Sleep disorder

• Researchers may have identified several factors that put people at risk for a disorder that makes them kick, yell and punch in their sleep.
(Huffington Post)
• A rare sleep disorder that causes people to punch and kick others during sleep may have some of the same risk factors as Parkinsons disease, and could give researchers clues to predicting Parkinsons many years before it surfaces, a new study suggests.
(YAHOO!)
• Smoking and pesticide exposure appear to be strong risk factors for a rare disorder that causes people to physically act out their dreams while asleep, even to the extent of punching and kicking their bedmates, Canadian research suggests.
(The Vancouver Sun)
• Falling asleep in less than 5 minutes may indicate that a person could be suffering from a sleep disorder, according to the FDA. It is normal to take anywhere between 10 to 20 minutes to fall asleep at night.
(ABC News)
• (Ivanhoe Newswire) – It's hard enough sleeping with someone who tosses and turns at night, but imagine if they kicked and punched instead! Thankfully, researchers may have possibly identified risk factors associated with this rare sleep disorder.
(Ivanhoe)
• WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking and exposure to pesticides are two factors that could raise the risk for a rare disorder that causes people to sometimes kick, punch or otherwise move about while asleep, a new study suggests.
(YAHOO!)
• A rare sleep disorder characterized by disturbances of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep shares some environmental risk factors with Parkinsons disease, an international case-control study suggested.
(MedPage Today)
• It has been an uphill battle for the veteran, from diagnosis to treatment. "I've been fighting this sleep disorder for years," Raven said. "It is getting so much worse now that they are going to have to put me on this $10,000 machine.
(Miami Herald)