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Fibromyalgia

July 30th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Fibromyalgia
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2008 Tags:

Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep

July 30th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep
Category: Health News
Created: 7/30/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2008 Tags:

Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep

July 29th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Study in rats suggests brain needs 'experience replay' during slumber Tags:

Worry And Sleepless Nights Increase Risk Of Diabetes In Men

July 29th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
New research claims that psychological distress including anxiety, insomnia, depression, apathy and fatigue can more than double the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in older men. Scientists looked at 2,127 men, born between 1938 and 1957, who had normal blood glucose levels. They determined their level of psychological distress both at the beginning and end of the study. Tags:

Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link

July 29th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Category: Health News
Created: 7/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2008 Tags:

Sleep Breathing Disturbances And Throat Inflammation

July 29th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
A significant proportion of the population (around 5% of men and 2% of women) experiences breathing difficulties during sleep. In most cases, these respiratory disturbances consist of periodic breathing obstructions followed by sudden short awakenings (up to 60 times per hour in severe cases). The patient suffering this disorder, technically called obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS), is not aware of his/her abnormal sleep. Tags:

Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link

July 28th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
With obesity rising, troubled nighttime breathing will become even bigger problem, AHA warns Tags:

Health Tip: Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

July 28th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Health Tip: Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Category: Health News
Created: 7/26/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/28/2008 Tags:

Older People May Need Less Sleep, Study Finds

July 25th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Along with all the other changes that come with age, healthy older people also lose some capacity for sleep, according to a new report published online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. When asked to stay in bed for 16 hours in the dark each day for several days, younger people get an average of 9 hours of shuteye compared to 7.5 for older people, the researchers report. Tags:

Studies Link Circadian Rhythm, Metabolism, Longevity to One Protein

July 25th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Studies Link Circadian Rhythm, Metabolism, Longevity to One Protein
Category: Health News
Created: 7/25/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/25/2008 Tags: