How to get "medicine smart"

How to get "medicine smart"
Building a relationship with your family pharmacy, asking questions about your meds, and keeping track of the drugs you're taking are all ways to get "medicine smart," experts say.

Consequences of OSA
I’d like to continue on the topic of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children.   As we mentioned OSA is the repetitive stopping of breathing due to an obstruction in the child’s airway.  OSA can occur in children of all ages, but is probably more common in pre-school children.  As we explained, in most children the main reason for their OSA is not obesity, which is the main risk factor in the adult population...

States Asleep at the Wheel in Fighting Drowsy Driving
Title: States Asleep at the Wheel in Fighting Drowsy Driving
Category: Health News
Created: 11/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/12/2008

Health Tip: Caught a Cold?
Title: Health Tip: Caught a Cold?
Category: Health News
Created: 11/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2008

Memory, Brain Function, and REM Sleep: Are They Related?
In my last blog we discussed at length the different stages of sleep, namely non-REM and REM, the biological need for sleep to stay alive, and started discussing what some researchers believe may be the function of some portions of non-REM sleep.  We reviewed how there is some evidence linking declarative memory (memory of facts and figures) to slow wave sleep and procedural memory (the ability to perform tasks like riding a bike or playing...

Gene Mutation May Cause Some Cases of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Title: Gene Mutation May Cause Some Cases of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Category: Health News
Created: 11/9/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/10/2008

How to Nap with Positive Results
Don’t think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day.  That’s a foolish notion held by people with no imaginations.  You will be able to accomplish more.  You get two days in one- well at least one and a half. - Winston Churchill   Or as Yogi Berra put it:   I usually take a two hour nap from one to four.   Near and dear to our hearts is the nap.  Some of the greatest...

Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Title: Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Category: Health News
Created: 11/1/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/3/2008