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Restless legs

Health: The Pulse - 11 September 2008
Do your legs itch and twitch at night? You've probably got restless legs syndrome, a mysterious condition that plagues one in 10 people.

Tags: adolescent-health, sleep-disorders, pharmaceuticals, sleep

Beating tiredness

Health: Healthy Living - 22 July 2008
Effective treatments for tiredness could be closer to hand than you realise.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, stress, sleep

Sleepwalking: the twilight zone

Health: The Pulse - 03 July 2008
Don't be alarmed by the glassy stare: sleepwalking is simply due to a disruption to sleep patterns, say Canadian researchers.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, sleep-disorders, sleep, brain-and-nervous-system

Sleep apnoea over-diagnosed?

Health Minutes - 18 July 2007
A British researcher argues that sleep apnoea might be over-diagnosed and overtreated because the diagnosis is too reliant on laboratory sleep studies.

Tags: sleep-disorders, sleep, health-policy

Time out for siesta

Health: The Pulse - 14 February 2007
A little siesta after lunch could lessen the chance of having a heart attack, say researchers.

Tags: heart-disease, sleep

Sleepiness and sugar intake

Health Minutes - 31 July 2006
A small study in healthy young volunteers suggests that a high sugar load could make you more sleepy.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, sleep

Sleep apnoea over-diagnosed?

Health Minutes - 19 July 2006
A British researcher argues that sleep apnoea might be over-diagnosed and overtreated because the diagnosis is too reliant on laboratory sleep studies.

Tags: sleep-disorders, sleep, health-policy

Do natural sleeping pills work?

Health: The Pulse - 08 September 2005
Are there natural alternative treatments you can take to help you get to sleep? Choice magazine surveys some popular over-the-counter preparations.

Tags: alternative-medicine, sleep-disorders, sleep

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