Tag: sleep
member name: Julie K. Silver, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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February 25, 2008 02:45 PM EST --
Last night, I had a big meal and then went to bed. I felt full and thought about the medical myth that patients often ask me about—does eating late at night lead to weight gain?
I love . . .
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January 04, 2008 04:56 PM EST --
I am proud to say that I have never once pulled an "all nighter" to study for a test. Sure, I stayed awake many nights in the hospital doing grueling hours during my medical training, but I . . .
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February 11, 2008 03:45 PM EST --
Can an herbal supplement help me sleep?" Many of my patients ask me this question, and many others never ask but just take a supplement along with their other prescription medications. . . .
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July 14, 2008 11:52 AM EDT --
Who doesn't feel like they'd like more energy? Whether you want it because you'd like to be able to concentrate better at work, be able to stay up and watch a late-night movie, or be able . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
When my daughter has nightmares, it can be scary for me to watch her having a bad dream. Luckily, they only happen every now and then to her. For other people, nightmares are a more constant occurrence. . . .
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June 23, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
Caregivers of people with dementia have a very difficult job. Doctors are often looking for ways to make that job—and the life of people with dementia—easier. A new study suggests that increasing . . .
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November 05, 2007 11:53 AM EST --
Are you worried about lying awake at night—unable to quickly fall asleep? Sleeping pills help you much less than you might think.
Researchers recently took another look at laboratory . . .
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January 14, 2008 05:00 PM EST --
Many people occasionally wake up to the feeling of pins and needles in one or both of their hands. The likeliest cause of these symptoms is compression of one or both of the main nerves (the median and . . .
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January 28, 2008 11:43 AM EST --
Getting enough sleep is one of the most important factors in maintaining good health-it may even help control your weight and your risk of getting diabetes. There are lots of ideas about why people . . .
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April 14, 2008 09:56 AM EDT --
I know when I'm feeling anxious about something—be it work or a family matter—I find it hard to fall asleep at night. A friend has mentioned that when she's feeling a lot of stress, . . .
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March 17, 2008 05:13 PM EDT --
As readers of this blog know, I try very hard to get a good amount of sleep every night. But of course, sometimes that doesn't happen. Sometimes I'm up all night with a sick child, others I stay . . .
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March 24, 2008 10:36 AM EDT --
Patients who come to see me because of trouble sleeping often ask about sleeping pills. This has especially been true since Lunesta (eszopiclone) came on the market a few years ago—and its makers . . .
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March 31, 2008 09:53 AM EDT --
Narcolepsy is a fairly rare disorder—about 1 in 2,000 people has this condition—and so I hardly ever see patients with this problem. However, I know that narcolepsy can have a serious impact . . .
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April 07, 2008 01:40 PM EDT --
More and more of my patients seem to know about sleep apnea-a breath-stopping type of snoring. But I bet most people will be surprised to hear that research has linked sleep apnea to depression. If you . . .
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January 21, 2008 12:07 PM EST --
Do your kids grind their teeth? If so, don't worry too much about it. Grinding teeth, or bruxism , is surprisingly common in children. Nearly one in three children does it at some . . .
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February 18, 2008 01:14 PM EST --
I'm a mess if I don't get enough sleep! You probably recognize the ill effects of sleep deprivation after a night or two of not sleeping well: grogginess, grouchiness and a brain that . . .
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June 16, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
I love sleeping and always try to get enough so that I feel rested and refreshed when I awaken. So I'm always interested in reading about research that helps explain what exactly is going on in our . . .
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April 21, 2008 04:35 PM EDT --
You've probably heard the term "internal clock" and know it has something to do with how you feel at different times of the day. But do you know what brain areas control your internal clock? . . .
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October 29, 2008 12:22 PM EDT --
Dr. Julie Silver from Harvard Medical School talks about sleep apnea and new research on this condition.
Watch now!
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April 28, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
As I've written about here in previous blogs, sleep apnea is a serious condition that causes breathing to stop at times during sleep. A consequence of sleep apnea that is not often discussed is that, . . .
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