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Covidien Completes Sale Of Sleep Therapy Product Line
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Sleep Therapy continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and Bi-level products to PH Invest, a privatel...
Reports Of Narcolepsy In Europe Following Vaccination With Pandemrix™
GSK initially became aware of possible cases of narcolepsy following vaccination with the adjuvanted H1N1 pandemic vaccine Pandemrix through adverse event reports received by the Swedish Medical Products Agency, and subsequently via media reports in ...
Receptiveness More Important Than Routine For Infant Sleep
Parents understand the challenge of getting infants to sleep through the night, and now Penn State researchers show that being emotionally receptive can reduce sleep disruptions and help infants and toddlers sleep better. "Bed time can be a very emo...
Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms By Chronic Drinking
Circadian rhythmicity is regulated by circadian clock genes, and animal studies have shown that chronic drinking can alter expressions in these genes...
Chronic Insomnia With Objectively Measured Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Increased Mortality In Men
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short sleep duration. The results suggest that public health policy should emphasize the diagnos...
Teens Who Sleep Less Eat More Fatty Foods And Snacks
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. The results suggest that short sleep dur...
Brain Responds Same To Acute And Chronic Sleep Loss
Burning the candle at both ends for a week may take an even bigger toll than you thought. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that five nights of restricted sleep--four hours a night--affect the brain in a way similar to tha...
European Medicines Agency Starts Review Of Pandemrix
The European Medicines Agency has launched a review of Pandemrix on the request of the European Commission to investigate whether there is a link between cases of narcolepsy and vaccination with Pandemrix. A limited number of cases was reported, all ...
The Latest Findings On Improving The Mind, Stopping Memory Loss
The ability to remember is not just to glimpse into the past; a sharp memory can help with creativity, productivity and even the ability to imagine the future, according to several psychologists. Sleep, aging and brain chemistry research were all dis...
Study, Presence Of Murine Leukemia Virus Related Gene Sequences Found In CFS Patients
Researchers have found murine leukemia viruses (MLV) related gene sequences in blood samples collected from patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and some healthy blood donors, according to a study published online by the scientific ...
Circadian Rhythms: Their Role And Dysfunction In Affective Disorder
All humans are synchronised to the rhythmic light-dark changes that occur on a daily basis. Rhythms in physiological and biochemical processes and behavioural patterns persist in the absence of all external 24-hour signals from the physical environme...
