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What does a sleep therapist’s bedtime routine really look like?

Written by Kayleigh Dray Kayleigh Dray is Stylist’s digital editor-at-large. Her specialist topics include comic books, films, TV and feminism. On a weekend, you can usually find her drinking copious amounts of tea and playing boardgames with her friends. Welcome to Stylist’s Sleep Diaries, where we’re taking a deep-dive into one of the most important […]

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Q&A: Sleep challenges with daylight saving time

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I always struggle with daylight saving time, both in the spring when we turn clocks ahead and in the fall when we lose an hour. Is there anything I can do to limit the effects of the time change on my mind and body? ANSWER: For much of the U.S. and many […]

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Treatment of Graves’ disease

Graves’ disease is a toxic form of hyperthyroidism that may require immediate treatment. Treatment includes antithyroid drugs or medications, radiation therapy with radioactive iodine and surgery. Hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease is, in general, easily controlled and safely treated and treatment is almost always successful. However, with most therapies for hyperthyroidism there is an eventual […]

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Symptoms of Anxiety

Anxiety disorders are mainly characterized by an unnecessary worry, distress and tension. This may lead to disturbances in concentration, sleep and regular social and work related functioning. Symptoms vary from person to person and generally develop slowly. The symptoms may be physical or psychological. (1, 2, 3, 4) Primary symptoms The primary symptom is usually […]

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Symptoms of Tinnitus

Tinnitus is a symptom of an underlying disease rather than being a disease itself. It is characterized by various soft or loud sounds in the ears of the patient when there is no such sound in the environment. Around 15 per cent of people experience tinnitus at some stage of life and it's more likely […]

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Symptoms of Tinnitus

Tinnitus is a symptom of an underlying disease rather than being a disease itself. It is characterized by various soft or loud sounds in the ears of the patient when there is no such sound in the environment. Around 15 per cent of people experience tinnitus at some stage of life and it's more likely […]

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Diagnosis of head lice

Head lice infestation, caused by tiny insects or head lice, are usually diagnosed based on clinical findings. Parents and teachers might discover the nits or eggs or adult lice in the child’s hair. In the case of head lice, a school nurse usually discovers the infestation on routine checks. Adults in the family may also […]

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Diagnosis of Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia is a symptom of an underlying pathology in many women. It is defined as excessive bleeding (over 80 ml of blood per period), for over 7 days and at regular intervals. Causes of Menorrhagia Causes of Menorrhagia may be due to specific disease, hormonal, uterine or reproductive anatomical abnormalities or caused due to drugs […]

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History of Sleep

Ancient Indian sages, Egyptians and Greeks, and Romans, have all described sleep in various ways, including naming the gods who brought dreams to sleepers. It was also well known that many people experienced sleep in two shifts, with an hour or three of intervening wakefulness, when one could have quiet time alone or visit one’s […]