http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/sleep_disorder_bruxism_tooth_grinding_news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:45:26 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/sleep-disorders-can-be-treated-98968-1.htm Getting enough sleep is essential for a healthy lifestyle and lack of sleep can have a detrimental effect on one's health, work and life. Many people are unaware that most sleep disorders are preventable or treatable. Patients approach a doctor for help only as a last resort, after most of the damage is already done. Less than a 1/3 of sufferers seek professional help.According to the National Sleep Foundation, the most common categories of sleep disorders include insomnia, parasomnias (sleepwalking, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sleep-disorders-can-be-treated-98968-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sleep-disorders-boost-diabetes-heart-disease-risk-96791-1.htm Poor sleep ups risk of diabetes, heart disease, reveals study. It found that the symptoms of diabetes developed after just three days of disrupted sleep, the Daily Mail reported. The latest findings could help to explain previous research that has shown night shift workers are prone to type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The study involving almost 20,000 participants found those with any of four particular variants of the gene were at much greater risk - offering hope of personalised treatments for the condition....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sleep-disorders-boost-diabetes-heart-disease-risk-96791-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Common-Among-Police-Officers-95080-1.htm About 40 percent of cops in the United States and Canada suffer from sleep problems, reveals US study. Of nearly 5,000 police officers who took part in an online survey, 40 percent had at least one sleep disorder, most commonly obstructive sleep apnea, followed by insomnia and shift work disorder. Those who had sleeping problems were more likely to report feelings of depression, burnout, and dozing at the wheel than those who slept well. Poor sleepers also showed higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and caffeine intake....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Common-Among-Police-Officers-95080-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Points-to-Improved-Medications-to-Cure-Sleep-Disorders-93794-1.htm For the first time, an intracellular signaling enzyme that regulates the wake-sleep cycle, which could help develop more effective sleep aid medications has been identified by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Subimal Datta, PhD, director and principle investigator at the Laboratory of Sleep and Cognitive Neuroscience at BUSM, led the study, which points to a specific enzyme inside neurons in the brain that trigger an important shift in consciousness from sleep to wakefulness and wakefulness to sleep....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Points-to-Improved-Medications-to-Cure-Sleep-Disorders-93794-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-may-Affect-Lefties-More-92483-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-may-Affect-Lefties-More-92483-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Forty-Percent-of-Canadians-Suffer-From-Sleep-Disorders-90318-1.htm A study conducted by Universite Laval researchers under the supervision of Dr. Charles M. Morin have found that 40% of adult Canadians suffer from sleep disorders. Dr. Morin's team surveyed a sample of 2,000 people across the country to draw a portrait of Canadians' sleep quality. Their data revealed that 40% of respondents had experienced one or more symptoms of insomnia at least three times a week in the preceding month, i.e., taking more than 30 minutes to fall asleep, being awake for ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Forty-Percent-of-Canadians-Suffer-From-Sleep-Disorders-90318-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Acupuncture-for-Sleep-Disorders-89297-1.htm bAcupuncture may be the answer for a cheap and effective treatment of sleep disorders. Obstructive sleep apnoea is the most common sleep disorder affecting about 4% of men and 2% of women./b bObstructive sleep apnoea /bis a sleep- related breathing disorder in which there is repeated obstruction to the upper airway, while the person is sleeping. bApnoea literally means "without breath". A treatment called /bbnasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Acupuncture-for-Sleep-Disorders-89297-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorder-Drugs-Could-Mitigate-Exhaustion-From-Acute-Illness-88635-1.htm Sleep disorder drugs could also mitigate exhaustion from acute illness. The possibility arises from new research into the brain's signalling system - a pathwaythatregulates sleep is also responsible for inducing lethargy during illness, it has been found. Although the sleep drugs were initially designed to treat narcolepsy, they have the potential to restore energy and motivation in patients with acute and chronic disease, according to research conducted at Oregon Health (and) Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorder-Drugs-Could-Mitigate-Exhaustion-From-Acute-Illness-88635-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Parkinsons-Related-to-Cause-of-Severe-Sleep-Disorder-86661-1.htm Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a potential cause for a severe sleep disorder that could also have implications for Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. "Our research is the first to establish a potential genetic link to human REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD). That's important because between 60 and 80 per cent of people diagnosed with human RBD develop Parkinson's disease or other neurodegenerative disorders later in life," said Dr. John Peever, lead author of the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Parkinsons-Related-to-Cause-of-Severe-Sleep-Disorder-86661-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-energy-Weight-Loss-Diet-Benefits-Patients-With-Sleep-Disorder-85831-1.htm