NEW YORK (Reuters) - European health regulators recommended on Thursday restricting the use of Cephalon's sleep disorder drug Provigil for treating narcolepsy only, over concerns that risks may outweigh the benefits of the medicine in other uses. The European Medicines Agency said doctors and patients should no longer use medicines that contain modafinil -- the active ingredient in Provigil -- for sleep ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Restless legs syndrome tends to cluster in families, results of a Canadian study confirm. Dr. Guy Rouleau of the University of Montreal Hospital and his colleagues found sons and daughters of people with the bothersome syndrome were at nearly double the risk of having it themselves, while the risk for brothers and sisters of restless legs ...

A psychiatrist testified that a Colorado teen was sleepwalking when he allegedly shot and killed his 9-year-old brother and wounded and stabbed his mother. Dr. John Hardy gave his testimony at an ongoing hearing to decide if Daniel Gudino, 14, of Colorado Springs will become one of the ...

If you do everything right each night—you know, going to bed early and avoiding drinking—your body's internal clock should wake you up at the same time every morning. For the rest of us, here are five simple ways to a better night's sleep: 1.) Charge your BlackBerry in the Living Room Having too many tech toys ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Schools in Glasgow are running a trial of "sleep lessons" to promote a healthy sleeping routine and change bad habits such as late night television. The lessons aim to help children learn more effectively, be calmer and enjoy better mental health. They teach pupils about the importance of getting at least nine hours' shut-eye a night and ...

When the clock "springs forward" at the start of Daylight Savings Time, it can be a big adjustment to your body's system. With the change coming earlier than ever -- on Sunday -- the effects can be even more pronounced. The clock moves forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday March 14 ...

A Chinese college student fed up with his roommate's snoring, has confessed to stabbing him to death in the middle of the night. Zhao Yan, 22, was stabbed in the chest and back late last year in his room at Jilin Agricultural University in the northeastern ...

What starts with an "s" that seniors need more of than younger adults, is great to get a bit of in the middle of the day and could cause teens to turn to drugs if they don't get enough of it? The answer is sleep, according to several studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for ...

Here are the seven once-secret paragraphs that summarize the U.S. account of the treatment of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed in Pakistan in 2002. _"It was reported that a new series of interviews was conducted by the United States authorities prior to 17 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One night of good sleep is not enough to recover from chronic sleep deficit, which over time hinders a person's ability to stay alert and attentive, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Many nights of too little sleep when the body's rhythm says it is time to snooze have cumulative detrimental effects on how a person ...