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OTC cannabidiol products tied to improved pain, sleep, anxiety
“There are some data to suggest that there is an expectancy effect when we talk about the therapeutic benefit of cannabinoid products,” said Dr....
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Sorting out sleep complaints in children with AD can be complex
“There’s a loss of about 50 minutes of sleep per night in children with AD,” Dr. Stephen H. Sheldon said.
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FDA OKs new adult insomnia med
Whereas the overall results are very positive, the improvements in daytime functioning are especially “exciting.”
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Sleep disturbances more profound in older adults with atopic dermatitis
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A very strange place to find a tooth
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Is mindfulness key to helping physicians with mental health?
“When we go into our state of deep rest in the meditation practice, which is two to five times more restful than sleep, it heals those stress...
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OSA linked to white-matter hyperintensities
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Sleep disorders and cancer: It’s complicated
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CBT prevents depression in up to 50% of patients with insomnia
The study is unique in that the treatment “is not just reducing depression, it’s preventing depression,” said Dr. Michael R. Irwin, lead author....
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Ferric carboxymaltose calms restless legs
Nearly two-thirds of patients with restless legs syndrome remained off RLS medications at 1 year after treatment.
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Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...