NightWalkers Archives

2019

2019 Summer NW

SUMMER 2019

RLS Advocacy Day on Capital Hill, New Study on How Opioids Work for RLS, Comorbidities & RLS, Let's Make the World RLS AWARE, Impossible Burger: A Source of Iron?, Caregivers Make a Difference

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FALL 2019

 

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2019 Winter NW cover

WINTER 2019

Add Your Voice to RLS Advocacy, Speak up at RLS 'Day on the Hill' in DC on May 3, Opioid Action Alert: Provide Your Input by March 25, Nonmedication Strategies for RLS, A Support Group No Matter Where You are, Don't Let Augmentation Stop You in Your Tracks

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19SpringNW

SPRING 2019

Meeting the Daily Challenges of RLS, Augmentation Treatment, Is Methadone Less Addictive Than Other Opioids?, Finding an RLS Provider, Travel, Work and School with RLS, Medical Canabis and RLS

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2018

18 Summer NW

SUMMER 2018

RLS Awareness Day Sept. 23, RLS Webinars for Healthcare Providers, Advancing Awareness in DC, Back to School with RLS, 9/29-30 RLS Patient Symposium, Popcorn and Other Nondrug RLS Treatments

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18 Fall NW

FALL 2018

Depression and RLS, 150 Attend RLS Patient Symposium, RLS and Insomnia? CBT-I May Help, Guided Meditation and RLS, Research: One Step Closer to RLS Model, Ask the Doctor

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2018 Winter Nightwalkers

WINTER 2018

New Research Identifies Adenosine Role in RLS, New Guidelines on Appropriate Use of Opioids, RLS Advocacy Update, Managing RLS Through Multitasking, We're All Part of The Solution.

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Spring 2018 NightWalkers

SPRING 2018

RLS Advocacy in Washington, New Guidelines for Iron Treatment, Attend the National RLS Symposium Sept. 29-30, Finding a Medical Provider, RLS Foundation Membership: Give the Gift!

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2017

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SUMMER 2017

Foundation Funds Study on Opioids and RLS, 2017 Ekbom Award, RLS Awareness Day is Sept. 23!, Medical Cannabis and RLS, Is Nighttime Agitation Linked to RLS?, Technology and Your Sleep.

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Fall 2017 NightWalkers

FALL 2017

New Advocacy Initiative on Opioids for RLS, Awareness Day-Thank You, Sleeping with Technology, Disability Benefits & RLS, Mackenzie's Story, Art: Another Way to Cope

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Spring 2017 NightWalkers

SPRING 2017

Our First 25 Years, Testing a Treatment for Augmentation, RLS Training for Doctors Would Be Cost Effective, Augmentation Q&A, Surgery & RLS, New Course for Physician Assistants

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17 Winter

WINTER 2017

Help Keep Opioids an Option, New RLS Quality Care Center: Massachusetts General Hospital, Advocacy: Are You Available? RLS Medictions, Research: Developing a Model to Study RLS

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2016

2016 Fall NightWalkers

FALL 2016

Welcome to the new www.rls.org!, Foundation Welcomes New Board Members, Social Media: Another way to Serve You, Opioids and RLS Q&A, Teens: Sleep for Success, Take our Survey

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2016 Summer

SUMMER 2016

September 23 is RLS Awareness Day, RLS Booklet for Kids, Two New RLS Quality Care Centers, Bobbie Kittredge Receives Ekbom Award, Can Melatonin Help RLS?, RLS Mimics

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SPRING 2016

RLS and Augmentation, Video Highlights Common Drug Side Effect; Vanderbilt Certified as RLS Quality Care Center; New Scientific and Medical Advisory Board; Research Links RLS, Hypoxia, Blood Flow, Sleep Studies: What to Expect; Magnesium and RLS

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2016 Winter NightWalkers

WINTER 2016

Foundation Launches New Strategy for Research; Foundation Funds Study on Economic Evaluation of RLS; RLS Science Summit is 'Meeting of the Decade"; RLS Research Highlights; Avoiding Triggers Through Naturopathy; RLS Foundation Research Grant Program: 1997-2016

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2015

2015 Fall NightWalkers

FALL 2015

Houston Methodist and Yale Join Quality Care Center Network; Study Finds Difference in Early- vs Late-Onset RLS; Foundation Awards Second Grant to Dr. Sergi Ferre; Stories of Augmentation; Homeopathic Medicine; Drug Holidays

