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New mechanisms of action found for drugs used to treat anxiety disorders

New mechanisms of action found for drugs used to treat anxiety disorders

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the course of his or her life, every seventh German will develop an anxiety disorder that will require treatment. Standard anti-anxiety medications (anxiolytics) are based on the benzodiazepine ...


Compassion fatigue: Impact on healthcare providers of caring for the terminally ill

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according ...





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Complaints of fatigue and tiredness in people with OSA improve with CPAP treatment

Medicine & Health / Health

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

A study in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the complaints of fatigue and tiredness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) improved significantly with good adherence to continuous positive airway pressu ...


Poor sleep is independently associated with depression in postpartum women

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

A study in the July 1 issue of the journal Sleep suggests that postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of depression. Twenty-one percent of dep ...


A similarity in the meaning of sleep quality between insomniacs, normal sleepers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 02, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Both insomnia patients and normal sleepers define sleep quality by tiredness upon waking and throughout the day, feeling rested and restored upon waking, and the number of awakenings they experienced in the night. Further, ...


A new zest for life

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 29, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

[B]How the treatment of common thyroid disease reduces tiredness and the risk factors for heart disease[/B] Putting on weight and feeling lethargic? Then new research from Newcastle University and funded by Gateshead NHS ...


Take fatigue seriously, says researcher

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 31, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Instead of dismissing grumblings about being tired or exhausted, people should take these complaints seriously before they lead to a worsened health state or even death, says a University of Alberta researcher investigating ...


Hot drinks help fight cold and flu

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created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A hot drink may help reduce the symptoms of common colds and flu, according to new research by Cardiff University's Common Cold Centre.


Dividing up your holidays into several periods can help prevent post-holiday syndrome

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 19, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Psychologists estimate that 35 percent of Spanish workers between 25 and 40 will have to face the syndrome this year. Tiredness, lack of appetite and concentration, irritability, anxiety, sadness and couldn't-care-less attitude ...


Study takes a step toward better defining fatigue

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In an effort to better define and ultimately address fatigue more effectively, a qualitative study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified three primary themes - loss of strength or energy, ...


Inadequate sleep leads to behavioral problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A recent Finnish study suggests that children's short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD.


Working through the menopause

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Some women sail through it, others find it a challenge but few women like to talk openly about the menopause.



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