Tag Archives: Disorders

Eating Disorders

by DES Daughter In Hollywood, where the camera-like a binge itself-adds 10 pounds before you can say Twinkie, eating disorders are commonplace. Jane Fonda was bulimic from age 12 until 35 and admits that at one point she threw up 20 times a day. Sally Field began her three-year bout with bulimia at 20, spurred,… Read More »

Teenage Sleeping Disorders

by Jim Surkamp There is a sleep disorder that affects between seven to ten percent of teenagers called Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, also known as DNS. Most teenagers outgrow this disorder by the time they reach young adulthood. Less then one percent of adults are believed to have DSP. Often people mistake this sleep disorder… Read More »

Disorders of Blood Pressure Regulation: Phenotypes, Mechanisms, Therapeutic Options (Updates in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection)

This book aims to present a comprehensive classification of hypertensive phenotypes based on underlying target organ involvement. Particular emphasis is placed on review and assessment of clinical presentation, pathophysiologic mechanisms, and possible specific therapeutic options for each hypertension phenotype. Several of these phenotypes are well known and well described in the literature, such as prehypertension,… Read More »

Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem

Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome are three examples of very common disorders for which we have little biological information. This new book cuts across a variety of medical… Read More »