March 30, 2008

Ask the pharmacist: Joe Graedon

Q:I need your help to solve a horrible problem I have developed since being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes several months ago. via HeraldTribune.com


From Insomnia News

March 28, 2008

Science has been caught napping over insomnia

“It’s like insomniacs have been talked out of the condition and thoroughly taken the word of doctors that it’s something we’re doing wrong”

Here we go again. It’s 2 a.m. and I’m still awake, fighting a panicky feeling and a revved-up brain. via Chicago Tribune


From Insomnia News

March 26, 2008

Random Knowledge: Insomnia

Insomnia might make you fat: It lowers levels of leptin, a hormone that tells the body when it’s had enough to eat, and raises levels of ghrelin, which stimulates you to eat more. via Esquire


From Insomnia News

March 24, 2008

‘Twofold To Fivefold’ Increase In Personal Problems Reported By Adolescents With Chronic Insomnia

“These data suggest that primary care settings might provide a venue for screening and early intervention of adolescent insomnia”

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children’s Health Article Date: 24 Mar 2008 Documenting a “twofold to fivefold” increase in personal problems among adolescents … via MediLexicon


From Insomnia News

March 23, 2008

Kids with chronic insomnia suffer more

“Almost half of the adolescents who reported one or more symptoms of insomnia during the initial screening had similar issues a year later”

From correspondents in New York, United States, 04:01 PM IST Children with chronic insomnia lose a lot more than their sleep as they tend to have more personal problems, says a new research. via India eNews


From Insomnia News

March 22, 2008

Adolescents with Chronic Insomnia Lose More than Sleep

“Twenty-four percent met the symptom criteria for chronic insomnia as defined by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).”

Documenting a “twofold to fivefold” increase in personal problems among adolescents with persistent sleeplessness, public health researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say they … via Newswise


From Insomnia News

March 20, 2008

Night Eating Syndrome

Researchers found that people who skip meals are more likely to have night eating syndrome.these people wake up in the middle of the night, without realizing it, and eat 25% or more of their calories. via About.com


From Insomnia News

March 18, 2008

Neurogen Corporation Announces 2007 Financial Results

Mar 17, 2008 - Neurogen Corporation , a drug discovery and development company, today announced financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2007. via Med Ad News


From Insomnia News

March 16, 2008

When Sleep Is Elusive, Worry Sets In

“In our community, people get up at ridiculously early hours to commute, then come back home when it’s dark”

Sleep came easily to me until I went to college. Then, one semester, as I agonized over assignments and grades, slumber wasn’t so simple anymore. via The Free Lance-Star


From Insomnia News

March 14, 2008

Good night and good luck

‘The subject of sleeplessness is once more under public discussion,” read the editorial in the British Medical Journal. via Irish Independent


From Insomnia News

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