Archive for the 'Sleep Disorders' Category
Short Sleep And Chronic Insomnia Linked To Four-Fold Risk Of Early Death In Men
US researchers found that short sleep and insomnia was linked to a four times higher risk of early death in men; they urged public health policy makers to emphasize earlier diagnosis and treament of chronic insomnia…Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsChronic Insomnia With Objectively Measured Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Increased Mortality In Men
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short sleep duration. The results suggest that public health policy should emphasize the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of chronic insomnia…Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsCovidien Completes Sale Of Sleep Therapy Product Line
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Sleep Therapy continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and Bi-level products to PH Invest, a privately held company located in Luxembourg. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed…Original post by Pharmalot
No comments‘Neural Inertia’ May Explain The Brain’s Resistance To Changes In Consciousness
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…Original post by Pharmalot
No commentsEuropean Medicines Agency Starts Review Of Pandemrix
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…Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsVanda 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…Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsNational CFIDS Foundation (NCF) Announces Link Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Low Level Radiation Exposure
The National CFIDS Foundation Inc., of Needham Mass, has announced its formal disease model for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) also known as Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) as well as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). According to the NCF, a subgroup of patients with CFS fit a unique disease profile based on a model for a radioactive toxin…Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsStudy, Presence Of Murine Leukemia Virus Related Gene Sequences Found In CFS Patients
Researchers have found murine leukemia viruses (MLV) related gene sequences in blood samples collected from patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and some healthy blood donors, according to a study published online by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Investigators from the U.S…Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsBody Clock Drugs Could Ease Psychiatric Disorders And Jet Lag
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have successfully used a drug to reset and restart the natural 24 hour body clock of mice in the lab…Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsDecline In Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Contributed To Overall Decline In Infant Mortality In New Jersey
The rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), a leading cause of infant mortality, declined in New Jersey by 45 percent between 2000 and 2006, the most recent year for which final SIDS data are available, report Barbara M…Original post by WSJ.com: Health Blog
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