6 Myths about Sleep Disorders

Doctors and specialists who study sleep have identified more than one hundred different types of sleep disorders. Sleep disorders are broken down into four categories as delineated by the International Classification of Sleep Disorders. These categories are dyssomnias, parasomnias, medical/psychiatric disorders and proposed sleep disorders. → continue reading

Planet / Star Size Comparison

I can’t even begin to explain how small we are. Kind of makes you wonder if there is life somewhere else in the galaxy. More photos after the jump. Planet size compared to the sun and stars (Video after pictures)

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Medical Mystery: The Pee Shiver. Do you get it?

urinalPost-micturition convulsion syndrome, also known as piss shivers or pee shivers, is a phenomenon where one feels a shiver running down the spine following urination. This is a form of myoclonus. It is experienced mostly in males.
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