Article: New Data Confirm Pramipexole (Mirapexin(R)/Sifrol(R)) Can Significantly Reduce Sleep Disturbance for People With Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).

Article: Pramipexole reduces sleep disturbance in RLS.
Pharma Marketletter;  April 28, 2008 ;     240 words ......Sifrol) can significantly reduce sleep disturbance, often the most troublesome symptom...study, noted: most people with RLS who seek medical advice have...Medical Outcomes Study sleep scale. Sleep disturbance scores for the patient group...

Article: Menopause and post-polio symptoms as predictors of subjective sleep disturbance in poliomyelitis survivors
Climacteric;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......REPLACEMENT THERAPY ABSTRACT Objectives Sleep disturbance in polio survivors is a common complaint...factors and disability to subjective sleep disturbance. Methods Participants were 465 women...factors (post-polio symptoms) in sleep disturbance. Results In the final model, 19...

Article: In RLS, depression severity key when treating both.(Mental Health)
Family Practice News;  September 15, 2006 ;     440 words ......dopaminergic to treat the RLS symptoms in these patients...comorbid depression and RLS is the effects of sleep...quantity on depression and RLS. There is quite a bit of...good correlation between RLS severity and sleep disturbance, as well. In one study of...strong ...

Article: With comorbid RLS, severity of depression is key factor.(Psychiatry)(Report)
Internal Medicine News;  October 1, 2006 ;     480 words ......dopaminergic to treat the RLS symptoms, he said. Another...comorbid depression and RLS is the effects of sleep...quantity on depression and RLS. There is quite a bit of...good correlation between RLS severity and sleep disturbance. Furthermore, in one study...strong ...

Article: Consider depression severity in comorbid RLS treatment.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)(restless legs syndrome)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  October 1, 2006 ;     497 words ......likely that patients with RLS will present already on...dopaminergic to treat the RLS symptoms in these patients...quantity on depression and RLS. There is quite a bit of...correlation between severity of RLS symptoms and sleep disturbance, as well. Furthermore, in...strong ...

Article: Sleep disturbance and headache.(statistical report)(Brief article)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  March 1, 2006 ;     230 words ......headaches have at least one symptom of sleep disturbance, according to a poster presented...Health Sciences. The incidence of sleep disturbance rises to 67% among children with...headache. These findings suggest that sleep disturbance should be considered in any child...

Article: New National Survey Shows Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Is Largely Under-Recognized and Poorly Understood by U.S. Adults.
PR Newswire;  November 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Organizations Call for More Education at RLS Foundation National Patient Meeting ORLANDO...not familiar with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), a chronic and disruptive neurological...percent of U.S. adults had not heard of RLS. While awareness of RLS is increasing, these...

Article: Psoriasis associated with sleep disturbance.(Dermatology)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Internal Medicine News;  August 1, 2008 ;     285 words ......JAPAN--The strongest predictor of sleep disturbance in psoriasis patients is concomitant...meeting. She examined issues related to sleep disturbance in a survey of 428 National Psoriasis...association between psoriasis and sleep disturbance is a clinically relevant topic worthy...

Article: Headache, sleep disturbance comorbid in kids.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief article)
Family Practice News;  March 1, 2006 ;     293 words ......headaches have at least one symptom of sleep disturbance, according to a poster presented...Health Sciences. The incidence of sleep disturbance rises to 67% among children with...headache. These findings suggest that sleep disturbance should be considered in any child...

Article: When lying still is only a dream: recognition and management of RLS and PLMD.(restless legs syndrome)(periodic limb movement disorder)
Sleep Review;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD...OSAS)--another primary sleep disorder--RLS and PLMD can cause significant morbidity...OVERVIEW, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND PREVALENCE RLS is characterized by an intense discomfort...

Article: Awareness Campaign Reveals Link Between Sleep Disturbance and Mental Illness.
PR Newswire;  June 15, 2004 ;     234 words ......survey from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, sleep disturbance is one of the most common problems associated with the...about their sleeping patterns. For more information about sleep disturbance and mental illness, log on to http://www.sleeplessinamerica...

Article: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation is the Preeminent Source of Unbiased, Research Based Information on RLS.
PR Newswire;  June 22, 2005 ;     398 words ......writer or editor, you may be interested in Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), particularly now that the FDA has approved a drug for treatment of RLS. An estimated 10 of the U.S. population has RLS, yet many people suffer for years from misdiagnosis or lack of...

Article: Restless legs syndrome may increase risk of heart disease: older adults with RLS are twice as likely to have vascular conditions, but cause and effect is not proven.(SLEEP DISORDERS)
Women's Health Advisor;  May 1, 2008 ;     585 words ......who suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS). The risk appears to be greatest in those...have the most frequent and severe symptoms. RLS is a nervous system disorder characterized...10 percent of the adult population have RLS, but the exact cause is not known. RLS in...

Article: Evidence of genetic link gives credibility to RLS.(restless legs syndrome)
Pharma Marketletter;  July 30, 2007 ;     411 words ......the human genome ever linked to risk of RLS and Periodic Limb Movements. The team analyzed...300,000 SNPs in a total of 1,000 Icelandic RLS patients and controls, leading to the identification...and US cohorts with an increased risk of RLS with PLMs of 70% to 80% for those who carry...