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12 Million Can't Sleep, Can't Sit With Restless Legs Syndrome
When Richard Jefferson was 7 years old, his legs twitched so uncomfortably his parents would put them in ice packs to ease the creepy-crawly pain.
Heart-Valve Disease Linked to Two Parkinson's Drugs
The ergot-derived dopamine agonists Permax (pergolide) and Dostinex (cabergoline) are associated with an increased risk of cardiac-valve regurgitation, two groups of European researchers reported.
Tweaking the Treatment for Restless Legs
Last Super Bowl, a TV commercial lauded the power of Requip (ropinirole), the first drug approved to treat restless leg syndrome, a condition whose signature feature is creepy-crawly leg sensations that interfere with sleep and...
Pregnancy Ups Risk of Restless Leg Syndrome
Islamabad: Pregnancy increases the risk for the occurrence, or worsening, of restless legs syndrome, says an Italian study in the Sept. 28 issue of Neurology.
Drugs for Parkinson's disease turn patients into gambling addicts
Drugs used to treat patients suffering from Parkinson's disease are turning some of them into pathological gamblers.