Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

Yale Centers for Restless Legs Syndrome and Houston Methodist Neurological Institute FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, Texas – December 18, 2015 – Yale Centers for Restless Legs Syndrome in New Haven, Connecticut; and Houston Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston, Texas, have been certified as RLS Quality Care Centers by the Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation. The designation recognizes specialty...

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Medical Marijuana and RLS By Jacquelyn Bainbridge, PharmD, and Mark Buchfuhrer, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP, FAASM The medical and recreational use of marijuana is increasing in the U.S. The drug remains illegal under federal law (even though it is legal in 23 states and the District of Columbia), but a federal spending bill passed in December 2014 prohibits the...

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Researchers at Yale University in the Department of Neurology are investigating potential hormonal mechanisms underlying Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) also known as Willis Ekbom Disease (WED). There is no known cause of RLS/WED, but several lines of evidence suggest that it is a disease influenced or caused by hormones. The aims of the project are two-fold:  To determine...

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TOP 10 WAYS TO CELEBRATE Change your Facebook picture to the ‘RLS Awareness Day’ image that the Foundation has posted on our Facebook page. If you do, you will be entered to win an RLS T-shirt! The person with the most likes wins a Bravelet. https://www.bravelets.com/bravepage/restless-legs-syndrome Write a letter to the editor to your local newspaper or TV...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, Texas – August 13, 2015 – The Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation has certified the Emory Clinic Sleep Center as an RLS Quality Care Center. Emory is the sixth institution to join the Foundation’s program, which aims to improve quality of healthcare for people living with restless legs syndrome (RLS, also known as Willis-Ekbom...

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