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Jerry Kennard

posted 01/09/2009, comments (0)

Insomnia and Paranoia Link Identified

People who suffer with insomnia are five times more likely to have paranoid thinking. Dr. Daniel Freeman, a Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, is a well known researcher in the area of paranoid thinking. His study, the first to examine the association between sleep loss and... Read more Chevron

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Allen Blaivas, M.D.

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posted 01/08/2009, comments (0)

Causes and Symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome

We started our discussion about restless legs syndrome (RLS) in my recent blog, so let’s continue where we left off. Mild symptoms of RLS occur in 5-15% of the general population, which makes it the second or third most common sleep disorder. Of these cases, only about 2-3% are considered clinically severe enough to require... Read more Chevron

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Florence Cardinal

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posted 01/07/2009, comments (0)

Sleeping Double in a Single Bed

Anyone who has any knowledge at all of country music will probably remember the Barbara Mandrell hit, "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed." That, according to the song, is not a favorable situation. However, please consider the alternative. Snuggling together on a narrow bed may sound appealing to the newlyweds, but believe me, keep it up and the... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/05/2009, comment (1)

Kicking those Addictions

As we move into the New Year and make out our list of resolutions, be sure to add giving up your addictions. I'm not speaking of the hard drugs. I'm sure the majority of my readers aren't hooked on heroine or cocaine. Neither am I talking about drugs prescribed by your doctor. It's true that some of these may be addictive, or, at the very... Read more Chevron

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Allen Blaivas, M.D.

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posted 01/02/2009, comments (0)

Diagnosing Restless Leg Syndrome

You’ve all seen the ads. You might have even heard about the charges of “disease mongering” that have been bandied about, specifically about this disorder. We are going to start covering the topic of restless legs syndrome (RLS). (By the way, disease mongering is when someone with a financial interest in a... Read more Chevron

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