People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea could benefit if they follow a low energy diet to lose weight, a new study has found. Sleep apnea is a common disorder caused by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep. Sufferers rarely feel refreshed after a night's sleep and the disease is linked to negative health effects such as increased risk of accidents, decreased quality of life and a higher chance of premature death. Researchers, led by Kari Johansson from the Karolinska Institute ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-energy-Weight-Loss-Diet-Benefits-Patients-With-Sleep-Disorder-85831-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Lead-in-Sleep-Disorders-From-Gene-in-Fish-That-Dont-Sleep-83440-1.htm A gene that makes cave fish sleep significantly less than their surface counterparts, could shed light on the sleep patterns and disorders in humans, biologists have found. The study by Erik Duboue, an NYU graduate student, Alex Keene, an NYU post-doctoral fellow, and Richard Borowsky, a professor in NYU's Department of Biology, may shed light on how genetic makeup contributes to sleep variation and disruption in humans. They examined surface fish in the species Astyanax mexicanus and three ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Lead-in-Sleep-Disorders-From-Gene-in-Fish-That-Dont-Sleep-83440-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Sleep-Disorder-and-Parkinsons-Disease-Symptoms-82958-1.htm Very early symptoms of Parkinson's disease can be revealed in dream or Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, say Danish researchers. Parkinson's disease is a brain disease best known for the trembling it causes. It is an incurable, chronic disease and gradually affects the muscles and mental capacity, seriously afflicting the lives if the patient and his or her immediate relatives. "In the study we saw that eight years before diagnosis, Parkinson's sufferers exhibited work and health indications ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Sleep-Disorder-and-Parkinsons-Disease-Symptoms-82958-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Rising-Steadily-Among-Adults-81739-1.htm More and more adults are suffering from sleep related problems since they are struggling to get their full quota of sleep necessary to keep their minds fresh. According to a study carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that looked into sleeping behavior, just over 30 percent of adults struggle to get even a seven hour sleep every day, thereby increasing sleep related problems such as difficulty in concentrating at work or drowsy driving. Over 5 percent of the adults questioned ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Rising-Steadily-Among-Adults-81739-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Carry-Heavy-Socio-Economic-Costs-79351-1.htm Violent snoring is perhaps not a problem affecting one's partner alone, but could carry heavy social costs. "Snoring, sleep apnoea, and obesity-related respiratory difficulties are fairly common disorders that affect a large proportion of the population," says Poul Jennum, Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology at the Center for Healthy Ageing at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health Sciences. He is head of the Danish Centre for Sleep Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, which treats patients from all over the country....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Carry-Heavy-Socio-Economic-Costs-79351-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Have-Serious-Socio-Economic-Consequences-78223-1.htm Sleep disorders have serious socio-economic consequences. Those who suffer from sleep apnoea, narcolepsy and obesity-related breathing difficulties use the health services more frequently, take more medicine, and are more frequently unemployed. The more serious the sleep disorder the higher the socio-economic cost, say researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Institute for Health Services Research. They have examined the socio-economic consequences of the sleep disorder hypersomnia in one of the largest studies of its kind....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Have-Serious-Socio-Economic-Consequences-78223-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Mans-Unique-Sleep-Disorder-72437-1.htm An incredible condition that sees a Chinese man sleep for six months of the year and stay awake for the rest of it has puzzled doctors. Li Zhiming's family has to look after the 74-year-old throughout the entire time he's asleep. They said that they have to make him sit and feed him warm soup. They also have to make him wear a NAPPY because he doesn't even wake up to go to the bathroom. "When he is sleeping it is like he is in a coma," the Sun quoted Fu Yip, his daughter-in-law, as saying....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Mans-Unique-Sleep-Disorder-72437-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorder-Early-Warning-Signal-of-Parkinsons-Disease-72072-1.htm Washington, July 29 (ANI): Sleep disorder may be a sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before the disorders are diagnosed, says a new study. Mayo Clinic scientists found identified 27 people who experienced rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder for at least 15 years before developing one of three conditions: Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies or multiple system atrophy. Multiple system atrophy is a disorder that causes symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorder-Early-Warning-Signal-of-Parkinsons-Disease-72072-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Graduates-Unprepared-to-Screen-for-Sleep-Disorders-in-US-Dental-Schools-69740-1.htm The majority of U.S. dental schools have not adequately prepared their graduates to screen for sleep disorders, which affect more than 70 million adults in the U.S. These