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Sleep Apnea Linked to Bed-Wetting in Kids

...us sleep research has indicated that one breathing disturbance per hour is the "upper limit of normal" in children, the study authors note in their report, published in a recent issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. The findings show that "children with sleep apnea are at greater risk for nocturnal enuresis (bed-...

Oral examination may not predict relationship between snoring and sleep disturbance

...ression. This condition may range from minor sleep disturbance to a threat to life. In less severe conditions, OS...ave said that 101 patients who complained of sleep disturbance and snoring were examined. The otolaryngological study which takes an anatomical look into the ear, ...

Is caries in primary and permanent tooth related?

...c status, years of exposure to water fluoridation, disturbance to primary teeth, and early loss of primary teeth. Accounting for all these differences, can caries in primary teeth have long-term effect on the oral health of the child? Research says that there exists an association between dental caries in prim...

Severe sleep apnea can cause liver problems

...ression. This condition may range from minor sleep disturbance to a threat to life. In less severe conditions, OSAS remains undetected in people for a long time. The research suggests that severe sleep apnea causes a heightened risk for elevated levels of the liver enzymes and may result in hepatitis or fibrosi...

Women cured of anorexia nervosa have redistributed body fat after weight gain

... changes happening as a side effect that can cause disturbance in all the body functions. The researchers of the study had looked into the body fat redistribution in women who had been cured of anorexia nervosa and had got back their healthy body weight. They had used instruments like dual-energy X-ray absorpti...

Children who snore may be hyperactive by nature

... things. This condition may range from minor sleep disturbance to a threat to life. In less severe conditions, OSAS remains undetected in people for a long time. However data collected for the study have also shown that the behavior problems may improve as the sleeping patterns of the children improve with age ...

Preventing falls in elderly with noise

... senses of smell, vision, touch etc., it being the disturbance that affects our focusing to the main sensation. According to the current research, tactile noise may increase our ability to concentrate on weak touch sensations that in other circumstances, we would have neglected to attend to. Tactile sensations ...

Overactive brain regions can lead to anorexia nervosa

... changes happening as a side effect that can cause disturbance in all the body functions. Research done by scientists of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that over activity of the dopamine receptors in the brain's basal ganglia is responsible for women being unaware of their conditions eve...

Sleep Apnea Related To Death And Loss Of Brain Cells

...ression. This condition may range from minor sleep disturbance to a threat to life. In less severe conditions, OSAS remains undetected in people for a long time. For more information read: http://www.medindia.net/patients/ patientinfo/sleepdisorder.asp...

Chest Pain Can Be Identified By New Tracer Chemical 30 Hours After Pain Relief

...rt during strenuous exercise, sets off a metabolic disturbance that slows down or halts the way fatty acid is nor.... The condition is called myocardial ischemia. The disturbance causes the heart to switch from fatty acid as its primary fuel to glucose. The new tracer test keys...

Reversibility of symptoms of depression using CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

...center for evaluation of OSA who had a respiratory disturbance index (RDI) and who demonstrated a significant response to CPAP were evaluated for the symptoms of depression using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and then reassessed after 4 to 6 weeks of treatment with CPAP at home. In this group of patients,...

Poisoning by fruits similar to blackberries

...on upon arrival at the emergency room demonstrated disturbance of consciousness with facial twitching. The pupils were found symmetric and reactive. Hemodynamic status was good and cardiopulmonary auscultation and electrocardiogram were normal. He needed repeated diazepam administrations and was managed in the...

Sleep Disturbance in Atopic Dermatitis

...study was conducted with the aim to evaluate sleep disturbance and co sleeping in young children with atopic derm...alyses determined the prevalence of reported sleep disturbance and co sleeping, and their association with features of the patients and disease severity. The res...

Toddlers Have Respiratory Trouble When Sleeping With Their Face Up

... spent in each stage of sleep, and the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) were amongst the factors studied. It was found that the respiratory disturbance index was considerably higher when the toddlers were put to sleep with their face upwards for more t...

Time to wake up as conservationists

...ish Columbia, Canada) will look at climate change, disturbance and tall shrub dynamics in the western Canadian arctic andsubarctic. Julia McCleave from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) will study the regional integration of national parks in Canada. Iv...

Cell Phones and pagers are mixed blessing

... their cell phone numbers to their office to avoid disturbance of private life and extra work pressure. Even some corporate companies have the policy of not disturbing their employees by mobile phone after office hours. It is wise to avoid office work at home and private life at work and most of the study report...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Can Be Prevented?

