Insomnia

Sleep Disorder

Sleep Disorder, During normal breathing, air passes through the throat on its way to the lungs. The air travels past the soft palate, uvula, tonsils, and tongue. When a person is awake, the muscles in the back of the throat...

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Can you be blamed for sleepwalking crimes?

A man strangles his wife while dreaming about fighting off intruders in his sleep. "If you look at the media reports there appears to be an upsurge in the use of the sleepwalking defence," says Michel Cramer-Bornemann of the...

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Yoga for Insomnia

Get Better Sleep with Relaxing Asanas Though the causes of insomnia are manifold, practicing a series of relaxing yoga asanas at bedtime can help insomniacs find restful sleep. Stress, hormonal changes, medical and emotional...

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Insomnia Miracles

Hey, I've been suffering from insomnia for a number of years and I feel that it is slowly eroding my physical, mental, and emotional faculties. If you've suffered from long term insomnia I'm sure you know what this is like....

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Medication Options to Treat Insomnia

An ongoing spell of insomnia could lead you to try almost anything to help you get some much needed rest. But don’t resort to just any solution; be sure you know what your options are and how they work. If a run of sleepless...

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Placebo power behind many natural cures

Two words explain how it works: "I believe." It's the placebo effect -- the ability of a dummy pill or a faked treatment to make people feel better, just because they expect that it will. "Much of the results of certain...

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Insomnia Prevalent Among Cancer Patients Who Receive Chemotherapy

Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients' ability to fully recover, according to scientists at the...

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Should You Hit Snooze?

When it comes to the bedroom, few guys would reject a little more mystery and surprise. But everybody is different, according to Dr. Neil Kline, a sleep physician and representative for the American Sleep Association. If you...

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Britain's youngest insomniac, 4, has forced doctors to rethink an infuriatingly common problem

Like children everywhere, Jess Tinsley has a structured routine. However, there the similarity with other children ends. Although she falls asleep at bedtime, often she is awake by midnight and will stay awake until morning -...

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BioMed News Bytes: Transcept, ProUroCare, SciClone, ABIO

On 11/23/09, Transcept Pharma (NASDAQ: TSPT) announced that it is scheduled to meet with the FDA on 1/20/10 to discuss the Complete Response Letter (CRL) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Intermezzo (zolpidem...

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