Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Title: Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Category: Health News
Created: 4/8/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/8/2009

The Basics of CPAP
 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the most common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Except for tracheotomy, it is also the most effective treatment for OSA. CPAP is basically a computerized air pump that delivers pressurized air through a hose and then through a nasal interface into the patient's throat. The pressurized air splints open the upper airways, preventing the airflow pauses (apneas) and airflow...

Study Challenges Link Between Panic Attacks, PTSD
Title: Study Challenges Link Between Panic Attacks, PTSD
Category: Health News
Created: 4/11/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/13/2009

Health Tip: Coping With Fibromyalgia
Title: Health Tip: Coping With Fibromyalgia
Category: Health News
Created: 3/21/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/23/2009

Walgreens offers free care to unemployed, uninsured
The drugstore chain Walgreens is offering free clinic visits to people who lose their jobs and health insurance through the end of this year.

Sleep Clears Way for New Learning
Title: Sleep Clears Way for New Learning
Category: Health News
Created: 4/6/2009
Last Editorial Review: 4/6/2009

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for most cases of primary insomnia, and for selected cases of secondary insomnia. There are a variety of behavioral and psychological treatments that comprise CBT-I, including stimulus control therapy, relaxation training, biofeedback, paradoxical intention, sleep restriction therapy, sleep hygiene education, and cognitive therapy. Usually several of these treatments are...

Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Title: Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/3/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/3/2009

Get Moving, Get Sleeping

Get Moving, Get Sleeping

Getting Paid to Sleep... in Public

It Pays To Sleep: Prioritize Rest To Boost Health, Morale And Revenue
Now more than ever, Americans need their shut-eye. Unfortunately, sleep is usually one of the first things people scrimp on when time is short and stress is high. In a turbulent economy, nearly 30 percent of Americans lose sleep at least a few nights per week, according to a 2009 Sleep in America poll by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF).

Large Users Of Zopiclone Assessed As Impaired
A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows a positive link between the amount of the hypnotic (sleeping medicine) zopiclone in the blood and the chance of being assessed as impaired in a clinical examination. The study also included drivers who only showed alcohol in their blood test.

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