...ntense //and painful and eventually cause a lot of disturbance in one’s life. Hence researchers have come up with a pill that could erase all the bad memories or atleast reduce the pain. Psychiatrist Hilary Klein has witnessed a lot of cases who later go on to develop PTSD. This problem was first seen in Viet...

Diet Can Influence Your Mental Health As Well

...t content of animals. In addition, there is also a disturbance in the levels of vital fatty acids omega-6 and omega-3 in chickens. This has led to a gross disturbance in the body fat composition among humans, increasing the chances of heart attacks, diabetes etc. T...

Anger, laden with numerous pitfalls - Deflecting an angry outburst always pays

...at, they understand the repercussions of emotional disturbance and perhaps exercise restraint. This control should be extended to other situations as well, according to him. Anger is certainly not worth all the pitfalls associated with it, Heart disease not withstanding.So what’s the moral of the story? Simply...

Women Display Different IHD Symptoms

...cribe non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbance and shortness of breath. High oestrogen levels before menopause and decreasing oestrogen and progesterone levels after menopause are believed to influence IHD in women, according to the research. The WISE researchers recommended that clinicians bec...

Parental Conflict Can Lead to Sleep Disorders in Children

...aytime sleepiness. The association between sleep disturbance and parental conflict were found to be more relevant when child reports were taken into consideration. Children who perceived conflict among parents to be intense, frequent and unresolved were more likely to suffer from sleep disorders. ‘The data s...

Poultry Industry In India Suffers A Set Back

...said. On the export front, there is considerable disturbance as Japan has put off plans to import poultry products from India while several neighbouring countries have suspended imports of chicken, eggs and egg products. 'Unless we get a clearance from the International Office of Epizootics (OIE), we cannot ...

Global Seagrass Decline Affects Shallow-water Ecosystems

...world. With no baseline, assessing the impact of a disturbance like the tsunami is nearly impossible. Short is looking forward, adding new sites to SeagrassNet around the world and, in New England, researching effective ways of restoring eelgrass to areas where water quality has improved. A site selection mode...

Gamble for money, but casino workers gamble with their health!

...ve pressure on nerves. Chronic fatigue and sleep disturbance from working excessive late hours was reported in 80% of the workers. The worse part is that managers allow big-spending players to abuse and threaten workers, racial harassment cases have also doubled over the past three years, with two out of fiv...

Hungry for respite: Bird-flu virus ruffles poultry in Hungary

... A highly pathogenic H5 avian flu virus has caused disturbance among Hungary's health authorities, after they discovered its presence in poultry //. The farm ministry announced that it is still not sure if the strain belongs to the lethal H5N1. Following the detection of the virus in a farm in southeast Hungar...

Researchers Warn That Whooping Cough Is Still Very Prevalent

...five coughing episodes per day, which causes sleep disturbance for their parents. Dr Anthony Harnden, an Oxford University lecturer and GP in Oxfordshire, who led the research, explained that the vaccination policy did work. He said, “The immunisation is very effective - we know that because very few infants d...

Men Think Clearly Only If They Sleep Alone

...h broken sleep. This is because they face a lot of disturbance in their sleep during various phases of their life during the menstrual cycle, bringing up children and the menopause stage. ...

Help Near At Hand For Elderly With Disturbed Sleep

...shed in the American Journal of Medicine. "Sleep disturbance in the elderly is associated with decreased memory, impaired concentration and impaired ability to function. It contributes to an increased risk of accidents, falls and chronic fatigue." It's important to address sleep problems, which can make life...

Therapy Decided by Risk Factors

... fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance and it increases the risk for stroke, heart failure and all causes of death, especially in women. Presently AF affects more than 2 million Americans and 4.5 million Europeans, according to the joint statement. The number of patients with atrial fibri...

Dealing with IBS

... multi-faceted disorder with symptoms ranging from disturbance in the interaction between the gut or intestines, the autonomic nervous system and the brain which causes alteration in the regulation of bowel motility. Abdominal pain in IBS is a generalized ache often superimposed with periods of abdominal cramp...

Analysis Shows Lamictal As An Effective Additional Therapy For Treatment of Grand Mal Seizures

...eness, or behaviour brought about by an electrical disturbance in the brain. The kind of seizure a person has dep... part and how much of the brain is affected by the disturbance that produces seizures. Generalized seizures are seizures that involve the entire brain from the out...

