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October 03, 2008
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Techniques for Coping with Cognitive Symptoms of MS
By Dr. Kantor , Health Expert...snoring, drooling and nighttime gasping for air. Often people with obstructive sleep apnea do no... Read more »
Sleep Deprivation 101: What You Should Know
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...not in the quantity of sleep, but in the quality. People who have disrupted sleep also are... Read more »
Day and Night: Why We Sleep When We Do
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...bushy-tailed” first thing in the morning), or an owl (people who “do their best work after... Read more »
Sleep Apnea A Cause of Car Accidents
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...choose to do this, or a reduced variation. How many people these days get the full eight hours... Read more »
Health Guide
All About Shift Work
...morale, performance, safety and health, and can dramatically improve the bottom line of the company.People who work in the transportation industry face some of the most serious challenges. They... Read more »Napping Benefits
Napping: A Habit of Highly Successful People?Have you ever felt the urge to put your head down on your desk and take a short nap after lunch? Most of us would resist such a temptation for fear of... Read more »Insomnia: Diagnosis
...is its subjective nature. One study showed that there was no difference in sleep behaviors between people who said they were insomniacs and people who said they weren't. People who believe they... Read more »All About Jet Lag
...condition. It is now included as one of the 84 known or suspected sleep disorders and affects millions of people each year.Jet lag occurs when the body's biological clock is out of sync with local... Read more »Narcolepsy: Diagnosis
...asleep lying in a quiet room during the day. The patient takes 4 or 5 scheduled naps 2 hours apart. People with healthy sleep habits fall asleep in about 10 to 20 minutes. In patients with... Read more »Images
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Medications
...you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have... Read more »
...you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have... Read more »
...you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have... Read more »
...you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have... Read more »
...you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have... Read more »
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Worry Disrupts Sleep of Caregivers
August 27, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Older adults who care for a loved one with dementia may need to... Read summary »
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 »
Sleep experts offer turkey tips
October 03, 2008As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving this week, sleep experts say people should stay active in the afternoon and not eat too close to bedtime to make... Read summary »
Study: Daytime sleepiness linked to nasal obstruction
October 03, 2008People with chronic nasal obstruction are twice as likely to feel excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), according to new research. Patients with... Read summary »
Researchers identify possible Parkinson's risk factors
October 03, 2008For the first time, researchers have found risk factors that may allow early treatment and of Parkinson's disease. Hallucinations and sleepiness are... Read summary »
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