Fatal accidents following changes in daylight savi… [Sleep Med. 2001] – PubMed – NCBI

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Higher incidence of fatal accidents following changes in daylight savings time: the American experience. via Fatal accidents following changes in daylight savi… [Sleep Med. 2001] – PubMed – NCBI. Abstract Objective: This study examines specific hypotheses that both sleep loss … Continue reading →

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Exposure to light at night alters outcome to stroke

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Didn’t some of us suspect that frequent sleep disruption and lights on at odd hours couldn’t be all that conducive to healing (not limited to post-stroke/CNS, also post-surgical wound healing etc.)? Exposure to dim light at night, a common occurrence … Continue reading →

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Role of salt in anxiety, learning-memory and hypertension in an aging model of rat

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Brilliant. So far only a pilot study in rats, so fast food and other restaurants have nothing to worry about as of yet. Results: day and nighttime blood pressure was increased on high salt diet salt intake increased anxiety-type behavior … Continue reading →

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“Clock-watching” and insomnia are linked to posttraumatic stress symptoms – packaged with a zolpidem ad!

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Just got this mass email. The ad next to it is for zolpidem – just the kind of stuff that might NOT benefit post-traumatic states. What’s the message here? OCTOBER 2012 Advertisement Editor’s note Approximately 50% of chronic insomnia patients … Continue reading →

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Short Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

This was posted on www.neurologyreviews.com here. SLEEP 2012 MEETING Short Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk 2012;20(7):1,17. BOSTON—Regularly sleeping for less than six hours quadruples the rate of stroke symptoms among middle-aged and older persons with a normal BMI and a … Continue reading →

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