The RLS Foundation

Announcements

This page is dedicated to current news and events pertaining to restless legs syndrome and related topics. To view current announcements, watch our scrolling newsfeed on the right side of our homepage. If you are also interested in learning more about medical, scientific or research-based information, view our Latest Research page. Please note that most of the links below are outside sources. As you click on a link, you are leaving the RLS Foundation's website.

2010

• Motion Sickness: Restless Legs Syndrome Keeps You Going (Even if you want to stop) (The Boston Globe, May 17, 2010)
  
• One in six Americans is affected by a brain disorder such as RLS, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, autism, MS, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, ALS, stroke, and more. Make a film by February 16, 2010 telling your story, or the story of a loved one, affected by a brain disorder. Help make the case for why more brain research is needed to find cures. www.neurofilmfestival.com

2009

• Drive Alert and Arrive Alive! Drowsy Driving Prevention Week™ (November 2-8, 2009)
• WE MOVE Surveys Uncover Need for Education and Support for People Living with Movement Disorders (June 30, 2009)
• A Collaboration to Improve Diagnosis and Management of Parkinson’s Disease in the Primary Care Setting (June 2, 2009)
• Ignoring Insomnia Costs America $42 Billion a Year: Research Paper Examines the Burdens of Insomnia and Potential Solutions (May 29, 2009)
• March 20, 2009 is World Sleep Day (March 17, 2009)
• Drive Alert, Arrive Safe - Better Sleep Could Cut Serious Road Accidents By A Third (March 17, 2009)
• One-Third of Americans Lose Sleep Over Economy: National Sleep Foundation Poll Finds Inadequate Sleep Impacts Health and Safety (March 2, 2009)
• "I Slept Great Radio" to feature segment on RLS (January 19, 2009)  
• Compression Helps with Restless Legs Syndrome (January 14, 2009)
• Pneumatic Compression Devices Effective for Restless Legs Syndrome (January 13, 2009)  
• Exercise Reduces Periodic Leg Movements, Improves Sleep Patterns (January 9, 2009) 

2008

• Great press for RLS on The New York Times Online (December 17, 2008)
• Dates and Information for 13th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Announced 
• New York Times article features Lynne Kaiser and RLS! (September 29, 2008)
• Ronald Dupont Jr. column: With this disease, the cure is worse than the illness (September 25, 2008; High Springs Herald)
• Woman Spreads Word About RLS (September 25, 2008; NBC5, Dallas, TX)
• Restless Legs Syndrome Awareness (September 25, 2008; First Coast News, Jacksonville, FL)
• Grove City Woman Featured in PSA
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• Diagnosis: Restless legs (September 21, 2008; The Sacramento Bee)
• RLS Foundation mourns the passing of Wayne Hening (September 17, 2008)
• Twilight Walk to Put Spotlight on RLS (September 17, 2008)
• The Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and National Sleep Foundation Give a Face - and a Voice - to Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) (September 17, 2008)
• Restless Legs (ABC Australia) (September 14, 2008)
• We're married, sleeping in separate beds (September 14, 2008)
• Support Group Leader Kathy Page featured on KOMU (September 11, 2008)
• Restless Legs: In Your Head or In your Genes (September 4, 2008)
• Chicago Tribune features Q & A on RLS 
• A Good Night's Sleep is Serious Business (August 8, 2008)
• The Restless Legs Syndrome Controversy: Funny Name, Serious Topic (July, 2008)
• Finding Relief in Groups (July 10, 2008)
• Restless Leg Sufferers Get Support (May 29, 2008)
• Without TV ads, restless legs may take a hike (May 14, 2008)
• Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders (US News and World Report April 27, 2008)
• Restless legs is a syndrome (KOMU Columbia, Missouri - April 15, 2008)
• Say goodbye to sleepless nights (Martinsburg Journal - Martinsburg,WV -April 15, 2008)
• Sleep disorder seminar coming to Temple, TX(April 15, 2008)
• Restless legs syndrome on Web MD (April 14, 2008)
• Restless leg syndrome hurts quality of life (April 7, 2008)
• Medical Edge: For sleep disorder, see a specialist (April 4, 2008)
• Meet Joseph Kenney (April 2, 2008)
• Can Insomnia kill? (March 30, 2008)
• Drugs, Dollars, & Diagnosis (March, 2008)
• New sleep lab open in Springfield, MA (March 19, 2008)
• A pretty body is great; a working body is better (March 14, 2008) 
• Take the Sleep Challenge! (March 13, 2008)
• Restless Legs Syndrome doesn't discriminate by age (March 11, 2008)
• World Sleep Day on March 14, 2008! 
• Children also suffer from RLS (February 19, 2008)
• Ask the Doctor (February 3, 2008)
• Brain Awareness Week Announced (February 2, 2008)
• The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences is convening its second annual scientific meeting from June 4-6, 2008 in New Orleans, LA. (January 22, 2008)

