For those of us who have been diagnosed with sleep disorders, medications often become a part of our daily lives. Still, many people aren't aware of the possible side effects of the sleep medication they take.
If you’re one of the many of us who take medications to help us sleep, you should be aware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested that all manufacturers of sedative-hypnotic drug products, a class of drugs used to induce and/or maintain sleep,...
I've always suffered from migraines - the blinding auras, the excruciating headaches. I remember when I was a child, about ten or twelve,... Read more »
Childhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood... Read more »
Narcolepsy is a disabling sleep disorder that causes extreme daytime sleepiness, sudden loss of muscular control when in an emotional state... Read more »
In my last blog we were reviewing the fundamental question of why we sleep. We left off trying to sort out the level of activity of the... Read more »
You are what you eat I can hear you saying, "Okay... now I have to watch what I eat and when I eat it... but now you are going to limit my... Read more »
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 more »
Headache sufferers often treat their pain by taking naps to sleep it off, but they run the risk of developing insomnia by disrupting their normal... Read more »
About 72 percent of all Americans experience insomnia, but five specific sleeping disorders can make sufferers fearful of falling asleep. Sleep... Read more »
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... Read more »
Researchers think that shouting and lashing out during sleep may be caused by the same brain malfunction that causes Parkinson's and other types of... Read more »
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