Agony of real life 'sleeping beauty', 19, who naps 18 hours a day
Jayne Butler, of Thousand Oaks, California, will sleep for more than 18 hours a day and suffers terrifying nightmares. It's because of Kleine-Levin Syndrome which affects one in one million people. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Maryland College Freshman Dies of Same Virus That Killed 11 Kids in N.J. Medical Facility
A University of Maryland freshman has died after contracting the same strain of adenovirus that killed 11 children in a New Jersey health clinic earlier this fall.
The student, who was identified as 18-year-old Olivia Paregol by her father, died after contracting adenovirus 7, according to WJLA. The school confirmed in a statement that a student died of the virus, but declined to release her name.
The virus is linked to symptoms such as respiratory problems or conjunctivitis, according to the CDC.
“She definitely appeared to be getting sicker and sicker,” Ian Paregol, her father, told WJLA. “It is the wor...
Source: TIME: Health - November 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Maryland onetime public health Source Type: news
Gunman Opens Fire Inside California Bar, 13 Dead
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly "college night" Wednesday in Southern California, sending hundreds fleeing in terror including some who used barstools to break windows and escape, authorities said.
The dead included 11 people inside the bar, the gunman and a sheriff's sergeant who was the first officer inside the door, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said.
"It's a horrific scene in there," Dean said at a news conference early Thursday in the parking lot of the Borderline Bar & Grill. "Th...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - November 8, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Major Incidents News Terrorism & Active Shooter Mass Casualty Incidents Source Type: news
The children turned into strangers by a simple bug
Evie Prior, 10, from Barnsley, seemed to change overnight in May 2013 - froma sweet girl to a nightmare. And it was all down to a rare condition associated with streptococcal infections. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Depersonalization: A Strange Mental Illness Captured in Films, Music & Celebrity Confessions
For many in the world, depersonalization isn’t really a familiar word. Sometimes, it is used to refer to the act of removing human characteristics or individuality from someone or something. Almost no one you meet on the street would be able to tell you what depersonalization means in the psychiatric sense of the word.
Depersonalization (DP) is a dissociative disorder whereby a person experiences a distortion in how they experience their self. A person going through DP may feel disconnected from themselves and often report that they feel like watching a movie of oneself. It’s a bewildering experience that can l...
Source: Psych Central - October 27, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Swamy G Tags: Creativity Dissociative disorders Essays Personal Stories Depersonalization Derealization Dissociation film media Mental Illness Music Source Type: news
Recording of mother's voice more effective than smoke alarm, study finds
Sleeping children three times more likely to wake to voice recording than to loud beeping, research findsIt ’s every parent’s worst nightmare: there’s a fire in the house, the alarms are beeping, but the children are sleeping on oblivious. Now scientists say they have found a better way to rouse slumbering youngsters.Researchers in the US have discovered that playing a child a recording of their mother ’s voice is about three times more likely to wake them than a traditional alarm. What’s more, it does so faster and is linked to a quicker escape.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Science Research UK news Source Type: news
Should I see a doctor about my dreams?
When I was younger, I was terrified they would make me lose my mind. Now, I embrace them which I think is a sure sign of maturityI have been told, by a sleep professional no less, that I am a “vivid dreamer”. I remember my dreams often, the twilight theatrics of my unconscious seared into memory by their intensity. Sometimes my dreams upset me, rehashing painful memories and serving them up with an extra side of terror. But mostly they’re just a bit odd, and leave me wondering what I’ve witnessed in the still of the night.Perhaps that ’s why interpreting dreams is one of my favourite activities. You can tell a lo...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Coco Khan Tags: Life and style Family Psychology Source Type: news
Domestic Violence, PTSD and Triggers
People catch colds because they were exposed to a virus or infection.
Some people get cancer because cells have begun endlessly dividing in their body.
We get itchy because an irritant has affected our skin.
We get hungry because our body needs nourishment on a regular basis, or thirsty because we aren’t sufficiently hydrated.
I could go on and on … usually the things that we experience in our daily lives are a cause and effect thing; this happens because that happened, and so on.
PTSD is similar, but also so very different. It happens when someone has experienced a traumatic event and their mind and b...
Source: Psych Central - October 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Deborah Gray Tags: Personal Stories PTSD Trauma Abusive Relationship Domestic Violence Spousal Abuse triggers Source Type: news
Health Tip: Help Your Child Deal With Night Terrors
Title: Health Tip: Help Your Child Deal With Night TerrorsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - September 28, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Firefighter/Paramedic Recalls Springing Into Action on Southwest Flight 1380
Editor's Note: On April 17, 2018, Jennifer Riordan, a 43-year-old vice president of community relations for Wells Fargo bank and mother of two children from Albuquerque, N.M., was pulled halfway out of an airplane window on Southwest Flight 1380 after the windows was hit by shrapnel from a failed engine just 20 minutes into the flight.
The seatbelt around her waist kept her from being completely sucked away, and it was through heroic efforts by a handful of brave passengers risking their own lives that Jennifer was pulled back into the plane so resuscitation attempts could begin.
What follows is the firsthand account from ...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - September 26, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrew Needum, NRP Tags: Exclusive Articles Operations Source Type: news
When a Hurricane Hits, Having Dementia Adds an Extra Challenge — And Even More Risk
This article originally appeared on Kaiser Health News (KHN), a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. (Source: TIME: Health)
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Bailey / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized medicine Source Type: news
Health Tip: Prevent Diaper Rash
-- It ' s every parent ' s nightmare -- diaper rash that causes itchy bumps, scaly skin and lots of discomfort for your baby.
The Nemours Foundation says you can help prevent diaper rash by keeping the infant ' s skin dry and clean.
If your child develops... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Beauty vlogger reveals how 36-hour birth left her with PTSD
The vlogger, 31, has revealed that giving birth to her first daughter Darcy seven years ago left her having flashbacks, nightmares and feeling exhausted as well as not bonding with her baby. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beauty vlogger reveals how 36-hour traumatic birth left her with crippling PTSD
The vlogger, 31, has revealed that giving birth to her first daughter Darcy seven years ago left her having flashbacks, nightmares and feeling exhausted as well as not bonding with her baby. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nightmares could be 'turned off' after scientists discover the genes that control deep sleep
Researchers from The University of Tokyo have identified two genes that control rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in the hope this will allow them to better understand deep sleep's benefits. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
