World Sleep Day 2009

WORLD SLEEP DAY 2009 -- MARCH 20, 2009

World Sleep Day is an international annual event, intended to be a celebration of sleep and a call to action on important issues related to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects and driving. It aims to lessen the burden of sleep problems on society through better prevention and management of sleep disorders. World Sleep Day 2009 is being held on March 20th, under the slogan ‘Drive alert, arrive safe’. This year’s theme is transportation, focussing on safety, travel and driving alertness.

The first World Sleep Day was launched... (click here to read more)

How to Spot a Scam

The RLS Foundation recognizes there are many sites online dealing with restless legs syndrome. One quick and easy way to spot a scam or untrustworthy site/product is by simply reading carefully.

The neurological disorder nearly 10% of the American populations lives with night after night is restless LEGS syndrome. There is no such disorder as restless LEG syndrome. If you spot this error, do not trust the information.

For more quick facts on restless legs syndrome, see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Potential New Drug for RLS

XP13512 Shows Promising Results in Restless Legs Syndrome: Presented at AAPM
By Emma Hitt, PhD

HONOLULU -- February 2, 2009 -- An experimental treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS), XP13512, was found to improve symptoms in all patients and reduced pain associated with RLS compared with placebo, according to results of a study presented here at the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 25th Annual Meeting."Pain is not a criterion for diagnosis of RLS, but many patients report ...

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Exercise Reduces Leg Movements

A recent journal article found exciting new information regarding exercise and sleep in January 2009.
Exercise Reduces Periodic Leg Movements, Improves Sleep Patterns

Great Press for RLS!

Yesterday, The New York Times online posted their feature on RLS. The RLS Foundation is incredibly excited by this piece of great press for RLS!

Click here to read the story or click here to listen to the patients' accounts of RLS. We are so excited by this painted portrait of RLS. I work and know each of the individuals featured in the first-person accounts and am so excited to see RLS illustrated so appropriately!

Spinal Anesthesia Doesn't Cause Restless Leg Syndrome

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Spinal anesthesia won't cause or worsen restless legs syndrome.

That's the conclusion of a new study published as a letter to the editor in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study compared people undergoing general anesthesia to those undergoing surgery with spinal anesthesia and found no difference in restless legs syndrome symptoms between the groups.

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Clinical Trials

We hope you take the opportunity to visit our website to see what clinical trials might be available in your area. Our Clinical Trials page is updated on a regular basis. We have recently added two new studies that might be of particular interest to our members. Visit today!