are the findings of new research that will be presented on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Researchers from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry surveyed each of the 58 U.S. dental schools to determine the average number of curriculum ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Graduates-Unprepared-to-Screen-for-Sleep-Disorders-in-US-Dental-Schools-69740-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Twenty-Five-Per-Cent-of-Professional-Drivers-Report-Sleep-Disorder-68796-1.htm Twenty five per cent of professional drivers report sleep disorder in a Swedish study, raising safety concerns. Scientists from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg presented their findings at the third annual Swedish Sleep Medicine Congress, organised by the Swedish Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Society (SFSS). In the team was Mahssa Karimi, a doctoral student from the Center for Sleep and Vigilance Disorders. Her research project looked at the incidence of sleep disorders in 116 bus and tram drivers in Gothenburg....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Twenty-Five-Per-Cent-of-Professional-Drivers-Report-Sleep-Disorder-68796-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Recession-Triggers-Rise-in-Teeth-Grinding-65740-1.htm Teeth grinding, also called as bruxism, is on the rise thanks to the global financial crisis, say dentists. Bruxism is related to anxiety disorder and many people are suffering from it as they worry about their financial future. Sharif Khan, a cosmetic and implant dental specialist, told The Guardian that most people affected by bruxism take painkillers to deal with the issue. "People who are worst affected by grinding are Type A personalities: ambitious people and perfectionists, who usually work in business," he added....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Recession-Triggers-Rise-in-Teeth-Grinding-65740-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Treatment-for-Narcolepsy-Possible-With-Newly-Found-Trigger-For-the-Sleep-Disorder-65193-1.htm Swiss scientists say the trigger they have found for narcolepsy, the health disorder that sparks sudden daytime bouts of tiredness or sleep, could open up new avenues for treatment. The protein, called Trib2, is produced by neurones that also secrete the substance which helps keeps people awake, hypocretin, the researchers at Geneva and Lausanne Universities said in a statement. Narcolepsy, which affects some 0.05 percent of the population on average, has already been associated with a hypocretin ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Treatment-for-Narcolepsy-Possible-With-Newly-Found-Trigger-For-the-Sleep-Disorder-65193-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wives-of-Deployed-Soldiers-Suffer-More-Depression-Sleep-Disorders-63662-1.htm Wives of soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and other mental health conditions than women whose husbands are not deployed, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The study, published Jan. 14, 2010, in IThe New England Journal of Medicine/I, examined medical records of the wives of active duty U.S....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wives-of-Deployed-Soldiers-Suffer-More-Depression-Sleep-Disorders-63662-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Shock-Treatment-For-Teeth-Grinding-Becoming-Acceptable-60907-1.htm An innovative shock treatment for bruxism is gaining increasing acceptance in Europe. Medtech's Grindcare, launched early this year, is now being trialled in the UK. Bruxism can cause jaw pain, tense muscles and headaches along with excessive wear on the teeth. More than 20 million people in Europe and the US are estimated to suffer from bruxism. Up to now the only recognised treatment for the condition has been an occlusal splint, also called a bite splint, a type of mouth guard that reduces the frictional damage on the teeth....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Shock-Treatment-For-Teeth-Grinding-Becoming-Acceptable-60907-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Apnea-may-be-Caused-by-Teeth-Grinding-60346-1.htm Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a high prevalence of nocturnal teeth grinding, or bruxism. This is seen particularly in Caucasians. New research presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), found that nearly 1 in 4 patients with OSA suffers from nighttime teeth grinding; this seems to be especially more prevalent in men and in Caucasians compared with other ethnic groups. It is estimated that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Apnea-may-be-Caused-by-Teeth-Grinding-60346-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Device-Analyzes-Snoring-To-Diagnose-Sleep-Disorder-59390-1.htm A computer program, which can analyze the snoring pattern of people to help diagnose a specific sleep disorder, has been developed by researchers. Doctors at University of Queensland and the Princess Alexandra Hospital assessed the snoring of 20 patients with sleep apnoea by first recording it. Similarly, they observed another 66 potential patients. It was found that the recordings diagnosed the condition successfully in 94 per cent of cases. "An accurate device to diagnose sleep ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Device-Analyzes-Snoring-To-Diagnose-Sleep-Disorder-59390-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Paediatric-Sleep-Disorders-Go-Largely-Under-Diagnosed-52650-1.htm A new study has revealed that sleep disorders in children and teens go largely under-diagnosed. Lead author Dr. Lisa Meltzer obtained data from 32 primary care paediatric practices affiliated with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Her study paper reveals that information was gathered by chart review for 154,957 patients, ranging in age from 0 to 18 years. The study revealed that less than four percent (5750 children) were diagnosed with a sleep disorder. The most ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Paediatric-Sleep-Disorders-Go-Largely-Under-Diagnosed-52650-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Insomniac-Flies-Could-Offer-Clues-To-Solve-Sleep-Disorder-in-Humans-52459-1.htm Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a new line of fruit flies that they think have the potential to pinpoint the causes of insomnia in humans. According to researchers, the study of insomniac fruit flies could also help develop ways to test or treat the sleeping disorder in humans. "Insomnia is a common and debilitating disorder that results in substantial impairments in a person's quality of life, reduces productivity and increases the risk for ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Insomniac-Flies-Could-Offer-Clues-To-Solve-Sleep-Disorder-in-Humans-52459-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Method-to-Analyse-Sleep-Disorders-Developed-50037-1.htm Scientists from Israel and Germany say that it is possible to monitor sleep, and potentially diagnose sleep disorders, just by recording a person's heart rate. People suffering from disturbed sleep have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, hypertension, obesity, depression, and accidents. However, diagnosing sleep disorders is not necessarily easy-in standard "sleep studies", people spend one or more nights at hospitals or other inpatient centres, sleeping while ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Method-to-Analyse-Sleep-Disorders-Developed-50037-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Discussed-Sleepcon-2009-49665-1.htm BSLEEPCON 2009/BBRBRBSleep disorders/B are on the increase worldwide. Triggered by a host of disturbed sleep patterns in a person, Bsleep disorders/B can interfere with the physical, mental and emotional functions of people and affect their quality of life. BRBRSleepcon 2009, an international conference on Sleep Disorders organized by Indian Sleep Disorder Association (ISDA) along with Nithra Institute for Sleep Sciences (NISS) and endorsed by the American College of Chest Physicians ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Discussed-Sleepcon-2009-49665-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Create-Special-Hotel-to-Study-Sleep-Disorders-47229-1.htm Aussie scientists have created a special "hotel" in Sydney as part of their new research project to study sleep disorders, wherein people will be locked away from the world for days, and monitored around the clock. Their aim will to be gain fresh insights into how the body reacts to shift work, jet lag, sleep disorders, and even space travel. The country's first large-scale Time Isolation Research Unit was built as part of the 10 million-dollar co-location of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Create-Special-Hotel-to-Study-Sleep-Disorders-47229-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-And-Depression-In-Children-Are-Genetically-Linked-47018-1.htm A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal ISLEEP/I was the first to use twin data to examine the longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression. Results of this study demonstrate that sleep problems predict later depression; the converse association was not found. These findings are consistent with the theory that early treatment of sleep problems may protect children from the development of depression. Results of the study indicate that the stability of sleep problems across time ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-And-Depression-In-Children-Are-Genetically-Linked-47018-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Obese-Children-With-Sleep-Disorders-Cannot-Be-Helped-by-Surgery-42155-1.htm New research has shown that surgical interventions may be of no use in treating obstructive sleep apnea in many obese children. Obese kids are more likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that is linked to a decreased quality of life as well as behavioral, neurocognitive, cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, and psychiatric complications. The standard therapy for kids with this condition is removal of the tonsils and adenoid tissue. The researchers reviewed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Obese-Children-With-Sleep-Disorders-Cannot-Be-Helped-by-Surgery-42155-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaesthetic-Could-Treat-Sleep-Disorders-Improve-Sleep-Medications-35588-1.htm University of Alberta researchers have identified sleep patterns in a type of anaesthesia that are the closest ever to a natural, non-groggy snooze. According to researchers, the anaesthetic, known as ethyl carbamate or urethane, provides a tool to more thoroughly investigate ways of treating sleep disorders and improving existing sleep medications. "Most general anaesthetics used for surgery and available medications used to treat sleeplessness promote what is called slow-wave sleep ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaesthetic-Could-Treat-Sleep-Disorders-Improve-Sleep-Medications-35588-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Linked-to-Behaviour-Problems-in-Kids-35295-1.htm Behavioural problems like hyperactivity and anxiety may be linked to sleep disorders like snoring and sleep apnea in childhood, researchers at Hasbro Children's Hospital have revealed.. The study, led by Judith A. Owens, M.D., M.P.H., director of the paediatric sleep disorders clinic at Hasbro Children's Hospital, found that kids with SDB who are also overweight, sleep for short periods of time, or have another sleep disorder like insomnia are more likely to have behaviour issues. "It's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Disorders-Linked-to-Behaviour-Problems-in-Kids-35295-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Aggressive-Parenting-Style-Linked-to-Sleep-Disorders-in-Toddlers-34850-1.htm Aggressive parenting style may be the cause or effect of sleep disorders in young children, according to a pediatrician from Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital. Harriet Hiscock analysed data from 4600 