Of the thousands of service men and women in the armed forces overseas, an increasing number of troops are now returning with post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. According to the United States Department of veterans Affairs, PTSD can occur after a life-threatening event or […]
Back to School Sleep Tips for Kids and Teens
Sleep experts generally advise that a consistent bed time is very important to maintain good sleep habits. But summertime can mean that consistency doesn’t happen as kids may stay awake later at night. A recent study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests consistency of kids’ bedtimes is just as important for their […]
Top Sleep Tips for Kids and Teens
When it comes to good sleep habits, the old saying "early to bed, early to rise, make a person healthy,wealthy and wise," has never been truer. May is designated as Better Sleep Month, a good time to review some good sleep habits for kids and teens. Mohsin Maqbool, M.D., Director of the Pediatric […]
Bipolar Disorder-How to Reconize and Treat The Illness
Bipolar Disorder Nearly 6 million adults suffer from the disease of Bipolar Disorder in the US as of 2007. That is a HUGE number. It can be misdiagnosed as ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) in the early years. Often times, children are medicated for ADHD instead of Bipolar Disorder. When with a […]
Sleep well without tension six or seven hours
Sleep is almost as necessary to life as food. Shakespeare calls it, `nature’s sweet restorer.’ We go to bed at night, tired and worried; but we wake up in the morning vigorous and refreshed, feeling like new men. Nothing so quickly wears out the energy of the body as want of sleep. Those who […]
Op-Ed: Is Microwave Exposure Harming Millions?
A Change Has Got To Come by Angela Flynn 12/08 angelaflynn80@msn.com I recently read Blue Windows by Barbara Wilson. Barbara was raised as a Christian Scientist. Christian Scientists are admonished to look out of only rose-colored windows because evil and sickness do not exist. Everything is perfection. Her mother ended up getting breast cancer and […]