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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Types Of Sleep Disorders

ADHD may cause chronic sleep deprivation

March 04, 2009
A new study suggests there may be a specific sleep disorder intrinsic to patients who have ADHD. Researchers found that kids with the ADHD slept an average of 33 minutes less per night than healthy children, and they had 16 minutes less REM sleep. Experts say that while sleep problems do not appear to cause ADHD, they may make symptoms worse. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Behavior and Childhood Sleep Disorders
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...disordered breathing resulting from some form of sleep disorders. Those children had... Read more »

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Are Your Kids Having Trouble Sleeping?
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...exposed to. Monitor what they watch, and be wary of the type of programming you watch when the... Read more »

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...how a sleep study can be used to determine other sleep disorders, including insomnia and... Read more »

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Sleep, Health and Depression
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...pattern problems indicate risks for the future but sleep disorders can also be brought on by... Read more »

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The "Eyes" Have It
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...of pupil size as a means of objectively diagnosing sleep disorders like narcolepsy and sleep... Read more »

Health Guide

Coping with Jet Lag
...THE TRAVELING SLEEP DISORDEREvery day, millions of travelers struggle against one of the most common sleep disorders—jet lag. For years, jet lag was considered merely a state of mind. Now,... Read more »
Primary Insomnia
...a diagnosis of insomnia. Polysomnography , an overnight sleep study, canhelp rule out other types of sleep disorders (such as sleep apnea ). Read more »
Symptoms of Anxiety
...mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} There are several different types of anxiety, including, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder,... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...emotional disorders in susceptible individuals, which in turn can worsen CFS.Sleep Disturbances. Certain sleep disorders may cause persistent fatigue and be confused with CFS:Sleep apnea is a... Read more »
Guiding our Bipolar Daughter Through Adolescence
...whole semesters of school missed. Toward the end of these chaotic years, she was diagnosed as bipolar type II. We’ve learned that part of the delay in a family being informed of a definitive... Read more »

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A study of more than 36,000 people has linked sleep disorders to Type 2 diabetes. Researchers say an abnormality in the MTNR1B gene appears to boost... Read summary »

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(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 »

Sleep to Stop Cancer Pain
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Catching zzz's may help cancer patients manage their pain. In a recent study, more than half of cancer patients reported... Read summary »