ive had it since i was around 17 its for real. getting up and walking around works usually. i havent and wont start taking requip... not yet at least. thc really helps when it happens as well...
On 7/20/07, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *sits behind desk shaking legs left and right* > > "ATLANTA, July 19 (UPI) -- Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta > and deCODE Genetics in Reykjavik, Iceland, have identified a gene > linked to restless legs syndrome. > > RLS is a condition that produces an intense, often irresistible urge > to move the legs and is a major cause of insomnia and sleep disruption > to some 10 percent of the U.S. population. > > The discovery provides strong new evidence that RLS is a genuine > syndrome, a fact that has recently been the subject of some debate, > according to lead author Dr. David Rye of the Emory University School > of Medicine. > > "We now have concrete evidence that RLS is an authentic disorder with > recognizable features and underlying biological basis," Rye said in a > statement. > > The researchers report a population-attributable risk for RLS of at > least 50 percent, meaning that were the gene variant not present, more > than half of all RLS cases would disappear. However, the variant is > very common -- nearly 65 percent of the population carries at least > one copy of the variant, and two copies of the variant more than > doubles one's risk of experiencing RLS, according to the study > published in the New England Journal of Medicine. " > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238766 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
