New Insights Into Sleeping Disorder Narcolepsy
It may have its roots in immune system problems, study suggests (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Insights into Sleeping Disorder Narcolepsy
It may have its roots in immune system problems, study suggests
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Autoimmune Diseases, H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu), Sleep Disorders (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine Flu Connection Provides Clues About Narcolepsy
Pandemic may shed light on causes of sleep disorder (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - December 18, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Legal bid over swine flu jab link to narcolepsy
Patients who developed narcolepsy after receiving Pandemrix swine flu jab launch a class action against manufacturer GSK - but taxpayer could foot compensation bill (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - November 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Helps Relieve Disrupted Night-Time Sleep in NarcolepsyDrug Helps Relieve Disrupted Night-Time Sleep in Narcolepsy
Sodium oxybate significantly prevented shifts from deeper to lighter sleep stages during night-time sleeping in patients with narcolepsy. The drug is not, however, approved for this indication. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Drug Helps Relieve Disrupted Nighttime Sleep in NarcolepsyDrug Helps Relieve Disrupted Nighttime Sleep in Narcolepsy
Sodium oxybate significantly prevented shifts from deeper to lighter sleep stages during nighttime sleeping in patients with narcolepsy. The drug is not, however, approved for this indication. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Comorbidities Common in NarcolepsyComorbidities Common in Narcolepsy
In a study of patients with narcolepsy, 9 psychiatric disorders were significantly increased vs controls, as were many medical conditions. The nature of the associations remain unclear. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Xyrem Helps With Nighttime Sleep in Narcolepsy
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Narcolepsy patients troubled by frequent nighttime awakenings had less sleep disruption when taking sodium oxybate (Xyrem) than modafinil (Provigil) in a randomized trial, a researcher reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Julie Flygare, JD
Narcolepsy Advocate and BloggerJulie Flygare, JD is a leading narcolepsy spokesperson, published author, blogger and runner diagnosed with narcolepsy and cataplexy in 2007. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brown University in 2005 and her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 2009.
Upon recognizing that many doctors were unfamiliar with narcolepsy, Julie collaborated with Harvard Medical School researchers in 2009 to establish a 5-hour educational program based on her story now taught to all Harvard Medical School students.
Julie has spoken about narcolepsy to scientific researchers, doctors, nurses...
Source: PHRMA - October 14, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Stephen Source Type: news
How the body's muscles accidentally fall asleep while awake - a debilitating sleep disorder
Normally muscles contract in order to support the body, but in a rare condition known as cataplexy the body's muscles "fall asleep" and become involuntarily paralyzed. Cataplexy is incapacitating because it leaves the affected individual awake, but either fully or partially paralyzed. It is one of the bizarre symptoms of the sleep disorder called narcolepsy. "Cataplexy is characterized by muscle paralysis during cognitive awareness, but we didn't understand how this happened until now, said John Peever of the University of Toronto's Department of Cell & Systems Biology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news
Aerial Biopharma announce positive Phase II results for narcolepsy drug
A new drug to treat excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy has shown positive results from a phase 2b clinical trial, US-based Aerial Biopharma has announced this week. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - October 2, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Boy, 7, who developed narcolepsy after swine flu jab is denied compensation because he is 'not ill enough' - even though he sleeps 19 hours a day
Josh Hadfield, from Somerset, takes a cocktail of drugs to control his narcolepsy as otherwise he falls asleep up to every five minutes - even while walking and eating. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Government set to u-turn over narcolepsy link to swine-flu jab
The Government is set to u-turn over the safety of a swine flu vaccine given to six million people in Britain and accept that on rare occasions it can trigger narcolepsy. (Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1)
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - September 20, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Government set to u-turn over narcolepsy link to swine-flu jab
The Government is set to u-turn over the safety of a swine flu vaccine given to six million people in Britain and accept that on rare occasions it can trigger narcolepsy. (Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1)
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - September 20, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Government set to u-turn over narcolepsy link to swine-flu jab
The Government is set to u-turn over the safety of a swine flu vaccine given to six million people in Britain and accept that on rare occasions it can trigger narcolepsy. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - September 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
