Novel Patent Targets The Most Common Sleep Complaint: Chronic InsomniaConsolidated Research of Richmond, Inc. (CRI) announces the awarding of United States Patent 7,654,948 - which is a novel, drug-free system for treating people suffering from the most common sleep complaint: Chronic Insomnia. An estimated 10-20% of the industrialized world's adult population suffers from moderate to severe chronic insomnia, yet, unlike sleep apnea, there is a significant lack of ...
Family says hospital neglected sonATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Emory Clinic Sleep Disorders Center in Atlanta is disputing a grieving family's contention that it neglected a 25-year-old man who died during a sleep study.
Health symposium focuses on developmental disabilitiesFamilies, healthcare professionals and caregivers of individuals with developmental disabilities are invited to a two-day event that will focus on issues including mental wellness, neurological conditions, sleep disorders, adolescent sexuality and coordination of care.
Sleep medications can have side effectsMedications for sleep can have side effects Q:What are side effects of sleeping pills? I have a friend who reports going online and ordering items and not fully realizing what she had done until the next morning. Answer: Sleeping medications can be broken down into two categories, explained Dr. Edmund W. Cornman of the Sleep Disorders Center of Virginia, which has offices in Richmond, Colonial ...
Sweet dreamsSIKESTON -- The Sleep Institute at Missouri Delta Medical Center is celebrating a decade of helping people wake up feeling rested. Polysomnography, or a sleep study, is used to figure out if a patient is suffering from sleep disorders and, if so, diagnose them.
Sleep DisordersSleep disorders are common in persons older than 70 years, according to a large community-based study of age-related diseases and cognitive... More » Aging is often associated with complaints of difficulties with sleep, as evidenced by reports that up to 50% of older US adults complain of chronic...
How do you tell bipolar disorder, schizophrenia apart?Are the psychoses of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia very similar? How do you tell psychotic bipolar disorder apart from schizophrenia with mood disorder? How similar are the two diseases considering that the same medicines (anti-psychotics) are beneficial to both?
Man, 26, Dies in Emory StudyA sleep-study patient at the Emory Sleep Center died because of “sudden cardiac death,” Emory officials announced yesterday. Brandon Harris, a 26-year-old medical assistant, entered the sleep center on Jan. 22 for outpatient sleep study and died hours later, according to Emory Healthcare officials.