2007

• Attention Healthcare Providers: National Sleep Foundation opens registration for "The Role of Sleep in Memory and Learning" and their Young Investigators Conference. 
• Restless legs syndrome Time Magazine's R-discovery of the year!
• Question on RLS shows up in London Newspaper online (Time Online) 
• Detecting Restless Legs Syndrome (News 14 Carolina)
• Do you live near Washington, Georgia? Guest speaker coming (November 1, 2007)
• Restless leg syndrome affects 12 million Americans -- Austin News Piece (October 25, 2007)
• Support Group Leader Elizabeth Visone featured in Family Circle magazine. 
• Dr. Norma Cuellar receives award from the National Institute of Nursing Research for RLS research project
• Rotigotine Transdermal System Shows Significant Symptom Reduction and Tolerability in Patients with RLS 
• Chair elect Janice Hoffman mentions RLS Foundation on NPR. 
• Restless legs syndrome: Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments (October 15, 2007)
• Restless legs syndrome: Demographics, presentation, and differential diagnosis  (September 15, 2007)
• KTTU Alaska: Dealing with Restless Legs Syndrome
• WE MOVE presents "Talking with your Doctor about Your RLS Symptoms." Real physicians will answer real questions from real patients in real time.
• RLS Awareness is on the move! Watch the Today Show segment online or Discovery Health's physician segment or one of these clips from Awareness Week: News2 This Morning. Midday News, Daybreak, or KRQE News 13 this Morning.
• Model of Health...A Wellness Column: Restless legs syndrome characterized by uncontrollable urges (September 14, 2007) 
• You make a difference! A recent "humor" column online mocked RLS, but the author wrote a second column after hearing from readers! Restless legs made me do it was followed by: Sheesh, ease up about the legs. Don't hesitate to speak out when you see RLS not being presented in an accurate light!
• Diagnosing Restless Legs Syndrome -- Fox News (September 10, 2007)
• Diagnosing Restless Leg Syndrome (September 9, 2007)
• Newsweek: "I know I am not the Only One"
• Restless legs in the genes, not the imagination
• RLS segment on The Today Show (August 16, 2007)
• Grandparents, older adults, encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder (August 14, 2007)
• FDA has Questions about Requip CR 
• National Sleep Foundation announces "Drowsy Driving Prevention Week" 
• Actors Corbin Bernsen And Amanda Pays Reveal For The First Time That A Common, Neurological Condition Impacts Their Days And Nights Boehringer Ingelheim Launches RLS Initiative (July 19, 2007)
• Newron says phase III data on Parkinson's Disease delayed (July 17, 2007)
• Schwarz Pharma and UCB, Inc. Announce U.S. Launch of Neupro(R) (Rotigotine Transdermal System) for the Treatment of Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease (July 16, 2007)
• Neurogen may have help for sleepless (June 26, 2007)