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SUMMER 2015

RLS Guide for Teens; Emory Joins RLS Quality Care Center Network; Partnering with Your Child's Healthcare Team; Foundation Funds Research on MEIS1 Gene; Drug Holiday Q&A; Art Therapy and RLS

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SPRING 2015

Research Shows H3 Receptor Antagonists have Potenital in RLS Treatment; RLS During Pregnancy and Lactation; RLS Triggers; St. John's Wort for RLS?; 2015 Webinar Series

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WINTER 2015

Stanford certified as WED/RLS Quality Care Center; Foundation Headquarters Moves to Austin, Texas; Medical Marijuana and WED/RLS; Massage Therapy: An Update; Pain and WED/RLS

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2014

FALL 2014

Research on Glutamate and Iron Deficiency; Understanding Augmentation; New WED Foundation Board Members; Raising Awareness through Needle and Thread; Marlins Fundraiser

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SUMMER 2014

Wordle; Medications Handout; Dr. Sibler Receives Ekbom Award; WED/RLS Awareness Day; Accupuncture and WED/RLS

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SPRING 2014

Study Links BTB9 Gene with WED/RLS; New Research on Pregabalin and Pramipexole; Couples' Perspective on Living with WED/RLS; Garden Party for a Cause

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WINTER 2014

Cover: Hospitalization and WED/RLS; Future of WED/RLS Research; BMJ Article: Patient Odyssey Survey Results; Curcumin: Under Study for Benefits; Hospitalization Checklist for the Patient with Willis-Ekbom Disease (Restless Legs Syndrome, or WED/RLS)

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2013

FALL 2013

WED Foundation Announces First WED/RLS Quality Care Center; Hearing Children's Voices Program; Glutamate and WED/RLS; Handout: Your First Doctor Visit for WED/RLS.

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SUMMER 2013

New Research Links Glutamate and WED/RLS Sleep Problems; Allergy Medications; How to Work with Your Healthcare Provider; FDA Alerts

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SPRING 2013

WED Quality Care Program Launch; Handout: CAM and RLS Webinar Summary; Youth Drawing Contest; Essay Contest

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WINTER 2013

Introducing the WED Foundation - New NW Look!; Comp Corner: MSG and WED/RLS; Handout: Research Grant Program Summary; Feature: New WED/RLS Diagnostic Criteria Added

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2012

FALL 2012

2012 Patient Survey Results; FDA Alert: Quinine and Pramipexole; Comp Corner: Mindfulness Stress Reduction Techniques; Handout: Drug Holidays

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SUMMER 2012

RLS Awareness Day Goes Global; Research Grant Awardees 2012; Comp Corner: Gluten Free Diet and RLS; Handout: Understanding Drug Action

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SPRING 2012

FDA Approves Neupro for RLS; Comp Corner: Reflexology and RLS; Feature Article: Celebrating our 20th Anniversary; Handout: Quick Guide for WED/RLS

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WINTER 2012

Children and RLS; Comp Corner: Complementary Therapy in Pediatrics; Handout: Advocating for your Child with WED/RLS

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2011

FALL 2011

2011 Research Grantees; Comp Corner: Magnesium & RLS; Handout: Understanding Clinical Trials

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SUMMER 2011

Special Issue on Pain & RLS; Comp Corner: Questions & Answers; Handout: Pain in RLS

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SPRING 2011

Name Change to Willis-Ekbom disease; Comp Corner: Understanding Dietary Supplements; Handout: Depression and RLS

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2010

FALL 2010

Madison Regional Meeting; Feature: Chinese Medicine and RLS; Comp Corner: Can Melatonin Help RLS Symptoms; Handout: Medications for RLS

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SUMMER 2010

RLS Awareness One Step at at Time; FDA Alert: Qualaquin; Handout: Iron and RLS

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SPRING 2010

2010 Regional Meeting Follow-Up; Comp Corner: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for RLS; Handout: Understanding RLS Mimics

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WINTER 2010

Making a Difference Fundraiser; Feature: Six Tips to Improve Your HCP Visits; Comp Corner: Valerian as a Sleep Aide; Handout: RLS in the Elderly Population

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