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Nearly two-thirds of Americans claim they don’t get enough sleep according to a 2011 National Sleep Foundation poll, and their use of technology before bedtime may be the reason they’re losing sleep. Dr. Dan Naim of Los Angeles Sleep Study Institute said new research has shown that the use of cell phones and computers before bedtime has a negative impact on sleep, stress levels and mental health. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 02, 2012 Trouble sleeping? If the answer is “yes,”...
Patent-granted author Randall Dale Chipkar won multiple awards for The Motorcycle Cancer Book. Chipkar discovered a motorcycle-melatonin link generating worldwide attention for rider health safety. Motorcycle seat ELF EMF magnetic field radiation is flooding millions of motorcyclists. Concern includes prostate cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, colitis, diabetes, pregnancy issues, etc. Mississauga (PRWEB) August 01, 2012 Canadian motorcyclist Randall Dale Chipkar won international...
Special light bulbs and eyeglasses that remove the blue rays that cause the problem have been developed at John Carroll University. They are available from Photonic Developments LLC a spin-off company at http://www.LowBlueLights.com. University Heights, OH (PRWEB) July 17, 2012 The American Medical Association (AMA) at their annual meeting in Chicago last month warned that using light at night is bad for health (1). The damage is related to the disruption of the circadian (daily) rhythm...
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning on the court and catching Z's go hand in hand for the 2012 Wimbledon champion. Sleep Sheets®, a natural sleep aid created to support your natural sleep cycle, congratulates co-founder and product user Serena Williams on her latest tennis accomplishment. Williams and Sheets® Brand worked together to create a product for those who suffer from occasional sleep problems, including Williams. As an athlete and businesswoman,...
VitalMax Vitamins, a worldwide vitamin and supplement company, relates that their new sleep supplement Restalin contains a proprietary blend of 6 herbs and flowers that encourages deep and restful sleep. They add that Restalin also works for either short or long-term insomnia. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) July 06, 2012 VitalMax Vitamins relates that their new sleep supplement Restalin contains a proprietary blend of 6 herbs and flowers that encourages deep and restful sleep. They add that...
A group of Spanish researchers has discovered a new function of the neurotransmitter dopamine in controlling sleep regulation. Dopamine acts in the pineal gland, which is central to dictating the 'circadian rhythm' in humans—the series of biological processes that enables brain activity to adapt to the time of the day (that is, light and dark cycles). The researchers, from the CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), dependant on the Spanish...
Breast cancer is the number one cause of female mortality. It affects 100 out of 100,000 women per year in developed countries. Each year, more than 1.3 million new cases are diagnosed, 53,000 of these in France. The risk factors of breast cancer are varied. They include genetic mutations, late first pregnancy, low parity or hormone therapy, but other causes of breast cancer such as way of life, environmental or professional causes have not yet been completely identified. In 2010, based...
-University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS), which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above. -This enzyme is also involved in other conditions as inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in neurodegenerative conditions as Huntington's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats as it inhibits...
BOSTON, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders, announced today that data presented at SLEEP, the 26th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), show that seventy percent (70%) of totally blind people with sleep complaints suffer from Non-24-Hour Disorder (Non-24). Non-24 is a...
“Light at night is bad for health” is the opening statement in the article in Harvard Medical School’s Health Letter (1) that identifies the problem as the blue rays from ordinary light bulbs. Photonic Developments LLC sells eyeglasses that block blue light and light bulbs that don’t produce blue light. Use of these products solves this serious health problem that affects everyone. University Heights, OH (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 The Harvard Medical School Health Letter this month...
