News on Insomnia

Anxiety and Stress Lead to Premature Aging

2010-02-22T17:21:12Z

Stress is the causative factor of many kinds of illnesses, both mental and physical. It is one of the worst things that plague the modern man. Stress is mainly a lifestyle disease that is has been systematically increasing over the centuries because of human ambition and a desire to better ones life. Stress is the flip side of this endeavor. Stress causes our bodies to react strangely. It can manifest itself in various ways like biting nail, itching, general irritation and irritability or eve...

Health Skills For Wellness ? the Importance of Sleep

2010-02-23T13:22:22Z

As medical information becomes more available, based in part on the accessibility of the Internet, more and more people are becoming proactive when it comes to their mental and physical health issues. We know now the health skills for wellness and that we can control or influence many areas of our body?s and mind?s health if we pay attention to a few areas.<br>For instance, something as simple as a lack of sleep can cause many preventable health problems. As a country, we are ch...

Police probe sleep aid allegation against day care

2010-02-23T15:44:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Police investigate allegation that Ohio day care workers gave children supplement to aid sleep</div><div><p>Allegations that workers at a church day care put an over-the-counter dietary supplement in candy to help children sleep at nap time are under investigation, police said Tuesday, and the church's pastor said two workers have been fired.</p><p>Spring...

Headaches, Hangovers, Heart Burn and Insomnia ? Get Relief

2010-02-23T18:05:20Z

The holiday season is fast approaching, and soon we will all be indulging in rich food, celebratory drinks, late nights and general festivities. Or, at the very least, stressing out as we try and pull it all together, with family members flying in, groceries to be purchased and parties to be planned. No matter how you cut it, the holiday season is hectic, fun, frequently excessive and often results in our feeling less than hot the next day, week, or month. No wonder New Year resolutions so fr...

Stress makes for more sleepless in Taiwan: study

2010-02-23T18:39:13Z

<div><p>TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - More than one in five people in Taiwan suffers from insomnia likely caused by stress due to the economic woes, a figure higher than the global average, researchers said on Wednesday.</p><p>The survey of 4,005 people found that 21.8 percent of the population...

Insomnia sufferers double in Taiwan: study

2010-02-23T20:59:43Z

<div><p>The number of Taiwanese suffering from chronic insomnia has nearly doubled in three years, as economic worries caused by the global downturn have brought more sleepless nights, according to a new study.</p><p>Nearly five million, or 21.8 percent of the island's 23 million people, have chronic insomnia, compared with 11.5 percent three years ago, according to the study from the Reuters) - Drug labels in the United States often omit information showing the severity of side effects or that a medicine is not very effective, two doctors said Wednesday.</p><p>The result can be a document skewed toward making a medicine seem safer and more effective than it really is, they wrote in ...

Reduce Stress and Anxiety With Kava Herb

2010-02-25T01:52:48Z

Kava is an ancient crop of the western Pacific. The word kava refers to both the plant and the beverage that is produced from its roots. Kava is a tranquilizer that is primarily consumed to relax the body without disrupting mental clarity. The active ingredients found in this herb kavalactones. Kava extract is marketed as an herbal medicine in some parts of the Western world, fighting against stress, insomnia, and anxiety. It has been concluded that this herb is more effective than a placebo ...

Melatonin: An Effective Supplement For Individuals With Autism Suffering From Insomnia

2010-02-25T04:59:32Z

One of the problems parents have to deal with when it comes to their children who have the autism disorder is the insomnia they often suffer from. Autistic children?and, in turn, their parents?have to deal with a lot. For instance, children with autism often suffer from diarrhea or loose bowels. Children from autism are often easily agitated due to their over sensitive to a number of things. And then there?s insomnia. Although not all autistic children suffer from this, a significant number o...

Seizure drug helps women with hot flashes sleep

2010-02-25T07:34:35Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gabapentin, a drug used to treat seizures, improves the quality of sleep in menopausal women bothered by hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report in the Journal of Women's Health.</p><p>Approximately 40 p...

Travel Tips - How to Sleep on a Plane

2010-02-25T16:39:29Z

How To Sleep On A Plane <br><br>The best course of action to take sometimes isn't clear until you've listed and considered your alternatives. The following paragraphs should help clue you in to what the experts think is significant. <br><br>You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about how to sleep on a plane. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next...

A Jet Lag Cure?

2010-02-25T16:56:42Z

You should be able to find several indispensable facts about a jet lag cure in the following paragraphs. If there's at least one fact you didn't know before, imagine the difference it might make.<br><br>I trust that what you've read so far has been informative. The following section should go a long way toward clearing up any uncertainty that may remain.<br><br>Jet Lag is a common affect of traveling that millions of business and casual ...

Better Ways For Better Sleep

2010-02-25T19:13:03Z

You don?t notice it, of course, but while you?re asleep, your brain is still active. As people sleep, their brains pass through five stages of sleep. Together, stages 1,2,3,4, and REM, which is Rapid eye movement, sleep makes up a sleep cycle. One complete sleep cycle lasts about 90 to 100 minutes. So during and average night?s sleep, a person should be experiencing about four or five cycles of sleep.<br><br>Stages 1 and 2 are periods of light sleep which a person ...

Can acupuncture fight insomnia?

2010-02-25T19:39:52Z

<div><p> <strong>YES.</strong> In my clinical experience, acupuncture helps insomniacs 90 percent of the time, and many studies support this figure.<br /><br /><strong>Increase serotonin.</strong> Insomnia is commonly brought on by lack of serotonin, a brain chemical and precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates your sleep cycle. Acupuncture stimulates the body to balance i...

Sleep Better and Longer With Valerian

2010-02-25T20:02:57Z

Valerian was used by ancient Greeks for digestion, nausea, and urinary tract disorders. A famous Greek physician, Galen, was known for prescribing valerian to be used as a decongestant. Herbalist John Gerard recommended valerian for chest congestion, convulsions, and bruises in 1597. Additionally, Native Americans traditionally used valerian for healing wounds. It was also accepted as a tranquilizer from 1820 to 1942 and was listed this way until 1950.<br><br>One o...

Transcept rises on Purdue sleep aid license

2010-02-26T01:12:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Transcept surges after company enters US sleep aid promotion agreement with Purdue Pharma</div><div><p>Shares of Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. rocketed Monday after the company said it licensed its insomnia tre...

5 Top Tips For A Peaceful Night?s Sleep.

2010-02-26T04:17:23Z

Can?t sleep? Insomnia and sleep disturbances can be caused by a variety of factors including overeating, too much caffeine, depression, stress, and anxiety.<br><br>Before troubling your doctor with this problem, try a more natural approach to remedy the situation.<br><br>? Increasing your intake of potassium, biotin, calcium and B vitamins can have a soothing effect on your system, so make sure you include the following foods throughout ...

Internet-based therapy shows promise for insomnia

2010-02-26T12:51:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Can't sleep? Computer-based therapy shows promise for insomnia</div><div><p>Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine weeks of Internet-based therapy.</p><p>No human therapist is involved. The Internet software gives advice, even specific bedtimes, based on users' sleep diaries. Patients learn better ...

Sleep disorders tied to mortality risk

2010-02-26T21:48:55Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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