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Article: How to Beat INSOMNIA.
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- February 1, 2001
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If you are counting sheep all night, you're not alone, because insomnia affects one in three Americans. However, it is an easily treated condition, argues Hrayr P. Attarian, assistant professor of neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (Mo.), and a member of the school's Sleep Disorders Center. "Insomnia is a prevalent and serious condition that is often missed or dismissed. Most of the time, it is treated with ineffectual means, frustrating both patient and physician."
Insomnia is a lack of quality sleep, not a lack of sleep per se. Some lucky people rise and shine after only a few hours. Although insomnia often is regarded as just a ...
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