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A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning. A test commonly ordered for some sleep disorders is the polysomnogram.

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Insomnia prevalent among cancer patients who receive chemotherapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients' ability to fully recover, according to scientists at the ...


New pattern in our biological clock overturns long-held theory

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan mathematicians and their British colleagues say they have identified the signal that the brain sends to the rest of the body to control biological rhythms, a finding that overturns ...


Insurers shun those taking certain meds and secretly keep blacklist

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? You'll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take Metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? ...


Mouse model of Parkinson's reproduces nonmotor symptoms

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease involve tremor, stiffness and slow movements. Over the last decade, neurologists have been paying greater attention to non-motor symptoms, such as digestive and sleep problems, ...


Pain thresholds linked to inflammation and sleep problems in arthritis patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 i ...


Study finds genetic link between sleep disorders and depression in young children

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep 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 ...


Study links ADHD with sleep problems in adolescents

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current and lifetime sleep problems and disorders, regard ...


Fatigue related to radiotherapy may be caused by inflammation

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients who experience fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be reacting to activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, a known inflammatory pathway, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Re ...


GERD negatively impacts sleep quality, results in considerable economic burden

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There has been much debate about the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep. Three new studies in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology explore GERD's effect on sleep quality and the health ...


One-third of Americans lose sleep over economy

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). The poll suggests that inadequate ...


School-based intervention is a promising model for improving adolescent sleep habits

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that a school-based sleep intervention is a promising model for addressing adolescent sleep problems, given its high retention rate, cost-effectiveness and potential for pr ...


Intimate abuse study finds clear links with poor health and calls for holistic primary care approach

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner, according to research published in the July issue of the ...


Maternal depression is associated with significant sleep disturbance in infants

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that babies born to mothers with depression are more likely to suffer from significant sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum that continue until 6 months of age ...


Study suggests that trouble sleeping leads to increased ratings of pain in cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that sleep problems lead to increased pain and fatigue in cancer patients. The results indicate that interventions aimed at trouble sleeping would ...


Psychologist's advice is easy to swallow at coffee shop

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Julie Helmrich had answered questions about sleep problems, chronic lateness and an obsession with masturbation when she paused to read aloud the next query from a customer at Cranky Al's Bakery and Pizza.