How to get better sleep and treat inflammatory osteoarthritis recent plus medical news




KUSP's Ask Doctor Dawn show

Summary: Deadline is extended to setup state insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act; Class action lawsuit in Virginia may facilitate Medicare funding for home health care; More about drug shortages, especially for chemotherapy; Strategies to achieve better sleep with minimum drug use; Muscle relaxant at bedtime helped someone sleep and reduce depression; Low dose of old anti-depression drugs and other remedies for fibromyalgia sleep problems; Carbon nanotubes twisted with wax can make a material that contracts in length like muscle; Inflammatory osteoarthritis in hands can be caused by food sensitivities and bad gut bacteria; Comments on shift workers and circadian rhythms; Studies show telomere shortening correlates with a variety of conditions which that also correlate with shorter lifespan; Functional medicine advice for someone is loosing weight and height; Comments about groups both locally and online to discuss health issues