families to study the impact of parenting methods on the sleep behaviour of children between the ages of one and three. The study found children were nearly twice as likely to have sleep problems that continued through the toddler years if their mother used 'hostile' parenting methods-characterised ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Aggressive-Parenting-Style-Linked-to-Sleep-Disorders-in-Toddlers-34850-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Drugs-for-Sleep-Disorders-also-Helps-to-Reduce-Cravings-for-Ice-30142-1.htm A research has revealed that the medication used for the treatment of sleep disorders could help ice addicts cut their drug use to half. The study, led by James Shearer from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of NSW, followed 80 heavy users of crystal methamphetamine over 10 weeks and found a daily dose of modafinil, marketed as Modavigil in Australia, significantly reduced their cravings for ice, saving each user about 500 dollars a month. Modafinil prevents ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Drugs-for-Sleep-Disorders-also-Helps-to-Reduce-Cravings-for-Ice-30142-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Advanced-Cancer-Patients-Have-Sleep-Disorders-22344-1.htm Patients with advanced-stage cancer experience very poor sleep quality and often have troubling staying awake, says Emory University researcher Kathy Parker, PhD, RN. The study provides the first comprehensive description of sleep and wake patterns of cancer patients using continuous polysomnography (PSG) data, deemed the gold standard in objective physiological measurement of sleep. It involved 114 advanced cancer patients with an average age of 51.1 years. Study patients underwent continuous sleep ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Advanced-Cancer-Patients-Have-Sleep-Disorders-22344-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19735 A mild head injury can increase your chance of developing a sleep disorder, according to a study. Researchers say these findings highlight the need for improved diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in mild traumatic brain injury patients who complain of insomnia. "As many as 40 to 65 percent of people with mild traumatic brain injury complain of insomnia," said study author Liat Ayalon, PhD, with the University of California, San Diego. "This is concerning since sleeping problems may exacerbate ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19735 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18057 According to a study published in the February 1st issue of the journal SLEEP, Parasomnias in children are common, and often more frequent than in adults. The study suggested that it is important for parents to take an active approach in helping their child overcome a sleep disorder, to consult with their child's pediatrician, and for an office evaluation of a child with any Parasomnias to be thorough. Thornton B.A. Mason II, MD, PhD, of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Allan I....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18057 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16143 A new research says that one-fourth of overweight children may have sleep problems that regular physical activity can largely resolve. The study which was published in the November issue of Obesity, reported that it was surprising to note 25 out of 100 overweight, inactive children tested positive for sleep-disordered breathing, including telltale snoring. After about three months of vigorous after-school physical activity such as jumping rope, basketball and tag games, the number of children ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16143 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12298 If you have trouble falling or staying asleep, you're not alone. The National Sleep Foundation reports that nearly seven out of 10 Americans say they frequently have problems getting a good night's sleep. And that may be cause for concern, says Henry Raroque, Jr., M.D., a board-certified neurologist and sleep specialist on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. A long-term pattern of disrupted sleep may reflect an underlying sleep disorder that, left untreated, could become a serious health issue....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12298 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11498 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11498 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7718 A latest study conducted to determine the effect of parental conflict on learning and behavioral problems has now revealed that it might be due to the consequent sleep disorders in children. Although it has been known from early times that conflict amongst parents lead to behavior and learning problems in children, the exact mechanism remained largely unclear. This new study, published in the latest issue of Child Development journal has provided valuable insights into the negative consequences of conflict among parents....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7718 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6485 It is a well-known fact that nearly 1/3rd of our lifetime is spent for sleep. The quality of the sleep is equally important as the quantity. People who have odd working hours such as drivers, shift workers and astronauts suffer from chronic sleep deprivation that is responsible for fatigue and other health disorders. Studies conducted on reindeer in the North Polar Region have for the first time shed light on various aspects of sleep disorders. Researchers from the University of Tromso have ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6485 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3048 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3048 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1457 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1457 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1020 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1020