Sleep
Fibromyalgia drugs called into question
Two common drugs for pain reduction in people with fibromyalgia had widely varying outcomes in a German study. Scientists found that duloxetine (Cymbalta) and milnacipran (Savella) were as likely to harm patients as they were to help them. In their study of 6,000 people who had been treated with one or the two drugs or a placebo for up to six months, 22% of patients had significant reductions in pain but 21% were forced to quit treatment because of the side effects. Continue reading
Losing Weight Improves Sleep Quality
Overweight people who lose weight find they sleep better, says research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
Prof Kerry Stewart and her team looked at 77 people with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, all of whom were overweight or obese. At the start and end of the six-month study the participants answered a survey about their sleep problems and their fat levels were measured. Continue reading
