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Proper diagnosis of sleep disorders important first step

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:31:26 +0000

Proper diagnosis of sleep disorders important first step
Can’t get to sleep? Can’t stay asleep? Waking up too early? Feeling tired all the time?

Virgin Atlantic Launches iPhone App to Help Travelers Fight Jet Lag

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:37:49 +0000

Virgin Atlantic Launches iPhone App to Help Travelers Fight Jet Lag
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading airlines, and Mental Workout, a leading developer of mobile and web apps that inspire and enable people to live better lives, today announced the release of ‘Jet Lag Fighter’, an iPhone and iPod touch app developed to help travelers overcome the effects of jet lag.

Hot Drug Prospects Drive Impax Higher

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:37:49 +0000

Hot Drug Prospects Drive Impax Higher
You’d think that a company losing its biggest-selling product to competitors would see its stock price plummet. Not generic-drug maker Impax Laboratories (NMS:IPXL).

Massage Envy Offers Relief for Fibromyalgia Sufferers

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:37:48 +0000

Massage Envy Offers Relief for Fibromyalgia Sufferers
Learn how to ease painful symptoms with massage therapy (PRWeb May 12, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3992434.htm

Postpartum depression: When moms feel out of control

Sat, 15 May 2010 14:53:39 +0000

Postpartum depression: When moms feel out of control
Nine years ago, Chris Loo thought about putting her newborn daughter, Becky, in a basket on the steps of a church down the street from her home, and leaving her there.

Transcept Pharma posts narrower 1st-quarter loss

Fri, 14 May 2010 21:31:59 +0000

Transcept Pharma posts narrower 1st-quarter loss
Development-stage drugmaker Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported a narrower first-quarter Wednesday because of a license payment on its insomnia drug candidate Intermezzo and lower spending.

Life & Style

Thu, 13 May 2010 13:42:41 +0000

Life & Style
After days of negotiations, trying to find common political ground and strike deals, one thing the party leaders all share is the look of exhaustion on their faces. But Messrs Cameron, Clegg and Brown are not the only sleep-deprived people in London. Plenty of us are overworked and overtired and, according to the NHS, a third of people in the UK suffer from bouts of insomnia. I used to be one of …

French-Canadian Families At Higher Risk For Restless Leg Syndrome

Thu, 13 May 2010 13:42:41 +0000

French-Canadian Families At Higher Risk For Restless Leg Syndrome
Women most affected by condition prominent among 10 to 15 percent of QuebecersRestless legs syndrome, which causes an irresistible desire to move legs, appears to be a hereditary condition that’s more prominent among French Canadian women and may be caused by a combination of genetic influences and environmental effects.

Emmett Messenger-Index: Features – The dangers of sleep deprivation in the elderly

Wed, 12 May 2010 14:49:59 +0000

Emmett Messenger-Index: Features – The dangers of sleep deprivation in the elderly
The National Sleep Foundation has reported that 24% of people aged 65-84 have been diagnosed with four or more medical conditions. In general, people with poor health or chronic medical conditions have more sleep problems.

Back from the Battlefront: Couple adjusts to being a team again

Wed, 12 May 2010 13:40:02 +0000

Back from the Battlefront: Couple adjusts to being a team again
A Claxton couple who have faced two National Guard deployments say the adjustment of returning home from Afghanistan isn’t as easy as getting over jet lag.