Posts Tagged ‘sleep’
Hydroxyzine: Rational choice for patients with insomnia
We have found that hydroxyzine is effective, well tolerated, and has fewer side effects than other commonly used hypnotics Many physicians prescribe hypnotics for hospitalized patients with insomnia. Frequently used medications include temazepam, diphenhydramine, quetiapine, and trazodone. We have found hydroxyzine, 25 mg to 100 mg nightly, to be effective in adults and geriatric patients…
Read MoreDark Chocolate could be key to good night’s sleep
Dark Chocolate could be key to good night’s sleep: research Chocolate could help you sleep. Picture: Kate Chandler MARK WAGHORN 09:14 Thursday 14 April 2016 EATING plenty of dark chocolate could be the key to getting a good night’s sleep, according to Edinburgh research. It’s rich in magnesium – an essential mineral that keeps body…
Read MoreDisrupted internal clocks play role in disease
It’s about time. Thirty percent of severe alcoholics develop liver disease, but scientists have not been able to explain why only a subset is at risk. A research team from Northwestern University and Rush University Medical Center now has a possible explanation: disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms can push those vulnerable over the edge to…
Read MoreHigh Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis
High Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis HEPATOLOGY, February 1998, p. 339-345, Vol. 27, No. 2 Original Articles Juan Córdoba1, Juan Cabrera1, Louis Lataif1, Plamen Penev2, Phyllis Zee2, and Andrés T. Blei1 From Northwestern University, and the Departments of 1 Medicine and 2 Neurology, the Sleep Laboratory at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Lakeside VA Medical…
Read MoreSleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis
Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis The present study shows that patients with cirrhosis without evidence of hepatic encephalopathy and who were evaluated while performing their daily routines have abnormalities in the quality of sleep. Nearly one half of patients attending a Liver Clinic complained of unsatisfactory sleep, a frequency slightly greater than that previously reported with…
Read MoreSleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 2
Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 2 Pituitary hormone circadian rhythm alterations in cirrhosis patients with subclinical hepatic encephalopathy AIM: To analyze pituitary hormone and melatonin circadian rhythms, and to correlate hormonal alterations with clinical performance, hepatic disease severity and diagnostic tests used for the detection of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis. METHODS: Twenty-six patients with…
Read MoreSleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 1
Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 1 Doron Garfinkel, MD, and Nava Zisapel, PhD 15 July 1996 | Volume 125 Issue 2 | Page 154 TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the article by Steindl and colleagues 1. The authors thoroughly assessed 24-hour plasma melatonin levels and showed that significantly higher levels persisted throughout…
Read MoreWorking With Your Livers Clock Benefits Cirrhosis
Working With Your Livers Clock Benefits Cirrhosis While most of us check the time throughout the day to stay on schedule, few realize that the liver also has a timed agenda. By heeding your liver’s innate clock, those with cirrhosis can help relieve some of the extra burden on this multitasking organ. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac.…
Read MoreThe Promise of a Good Nights Sleep?
Good Nights Sleep? In the course of her long life, Katherine Closson traveled, taught school, rebuilt aircraft engines and helped start a stock brokerage firm, but until two years ago, Closson, then 98, had never participated in a scientific study. That’s when researchers from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) came to…
Read MoreAntihistamine Offers Relief For Cirrhosis Patients With Insomnia
Try Atarax ScienceDaily (May 28, 2007) A common medication used by allergy sufferers may offer relief to cirrhosis patients that suffer from insomnia. A new study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that the antihistamine hydroxyzine is an effective treatment for restoring normal sleep patterns when liver damage causes chemical pathways in the brain…
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