Smoking can Cause Black Hairy Tongue in Men

...ong men who smoke. The condition may stem from a disturbance in the immune system that allows bacteria to colonise on the tongue. Smoking, especially when combined with poor oral hygiene, certain medicine and vitamin deficits can lead to the black hairy tongue. Sufferers should improve their oral hygiene and...

Scientists Claim Encouraging Progress On Hereditary Diseases

...ss causing involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and cognitive decline. Huntington's disease usually strikes in mid-life, in the thirties or forties, although it can also attack children and the elderly. There is no treatment to halt the inexorable progression, which leads to death after ten to twe...

Drugs Activating PXR May Help In Treating Niemann-Pick type C disease

...als typically present in early childhood with gait disturbance and progressive impairment of motor and intellectual function and usually die during adolescence. At present there are no effective treatment options. Drugs already known to activate PXR include the anti-seizure drug dilantin, the antibiotic rifam...

Epilepsy Needs To Be Managed Carefully

Epilepsy is a condition that is caused by the disturbance in balance of the electrical signals being sent by brain cells to each other. People with epilepsy must be careful when driving since seizures can be triggered off on the way. // The National Epilepsy Foundation says that epilepsy can be triggered ...

Healthy Heart for a Hearty Life

...r late hours is definitely compromised. There is a disturbance in the internal biological clock, which is attuned to darkness and sunlight. As a result, these workers may suffer from sleep disorders such as Insomnia or Excessive Daytime Sleepiness. Several individuals overcome their problems by adjusting to it. ...

GlaxoSmithKline’s Epilepsy Drug given the Green Signal by FD

...ss, or behavior which comes about by an electrical disturbance in the brain. Lamictal has now received the fifth FDA approval. It been approved to treat partial and generalized seizures and as well as for use as maintenance therapy for adults with bipolar disorder. The FDA's approval is said to have been base...

Detention, Uncertainty take their Toll on the Mental Health of Refugees

...xceeded PPV holders on all measures of psychiatric disturbance and mental disability,” Mr Steel said. “(Their) TPV status made a substantial contribution, being by far the greatest predictor of PTSD symptoms. “Adverse prior detention experiences and current living difficulties associated with TPV status each...

Risk of Autism doubled with Single Gene Mutation

...ht lead to immune dysfunction and gastrointestinal disturbance along with autism-spectrum disorders is an important question to pursue and one that will likely lead to some debate." Thimerosol, theory which linked autism to thimerosol a form of mercury used as a vaccine preservative was rejected by an Institut...

Emotional Problems Common Among Children With Developmental Disabilities

...e demonstrates that psychopathology and behavioral disturbance in young people with intellectual disability is a phenomenon that largely persists through to young adulthood,” the authors write. “The observation that severe psychopathology was already present in a high proportion of the cohort at commencement o...

Impact of Climate Change in Africa

...ury termed 'Emutai' meaning to wipe out. 'Severe disturbance events and rapid environmental change tend to occur infrequently, but can have a lasting effect on both environment and society' says Dr Gillson. This was no-where more evident than in the case of the Maasai 'Emutai'. The period 1883-1902 was marked ...

After Ecstasy Comes the Pain… WARNING

...e damage that the drug causes is attributed to the disturbance in the chemical, serotonin, that is known to play a significant role in mood and memory. Whether these disturbances could cause a temporary problem or whether there are long term implications, is being studied in detail by the scientists. In their ...

Study Focus on the Need for Vigilance in Two Key Areas Among Adolescents

...ren display the same kind of disordered body image disturbance as older children with eating disorders, who often proclaim themselves "fat" or "disgusting." "Young kids may truly not know why they don't want to eat," said Peebles. "They just don't want to be bigger." As a result, more than 60 percent of patien...

Magnets in Commercial Products may Cause a Fatal Attraction

... used in many commercial gadgets may cause visible disturbance in the functioning of certain implanted heart devices,// like the pacemaker, with fatal consequences. Neodymium-iron-boron magnets are very powerful. These magnets were introduced into the market recently and are silver in appearance. They are mor...

Link Between Insomnia and Hypersomnia, Depression in Children

...es. Depressed girls were more likely to have sleep disturbance than boys, but age had no significant effects. Furthermore, the study found that across sleep-disturbed children, those with both insomnia and hypersomnia had a longer history of illness, were more severely depressed and were more likely to have an...

