|
|
Women most affected by condition prominent among 10 to 15 percent of Quebecers… Restless 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… |
|
Latest safety and efficacy results for rotigotine in the treatment of moderate to severe restless legs syndrome presented at major North American neurology congress… New data presented at the 62nd American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, showed that patients with moderate to severe Restless Legs … |
|
Booths # 23-25 at the Annual Dialysis Conference — NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, announced the latest interim results from its ongoing FREEDOM study, which show the significant improvement of overall sleep quality and marked improvement in Restless Legs Syn… |
|
Westchester, Ill. — A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS symptoms. Results show that erectile dysfunction was 16 … |
|
New research shows that Caucasian women may suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS), a sleep disorder characterized by the strong urge to move the legs, up to four times more than African-American women. The study, presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Phy… |
|
A drug widely used to treat seizures and anxiety appears to be an effective treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS) and helps people with the disorder get a better night’s sleep, according to a new study.* RLS affects up to one in ten people. The 12 week study involved 58 people with RLS. Of the [...] |
|
According to the Medilexicon’s medical dictionary, restless legs syndrome is “a sense of indescribable uneasiness, twitching, or restlessness that occurs in the legs after going to bed, frequently leading to insomnia, which may be relieved temporarily by walking about; thought to be caused by inadequate circulatio… |
|
A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move your legs. The research is published in the April 7, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of [.… |
|
A new study shows that the elevation in estradiol levels that occurs during pregnancy is more pronounced in pregnant women with restless legs syndrome (RLS) than in controls. During the last trimester of pregnancy, levels of the estrogenic steroid hormone estradiol were 34,211 pg/mL in women with RLS and 25,475 pg/mL in healt… |
|
In 2005, a woman who had trouble sleeping asked Siong-Chi Lin, M.D., for help. Dr. Lin, a sleep disorders specialist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida, diagnosed restless legs syndrome. This common neurologic disorder interrupts sleep because of unpleasant sensations in the legs at rest, especially in the evening, that are… |
|
|
|
|
| |
 |
|