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full and free download (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Although sleep has been the subject of serious study for several decades, there has not been available an integrated, introductory text for more than ten years. Understanding Sleep and Dreaming fills this need with complete coverage of all aspects of sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders, and is comprehensible as well as comprehensive. In accessible language, this text reviews the basic physiological...
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The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
In last week’s article I talked about my initial experience with sleep apnea: going to a sleep disorders clinic and being evaluated for risk factors. After going through that process, I was prescribed a one-night sleep study operated by a local university hospital. In this entry, I’ll share some specifics about that [...]
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University of Chicago News Office (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
An expert on the developmental neurobiology of respiratory control, sleep-disordered breathing and treatment of pediatric sleep disorders, and director of the country's first division of pediatric sleep medicine, David Gozal, MD, has been appointed Professor and Ch ...
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blogs4God (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Just in time for beddy-bye … some sleep research via the University of Maryland Sleep Disorders Center which includes these and other tips: Fix a bedtime and an awakening time Avoid napping during the day Avoid alcohol 4-6 hours before bedtime Avoid caffeine 4-6 hours before bedtime Avoid heavy, spicy, or sugary foods 4-6 hours before bedtime Exercise regularly, but not [...]
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Personal Injury and Social Security (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Many people suffer from various sleep disorders. The Social Security Administration recognizes a variety of causes for sleeping disorders including: Sleep Apnea, Bi-Polar Disorder, and Narcolepsy. The first listing is 3.10 for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders. Generally this will be...
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P.I.S.S.D. (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Many people suffer from various sleep disorders. The Social Security Administration recognizes a variety of causes for sleeping disorders including: Sleep Apnea, Bi-Polar Disorder, and Narcolepsy. The first listing is 3.10 for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders. Generally this will be sleep apnea. To establish a disability under this listing Social Security is looking for one of the following: A mean...
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Articles Database (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Sleep disorders can affect people in many ways. When sleep disorder keeps a person from falling asleep at night, it wreaks havoc on your daily performance. It affects you as a parent and your productivity at work. So if you’re having trouble going to sleep at night, here are a couple helpful ways to help [...]
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Fibromyalgia is a common diagnosis for patients that suffer from sore joints, aching muscles, fatigue, impaired immunity, sleep disorders, disturbed microcirculation, and reduced level of energy. When these symptoms occur side by side with autoimmune symptoms, chances are the patient is suffering from fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose as majority of physicians and medical practitioners...
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articlemarketer.org (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, also known as DNS is a type of sleep disorders among teenagers which are believed affecting between seven to ten percent of teenagers. This disorder are mostly outgrown by most teenagers by the time they reach young adulthood. Below one percent of adults are conceived to have DSP. In addition, many people often have mistakes sleep disorder for insomnia.
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Unfortune (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
When it comes to sleep disorders, insomnia isn’t the only affliction robbing the weary of rest - and profits. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 20 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, and about half don’t realize it. Sleep apnea causes sufferers’ airways to close every few minutes and forces the [...]
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Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
The Sleep Disorders Program in the Division of Sleep Medicine is devoted to research aimed at understanding sleep disorders and improving therapy for sleep disorders as well as providing clinical services to care for patients afflicted by these disorders. Our faculty and staff continue to demonstrate their leadership role in basic and clinical research. Research [...]
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
A study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the sleep patterns of older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for a person with dementia are significantly worse than other older adults. When sleep was measured objectively, and after adjusting for depressive symptoms, age, health condition and education, adults who take care of a person suffering from dementia...
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Anorak News (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
STOP the wind turbines. We demand not wind turbines near our kids: “The medical thing” is new research suggesting that living close to wind turbines, as Eaton and her 60-year old husband, Mike, soon will be doing, can cause sleep disorders, difficulty with equilibrium, headaches, childhood “night terrors” and other health problems. So. Don’t they want the [...]
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NEI Nuclear Notes (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
This claim is a bit bogus in my opinion but Dr. Nina Pierpont in NY is set to publish a book next month that claims "living close to wind turbines ... can cause sleep disorders, difficulty with equilibrium, headaches, childhood "night terrors" and other health problems." Since a doctor makes these claims I guess these health hazards must be real ... not necessarily. Needless to say, the nuclear industry...
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Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
The book is set up into different sections covering such topics as: understanding sleep; sleeping well; sleep disorders; illness, ageing and sleep; sleep and neurological problems; women and sleep; children and adolescents; and finally, tests and
