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Sleep: Are You Sleep Deprived?

September 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Sleep: Are You Sleep Deprived?brCategory: Doctor's ViewsbrCreated: 1/24/2006brLast Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 Tags:

Circadian Rhythms: Their Role And Dysfunction In Affective Disorder

August 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
All humans are synchronised to the rhythmic light-dark changes that occur on a daily basis. Rhythms in physiological and biochemical processes and behavioural patterns persist in the absence of all external 24-hour signals from the physical environment, with a period that is close to 24 hours... Tags:

Sports-Related Concussions on the Rise in Kids

August 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Sports-Related Concussions on the Rise in KidsbrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 8/31/2010 10:31:00 AMbrLast Editorial Review: 8/31/2010 10:31:16 AM Tags:

Marijuana Relieves Chronic Pain, Research Shows

August 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Marijuana Relieves Chronic Pain, Research ShowsbrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 8/31/2010 10:38:00 AMbrLast Editorial Review: 8/31/2010 10:38:12 AM Tags:

‘Neural Inertia’ May Explain The Brain’s Resistance To Changes In Consciousness

August 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Pain / Anesthetics
Despite the fact that an estimated 25 million patients per year in the U.S. undergo surgeries using general anesthesia, scientists have only been able to hypothesize exactly how anesthetics interact with the central nervous system. They previously thought that the processes of "going under" and waking up from anesthesia affected the brain in the same way... Tags:

European Medicines Agency Starts Review Of Pandemrix

August 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Immune System / Vaccines, Medical Information
The European Medicines Agency has launched a review of Pandemrix on the request of the European Commission to investigate whether there is a link between cases of narcolepsy and vaccination with Pandemrix. A limited number of cases was reported, all collected through spontaneous reporting systems, mainly in Sweden and Finland... Tags:

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase III Clinical Study Aimed At Resetting The Body Clock

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA), announced it has initiated a Phase III clinical trial to evaluate tasimelteon in patients with Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder (N24HSWD), a condition experienced primarily by totally blind individuals that results in abnormal night sleep patterns and chronic daytime sleepiness... Tags:

Quality of Pain Counts as Much as Intensity, Researchers Say

August 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Quality of Pain Counts as Much as Intensity, Researchers SaybrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 8/26/2010 4:10:00 PMbrLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2010 Tags:

Chronic Drinking Linked to Circadian Disruptions

August 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Chronic Drinking Linked to Circadian DisruptionsbrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 8/25/2010 4:10:00 PMbrLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2010 Tags:

Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms By Chronic Drinking

Circadian rhythmicity is regulated by circadian clock genes, and animal studies have shown that chronic drinking can alter expressions in these genes... Tags: