Friday, July 27, 2007

Restless Legs Syndrome

We have recently been bombarded with so many TV ads for treatments for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) that I was beginning to wonder if it were real or a disorder created by drug makers.

The finding by researchers at Emory University and deCode Genetics of a gene linked to RLS has satisfied my mind on this matter.

The article is in New England Journal of Medicine published on line on July 18. There is also a summary of the article at Eurekalert.org.

They also mention that sometimes a low level of iron can be part of the problem.

Personally my legs seem to get the fidgets when it's past my bedtime.

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