In a recent clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the United States of America (USA) assessed and compared the effectiveness of acupuncture and massage therapy for musculoskeletal pain in 298 patients with advanced cancer. They found that both treatments could reduce pain, fatigue, and insomnia in patients while improving their quality of … Read more
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on – Oct 1, 2023, 16:00 IST The influence of sleep deprivation on health Sleep is a normal body process that allows your body and brain to rest. For most people, it’s just a matter of getting comfortable, closing your eyes and drifting into slumber. But in reality, sleep is one … Read more
In a recent study published in PLoS ONE, researchers performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events among individuals with insomnia. Study: Incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world data. Image Credit: amenic181/Shutterstock.com Insomnia, a common sleep disorder and the second most prevalent … Read more
Australian patients with chronic health issues prescribed medical cannabis showed significant improvements in overall health-related quality of life and fatigue in the first three months of use, along with improvements in anxiety, depression, and pain. Interestingly, cannabis therapy did not seem to improve reported sleep disturbances, according to a study published September 6, 2023 in … Read more
New research, from men’s healthcare company Numan, suggests there is a sleep crisis among UK men with 71% of men surveyed struggling to sleep through the night. The survey reveals that men are not sleeping for long enough and that, when they do fall asleep, the quality of their rest is low. The findings are … Read more
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers compare the cost-effectiveness and clinical impact of nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy with sleep hygiene for insomnia treatment. Study: Clinical and cost-effectiveness of nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy for insomnia in primary care (HABIT): a pragmatic, superiority, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Image Credit: Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Background About 10% … Read more
A $4 million award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, will allow researchers in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to identify key factors for the successful implementation of workplace sleep coaching to improve sleep health in Arizona firefighters. … Read more