Sleep Disturbances, Nightmares - Common Among Suicide Attempters: Report

...e clinicians to include questions concerning sleep disturbance and especially nightmares in the clinical assessment of suicidal patients." Nightmares are disturbing, visual dream sequences that occur in your mind and wake you up from your sleep. Nightmares are very common and can begin at any age. Between 50-8...

Sleep Directly Affects Mental Condition In Children

...r hypersomnia. Depressed girls report more sleep disturbance than boys. "We know that depression is associated with sleep problems. But what this study shows is that, in depressed youths, not all sleep problems are the same," Liu said in a prepared statement. "Insomnia is the most common problem, but havin...

Probing the Effect of Endurance Exercise on Athletes' Hearts

... today (Monday 22 January). VA is a heart rhythm disturbance that occurs in the ventricles (lower chambers) of the heart. It can be the cause of sudden death in athletes. There are many underlying causes of VA and often it is due to inherited diseases. Previous studies have found that VA in endurance athletes,...

Naltrexone also Treats Crohn's Disease

...ptoms. The only side effect to treatment was sleep disturbance in some patients. Typical treatment for Crohn's involves using steroids or corticosteroids, which suppress the immune system and can have other toxic side effects. Treatment is often time-intensive and expensive, as well. 'This is a novel approac...

Cholesterol and Insulin Secretion -bound by a Gene

...ey found high levels of cholesterol arising due to disturbance in cholesterol homeostasis. The scientists,excited with this possible link between cholesterol and insulin secretion, now plan to extend these studies to humans too, hoping it may pave the way for a better understanding and prevention of Type 2...

Improving Body Image Key to Treating Eating Disorders

... for patients with eating disorders. "Body image disturbance is one of the most difficult things to change when treating an eating disorder and is the last symptom to resolve from treatment,” said Theresa Fassihi, PhD, a psychologist with the Eating Disorders Program at Menninger. "If a patient does not make s...

Childhood Obesity Linked to Early Puberty.

...ty affects their overall development as there is a disturbance in hormone level from childhood to menopausal times. Dr. Joyce Lee from the University of Michigan who headed this study said that is the first longitudinal study which monitored girls from 36 months to 12 years. He also highlighted the long term ...

Exercise Alleviates Menopausal Symptoms

...ot agree that it may bring down hot flashes. Sleep disturbance and anxiety level may be controlled by exercise. But hormone replacement therapy is the best for severe hot flashes. JYT...

New Study in SLEEP Finds That Sleep Disturbance Increases Spontaneous Pain in Women

Sleep continuity disturbance impairs endogenous pain-inhibitory function and in...supports a possible pathophysiologic role of sleep disturbance in chronic pain, according to a study published in the April 1st issue of the journal SLEEP. The st...

Support for Trauma and Grief

...sense of loss of the love one. There is an immense disturbance in ones own life. All these feelings are quite normal according to Psychologists. Different people undergo these traumas differently and for different period of time. The kind of support that we get from society family friends etc all help to deal ...

Sleep-related Breathing Disorder may Affect Premature Infants

...associated with snoring that causes frequent sleep disturbance and intermittent hypoxia, is present in approximately three percent of children and adversely impacts their cognitive development....

Fire Ants are Emerging Nuisance for Virginians

...h America. When a colony of these ants perceives a disturbance to the nest or a food source, they respond quickly by rushing forward and grasping onto the enemy with barbed mandibles. While still biting, these ants repeatedly sting their enemy, injecting toxic venom and leaving a small, acutely painful wound. A ...

Not Only Mobile Phones, Even Passengers can Increase the Risk of Road Accidents

...ct on driving actions. That each adds to driver disturbance and distraction is unquestionable, however, passenger carriage by young drivers may have added effects, as recent studies have indicated. These studies propose that teenage passengers may amplify the risk of crash for young drivers by multiple pat...

Hundreds of Children Exposed to Pesticide in US

...phomore, died in Fontana in 1997 of a heart rhythm disturbance her mother believes was triggered by exposure to chemicals sprayed at the school. Authorities never confirmed that pesticides contributed to her death. In 2001, pesticide poisoning nearly killed Elena Dominguez, then a sixth-grader in Wenatchee, Wa...

Born into the Idiot Box Culture

...nts gave their children exclusive TV sets to avoid disturbance during their programmes. The American Academy of Pediatrics has cautioned against television for kids under two, as it is thought to interfere with brain development. Further it is thought to hamper development of social skills, which babies pick u...