Sleep Medicine
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Reducing night-time checks is safe and helps patients sleep
But the analysis confirmed that changes to routine daily practice in a hospital are not always easy to implement.
News from the FDA/CDC
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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Key questions to ask atopic dermatitis patients with sleep complaints
Assessment tools to consider are the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Insomnia Severity Index, and the STOP-Bang questionnaire.
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Omega-3 supplementation improves sleep, mood in breast cancer patients on hormone therapy
Although the sample size was small, this study showed that 4 weeks of omega-3 supplementation improved sleep quality in cancer patients.
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Sleep disturbances more profound in older adults with atopic dermatitis
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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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Poor night’s sleep impairs glucose control the next morning
A poor night’s sleep and going to bed later than usual are both associated with impaired blood glucose response to high-fat, high-carbohydrate...
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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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Swell in off-label antipsychotic prescribing ‘not harmless’
Clinicians should be made aware that low-dose treatment with these drugs for insomnia and anxiety “might come at a cost of shortening patients’...
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Social media use associated with depression in adults
New data on adults reflects the link between social media and depression seen in youths.