Elderly Women Hard Hit by Depression

Elderly Women Hard Hit by Depression
Title: Elderly Women Hard Hit by Depression
Category: Health News
Created: 2/5/2008
Last Editorial Review: 2/5/2008

New Discoveries About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I wanted to take a short break from our regularly scheduled blog on nightmares to talk about a recently published article, by Dr. John Chia in The Journal of Clinical Pathology. It concerned a well-known but very difficult disease to describe and diagnose called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). First, some important background: While many people think of CFS as a "new age" diagnosis, it has actually been around for many...

Polysomnogram: What Is It, And How Does It Work?
Let's continue talking about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We already discussed some of the symptoms and signs, as well as the significance of untreated OSA and the related diseases such as stroke, heart attack, and diabetes.  Today we will focus on the polysomnogram (PSG), the test used to diagnose OSA, as well as most other sleep disorders. Again, if we break down the words it won't seem so mysterious- poly means many, somno means...

Alexza Initiates AZ-007 (Staccato(R) Zaleplon) Phase 1 Clinical Trial And Updates Clinical Pipeline Development Status
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial with AZ-007 (Staccato(R) zaleplon). AZ-007 is an inhalation product candidate being developed for the treatment of insomnia patients who have difficulty falling asleep, including patients who awake in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back asleep. This is the first clinical trial of AZ-007 being conducted under an IND filed recently with the U.S.

Night Noise Boosts Blood Pressure
Title: Night Noise Boosts Blood Pressure
Category: Health News
Created: 2/13/2008
Last Editorial Review: 2/13/2008