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In a recent post, I reviewed a summary of the research status of jet lag and shift work sleep disorder. Shift work sleep disorder may affect up to 20% of U.S. workers and few FDA-approved medica tions...
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Transcontinental air travel and shifting work cycles present two of the most common challenges to circadian rhythm and sleep adjustment. For individuals who travel frequently or have many shifts in...
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I have previously posted a summary and commentary on the use of low-dose doxepin in the treatment of insomnia. The first post summarized the results of two studies supporting the safety and effi cacy...
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The National Consumers League, claiming to represent consumers' interests, issued a press release this week announcing they had submitted a complaint to the FDA, asking the agency to banish NuVal from the...
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When it comes to nutrition and the monumental influence it has on our health, the rubber hits the road wherever people and food come together. Kitchens and cafeterias. Schools and workplaces. Super markets...
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If we are prepared to acknowledge the widespread bullying to which both science and sense are subject at the hands of the almighty dollar, we might commit ourselves to the systematic effort of disting uishing...
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One of the challenges in the treatment of drug dependence is the common clinical feature of polydrug dependence. Those with serious drug dependence problems typically use multiple substances inc luding...
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I have previously provided reviews on some of the excellent TED talks that relate to the brain and to neuroscience. Recently a TED video has been posted of a 9 minute presentation by Dr. Neil Bu rgess...
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The wellbeing of children is everybody's business, and everybody should mind that children are staring down the barrel of a glow-in-the-dark cheese doodle or sugar-laden cereal loop at foreshadowed he alth...
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