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 »
A Sleepless Combination: Diuretics And Insomnia
March 17th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Insomnia is a physical condition in which the insomniac has difficulty in sleeping or staying asleep. Insomnia is not a disease, but a symptom of a condition that is brought about by a variety of factors. Some of these factors include psychological issues, the experiencing of stress, changes within an individual’s environment or a person’s diet. Read the rest of this entry »
What Is Chronic Insomnia
March 16th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Insomnia means the lack of adequate quality sleep, or for many people, it means no sleep at all. There are three categories that insomnia is divided into: transient, intermittent and chronic insomnia. Read the rest of this entry »
