Insomnia Treatments Vary With Causes
March 18th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Insomnia is not like other ailments that have a defined cure, as a person has to treat the cause of the disorder as opposed to treating the disorder itself. There are many factors involved in a person’s ability to fall asleep and insomnia treatments involve focusing on those causes and not the lack of sleep ability itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Fatal Familial Insomnia Is Untreatable And Deadly
March 17th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
A form of an inherited gene disorder called fatal familial insomnia is a rare ailment, affecting fewer than 50 families around the world, but is untreatable and almost always fatal. If one parent has the gene, there is a 50 percent chance it will be handed down to their children. Once the illness begins to present itself, in seven to 18 months the patient will completely lose the ability to sleep and death results. Read the rest of this entry »
