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Drugs That Exacerbate Restless Legs Syndrome Frequently Prescribed Patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) are often prescribed drugs that exacerbate the condition, while prescriptions of drugs approved to treat it have fallen, researchers say.
Reuters Health Information, December 12, 2018
Restless Legs Tied to Suicide Even in the Absence of Depression Restless leg syndrome is strongly linked to suicidal thoughts and behavior, even in the absence of depression, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 25, 2018
Readers Respond: Stop Stigmatizing Opioids Dr Charles Argoff shares the outpouring of responses to an earlier commentary on the proper use of opioids.
Medscape Neurology, July 5, 2018
An Unrecognized Suicide Risk Factor A study found a connection between severe restless leg syndrome and suicide.
Medscape Internal Medicine, June 27, 2018
CMSC 2018 Subjective Reports Positive for Cannabis in MS, but Caution Urged Patients with MS report benefits from medical cannabis in pain and spasticity, but concerns about cognitive effects remain.
Medscape Medical News, June 13, 2018

Novel Exercises for Restless Legs Syndrome: Randomized Trial Do tension and trauma release exercises improve symptoms of restless legs syndrome?
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, October 18, 2018
Managing Neurologic Complications of Chronic HCV Infection This article highlights some of the extrahepatic and neurologic complications of chronic HCV infection. What role can the community pharmacist play in their identification and management?
U.S. Pharmacist, August 10, 2018
Depression/Anxiety and Headache Frequency in Migraineurs Patients who experience higher migraine frequency may also experience higher rates of depression and anxiety.
Headache, March 30, 2018
Obesity and Sleep Disorders in Postmenopausal Women This study investigated the relationship between obesity and sleep architecture in postmenopausal women.
Menopause, February 23, 2018
Immediate Effect of CPAP Titration on Perceived HRQoL Explore the immediate effects of CPAP titration on self-perceived health-related quality of life among patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 15, 2017