Relieving Those Restless Legs

Let’s continue talking about restless legs syndrome (RLS).   We reviewed some of the symptoms, causes, and adverse effects of restless legs syndrome in the past two blogs, now let’s talk about how RLS is diagnosed.  Due to the unusual sensations that patients with RLS complain of, it is sometimes difficult for a healthcare provider to determine if these complaints are actually related to RLS.  Contrary to popular... More at...

Title: Sleep Deprivation Linked to Prediabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 3/16/2009
Last Editorial Review: 3/16/2009 More at...

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that it is the rate of change in sleep problems across development, rather than the initial level of sleep problems, that may affect cognitive abilities in late adolescence. Results indicate that those children whose sleep problems persisted across development had poorer executive functioning at age 17 than children whose problems decreased to a greater extent. More at...

The website Under the Covers of RLS (http://www.rlsunderthecovers.com) brings together leading medical experts in the field of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) who have undertaken to explain key facts and symptoms of this condition, which affects people's sleep pattern, their ability to perform tasks which require longer periods of immobility, and negatively impacts patients' quality of life. More at...

Taking regular lunchtime siestas could increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to the findings of a research study being presented this week at Diabetes UK's Annual Professional Conference in Glasgow. More at...

Title: People With Insomnia May Be Plagued for Awhile
Category: Health News
Created: 3/12/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2009 More at...

Diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea may soon become much less expensive and arduous, thanks to new research showing that a simplified program using experienced nurses, home ambulatory diagnosis and auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines to titrate CPAP pressures is not inferior to the traditional model which relies on specialist physicians and sleep studies. More at...