Health Tip: Recognize the Signs of Drowsy Driving
Title: Health Tip: Recognize the Signs of Drowsy Driving
Category: Health News
Created: 8/18/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/18/2009
Polycythemia (High Red Blood Cell Count)
Title: Polycythemia (High Red Blood Cell Count)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/14/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/14/2009
The Sounds and Sleeplessness in the ICU (Part II)
Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Death, Especially for Men: Report
Title: Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Death, Especially for Men: Report
Category: Health News
Created: 8/18/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/18/2009
Wal-Mart supports employer health insurance mandate
The Associated Press is reporting that the nation's largest private employer, Wal-Mart, has announced that it supports an employer health insurance mandate.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Yawn Alert For Weary Drivers
Yawn Alert For Weary Drivers
We've all experienced it after long hours driving, the eyelids getting heavy, a deep yawn, neck muscles relaxing, the urge to sleep, the head nodding down... But, you're hands are still on the wheel and you only just stopped yourself nodding off in time to avoid the oncoming traffic.
First Human Gene Implicated In Regulating Length Of Human Sleep
Scientists have discovered the first gene involved in regulating the optimal length of human sleep, offering a window into a key aspect of slumber, an enigmatic phenomenon that is critical to human physical and mental health. The team, reporting in the Aug.
Sleep Less, Get Diabetes?
Title: Sleep Less, Get Diabetes?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/13/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2009
Gene Cuts Need for Sleep
Title: Gene Cuts Need for Sleep
Category: Health News
Created: 8/14/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/14/2009
Removal Of Tonsils And Adenoids Associated With Ongoing Benefits For Children With Breathing Problems During Sleep
Two and a half years after children with sleep-related breathing disorders had surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids (glands in the back of the throat), they appear to sleep better than they did before the procedure but not as well as they did six months after, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Back To School Stories: Sleep To STDs, Phobias To Rx Meds
Starting or returning to school can stir up a bevy of emotions with a range of effects, from bothersome to debilitating. Knowing a little bit about a few of these problems helps parents and children manage and overcome them. School phobia extreme anxiety from going to school or even talking about it. Causes could range from being bullied to grieving for a lost pet.
Improving Sleep And Pain In People With Osteoarthritis Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia. Results showed that treatment improves both immediate and long-term self-reported sleep and pain in older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia without directly addressing pain control.
Discovery Of Increased 'Sibling Risk' Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Children
A study, "Sibling risk of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy," in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP indicates that children have an increased risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if they have at least one sibling who has been diagnosed with the sleep disorder.
We've all experienced it after long hours driving, the eyelids getting heavy, a deep yawn, neck muscles relaxing, the urge to sleep, the head nodding down... But, you're hands are still on the wheel and you only just stopped yourself nodding off in time to avoid the oncoming traffic.
First Human Gene Implicated In Regulating Length Of Human Sleep
Scientists have discovered the first gene involved in regulating the optimal length of human sleep, offering a window into a key aspect of slumber, an enigmatic phenomenon that is critical to human physical and mental health. The team, reporting in the Aug.
Sleep Less, Get Diabetes?
Title: Sleep Less, Get Diabetes?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/13/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2009
Gene Cuts Need for Sleep
Title: Gene Cuts Need for Sleep
Category: Health News
Created: 8/14/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/14/2009
Removal Of Tonsils And Adenoids Associated With Ongoing Benefits For Children With Breathing Problems During Sleep
Two and a half years after children with sleep-related breathing disorders had surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids (glands in the back of the throat), they appear to sleep better than they did before the procedure but not as well as they did six months after, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Back To School Stories: Sleep To STDs, Phobias To Rx Meds
Starting or returning to school can stir up a bevy of emotions with a range of effects, from bothersome to debilitating. Knowing a little bit about a few of these problems helps parents and children manage and overcome them. School phobia extreme anxiety from going to school or even talking about it. Causes could range from being bullied to grieving for a lost pet.
Improving Sleep And Pain In People With Osteoarthritis Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia. Results showed that treatment improves both immediate and long-term self-reported sleep and pain in older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia without directly addressing pain control.
Discovery Of Increased 'Sibling Risk' Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Children
A study, "Sibling risk of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy," in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP indicates that children have an increased risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if they have at least one sibling who has been diagnosed with the sleep disorder.
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