www.sleepapnea.org -- American Sleep Apnea Associationwww.nhlbi.nih.gov -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutewww.aasmnet.org -- American Academy of Sleep... Read more »

Insomnia: Resources

www.aasmnet.org -- American Academy of Sleep Medicinewww.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr -- National Center for Sleep Disorders Researchwww.sleepfoundation.org -- National Sleep... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Highlights

Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »

Narcolepsy: Resources

www.aasmnet.org -- American Academy of Sleep Medicinewww.sleepfoundation.org -- National Sleep Foundationwww.narcolepsynetwork.org -- Narcolepsy Networkwww.wfsrs.org -- World Federation of... Read more »

Motivation

...for you personally -- by helping you to lose weight, feel better, have more confidence, live longer, sleep better, or have less stress. The benefits must be identified before a person will... Read more »

Images

Sleep and your body images

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Medicine for Alzheimers Patients: A Good Nights

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long, uninterrupted night's sleep is good medicine for Alzheimer's patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). New research... Read summary »

Sleep Linked to Weight

August 08, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study adds to growing evidence that sleep is associated with weight. The research finds children and teens who sleep less... Read summary »

Pre-natal Alcohol Exposure Linked to Trouble Sleeping

August 13, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A nightcap while you're pregnant may disturb your child's sleep later on. A new study found alcohol consumption during... Read summary »

Lack of Sleep may Cause Elderly Falls

September 11, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Experts say about one-third of older adults experience dangerous falls each year -- and a new study says lack of sleep may be... Read summary »

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