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Suffering from Insomnia: The Likeliest Candidates
Almost anyone can suffer from an occasional bout of insomnia, but statistically speaking, certain groups come in for more than their share of problem sleep. Women, older people, and people suffering from [more…]
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Diagnosing Insomnia
When you visit your primary care physician to try and determine if you have insomnia, he or she will be most interested in discovering if your insomnia is a medical disorder in and of itself or a secondary [more…]
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Nocturnal Leg Cramps: Night-time Calf Muscle Pain
Nocturnal leg cramps can lead to a rude awakening: You're suddenly sleepless and in pain in the middle of the night. Symptoms of nocturnal leg cramps include excruciating contractions of the calf muscles [more…]
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Recognizing the Dangers of Sleep Deprivation
If you regularly get less sleep than your brain requires, then you are, by definition, sleep deprived. Every year, thousands of sleep-deprived people are involved in automobile and industrial accidents [more…]
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Important Rights Listed in the Constitution
The Constitution is chock-full of guarantees of individual rights and rules about what the government can and can’t do. Some provisions affect people’s lives more than others, but they are all important [more…]
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Analyzing a Substantive Due-Process Claim
Substantive due process involves whether the government has a legitimate basis for taking away a person’s right to life, liberty, or property. The basic question is, “Wait — does the government have a [more…]
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Looking Into Systemic Conditions that Mimic Alzheimer's Disease
A number of other conditions can mimic the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, including an underactive thyroid, vitamin deficiencies, too much calcium in the blood, and syphilis that's spread to the brain [more…]
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Caring for an Alzheimer's Patient and Your Family
Balancing your attention to an Alzheimer's patient with care for the rest of your family is nothing short of a tightrope act. According to a study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, 41 percent [more…]
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Knowing What Alzheimer's Is . . . and Is Not
Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia. Although all Alzheimer's patients have dementia, not all dementia patients have Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Association defines Alzheimer's disease as [more…]
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Deciding on Care for Alzheimer’s Patients
Choosing care for an Alzheimer’s patient involves many factors: the needs of the patient, money restrictions, desire to keep the patient in his or her own home, and availability of family and friends to [more…]
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Calming Alzheimer's Patients with Pet Visitations
One of the more significant problems that families with Alzheimer's patients often face is agitation. Agitated behaviors may include [more…]
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Alzheimer's Disease Stages
Alzheimer’s Disease and its progression are described by doctors and medical researchers through stages, and symptoms that can occur in each stage. Alzheimer patients are categorized by their level of [more…]
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Alzheimer’s For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Medical professionals have developed a set of stages to describe the progression and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. After you assess the needs of the Alzheimer’s patient and explore the care choices, [more…]
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