[Repost] To be healthy, start with sleep.
By Li Hsin-Chien, Director of the Sleep Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital. A seemingly peaceful night's sleep is actually a turbulent one. Throughout the night…
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[Repost] Do I need to take sleeping pills if I can't sleep?
By Su Shu-xun, Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital. Sleep is an innate human instinct, and we spend one-third of our lives sleeping…
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[Repost] Do you need to get up several times to urinate during your sleep?
During a clinic visit, Professor Wu Wen-cheng of the Urology Department at Kaohsiung Siaogang Hospital encountered an elderly couple in their seventies, looking somewhat embarrassed and troubled…
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[Reprint] Sleeping Well is More Important Than Sleeping Longer: Discussing Insomnia in the Elderly
By Dr. Chen Bao-huan, Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Medical University Hospital: Insomnia is a common complaint among elderly patients in any department or ward of the hospital…
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[Repost] Sleep and weight loss: Stay awake and lose an inch with every sleep!
By Dr. Liu Tsai-jui, Attending Physician, Weight Management Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital: Does sleep affect weight? Did you know? "Insufficient sleep or lack of sleep..."
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[Repost] A new trick to reduce nighttime cough: Eat dinner earlier.
This article, excerpted from Liangyi Health Network, describes coughing as a self-defense mechanism of the respiratory system and a type of nerve reflex. It describes how cough receptors in the respiratory tract...