It seems that there is an A/H1N1 vaccine being sold around which brings more misery rather than resolve it. The vaccine has been found to increase the risk of sleep disorder in children but if there is one country that is not affected, it is Vietnam.
The vaccine is currently used in Vietnam is a “three-in-one” kind, covering the A/H3N2, B and A/H1N1 influenza viruses. The vaccine is reportedly from GlaxoSmithKline. According to reports, the children injected with Pandemrix were nine times more
New York Harbor Healthcare System will officially open a new Sleep Center this September 27, Monday. Now, veterans of all ages will be able to be diagnosed and treated for various sleep issues like obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, central sleep apnea syndromes, narcolepsy, as well as sleep problems associated with traumatic brain injury.
The new Sleep Center will be armed with a four-bed, state-of-the-art sleep laboratory that will provide advanced diagnostic sleep studies and thera
A swine flu vaccine is in the hot seat for reportedly rendering some rare and dangerous sleep disorder. Pandermix from GlaxoSmithKline is now undergoing testing by the European Medicines Agency after cases of narcolepsy came up.
Pandermix was used in the UK sometime last year to address the H1N1 epidemic that came out last year. The cases of narcolepsy, in which a person to fall asleep suddenly and unexpectedly, have been reported largely in Sweden and Finland.
On a scientific note, the trigger behind the dreaded Narcolepsy has been discovered by some Swiss scientists. Apparently it was all traced to the protein called Trib2, something that is produced by neurones that also secrete the substance which helps keeps people awake.
The researcher team concluded that narcolepsy was the result of an attack by the body’s own immune system, after they found high levels of Trib2 antibodies amongst a sample of 120 narcoleptic patients. T
We see some people who suddenly get sleepy even if they have claimed that they have had a good night’s sleep. While this may be debatable, assuming that his claims are true, one has to wonder why a person would still be sleepy despite a full sleep taken.
But thanks to some researchers in Japan, it has been discovered that Narcolepsy and genes known as singe nucleotide polymorphisms or SNP. SNP is a DNA sequence variation between members of a species.
During the research, researchers discover
We all know that sleep deprivation has been a going issue for most of us today and a lot of people, particularly the sleep specialists, are exhausting all means to find remedies connected with sleep deprivation problems today.
Apparently, some scientists from Wake Forest University have been able to determine another area of sleep deprivation. This largely deals wit
Unless they can find out more supporting evidence of the safety and effectiveness of this sleeping drug that is supposed to address the issue of Narcolepsy, chances are they will not get the boost they need to be able to penetrate the
Sleeping pills and drugs are obviously the immediate recourse that people are turning to when it comes to trying to solve their sleeping problems. However, while there are recommended sleeping drugs spread anywhere we are, the Food and Drugs Administration board will always be the best organization to refer to when it comes to checking the credibility of such.
Ordinarily, people who tend to fall asleep during the day would be immediately associated with Narcolepsy. But wait, there is more to this than the usual sleep disorder we might deem it to be. Body framework such as our
Perhaps this song by John Lennon does have a certain message inside of it.
Getting enough sleep is something that will always vary, especially dependent on the person seeking quality rest at most times. Some say the recommended sleeping time is 8 hours. Some would say it would be 6 hours. Between the two, the longer hour of sleep which is 8 hours is of course the more desired.
