Restless Legs Syndrome :: What is Restless leg syndrome, Nocturnal myoclonus RLS
Restless leg syndrome is a sleep disorder characterized by leg discomfort during sleep, which is only relieved by frequent movements of the legs.
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Baby Care :: Swaddling – what is Swaddling
Swaddling is an age-old technique for keeping a making a baby feel secure. Although it’s fallen out of favour in the Western world, many Eastern cultures and tribal people still use it.
Heart Disease :: Growth factor TGF-beta repairs heart function
Two research teams tricked one of the body?s growth factors into helping the heart repair itself after a heart attack, according to reports in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Menopause :: Postmenopause weight gain, increase in cholesterol, heart disease
The expanding waistline and increasing cholesterol levels many women face after menopause may be a factor in the stiffening of their arteries, increasing their risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Restless Legs Syndrome :: Requip – ropinirole for Restless Legs Syndrome
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Requip (ropinirole) to treat moderate to severe Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). The drug was first approved for Parkinson?s disease in 1997.
Immune System :: How disease bacterium survives inside immune system cell
New research on a bacterium that can survive encounters with specific immune system cells has strengthened scientists? belief that these plentiful white blood cells, known as neutrophils, dictate whether our immune system will permit or prevent bacterial infections. A paper describing the research was released today online in The Journal of Immunology. Frank R. DeLeo, Ph.D., of Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health, directed the work at RML, in Hamilton, MT, in collaboration with lead author Dori L. Borjesson, D.V.M., Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.
Vitamin D :: Boost Vitamin D intake through diet and supplements
Based on data reviewed by a consensus conference convened by the American Academy of Dermatology Association (Academy) to examine the relationship between sunlight, tanning booths and vitamin D, renowned medical experts agreed that increasing exposure to either natural or artificial ultraviolet (UV) light should not be recommended as a supplemental source of vitamin D.
Stress :: Passing biological signs of stress
Pregnant women who witnessed the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11 passed on biological signs of stress to their babies, researchers suggest. Scientists from Edinburgh and New York say tests on infants when they were a year old showed they had low levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
Exercise :: Exercise as good as surgery for shoulder injury
A study shows that graded exercise training works equally well as surgery in treating rotator cuff injury of the shoulder.
Polio :: Case of polio detected in Indonesia for first time in 10 years
Indonesia has detected its first case of polio in a decade, prompting the government to launch a massive vaccination campaign that is expected to reach more than five million children, the World Health Organization said.