|
|
Despite recent advances in anti-inflammatory therapy, many rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients continue to suffer from pain. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal, Arthritis Research & Therapy found that inflammation is associated with heightened pain sensitivity at joint sites, whereas increase… |
|
A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances. Associations also were found between observed bullying and sleep disruption, indicating that bullying has detrimental effects even when it is experienced indirectly. The s… |
|
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with behavior problems in children with asthma, according to a paper in the July issue of Pediatrics. Dr. Maria Fagnano and colleagues from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York, write, “Studies have linked asthma symptoms with both childhood behavior pro… |
|
A study, “Longitudinal Evaluation of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Sleep Symptoms with Change in Quality of Life: The Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS),” in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that self-reported worsening in initiating and maintaining sleep over a five-year period was significantly asso… |
|
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women’s sleep, according to new research. Sleep is further impaired by pain, depression and poor adherence to RA medications. Results indicate that length of time since RA diagnosis, RA disease activity, level of pain, depression symptoms and adherence to medicatio… |
|
According to a research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday, June 10, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, increased sleep disturbances are associated with lower education, income or being unmarried or unemployed. Disturbances are much more likely in multiracial indiv… |
|
Poor quality sleep – whether from insomnia, sleep fragmentation, or nightmares – is associated with increased risk of death, according to several presentations this week in Seattle at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. One study, conducted at Penn State College of M… |
|
First, the bad news: Older people are likely to suffer both medical disorders that may disrupt sleep and specific sleep disorders. The medical disorders include: Arthritis Osteoporosis Heartburn Cancer Parkinson’s Disease Dementia Alzheimer’s Disease Incontinence Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) Nocturnal Cardiac Isc… |
|
A new study suggests that sleep problems lead to increased pain and fatigue in cancer patients. The results indicate that interventions aimed at trouble sleeping would be expected to improve both pain and fatigue in this patient population. Results show that more than half the sample reported having trouble sleeping, with 26 … |
|
A new study determined that over-the-counter melatonin medication can shorted the length of time it takes for children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), or both to fall asleep at the beginning of the night. Results of the study indicated that children who received over-the-counter melatonin trea… |
|
|
|
|
| |
 |
|