Sleep Apnea May Be Deadly
Title: Sleep Apnea May Be Deadly
Category: Health News
Created: 8/4/2008
Last Editorial Review: 8/4/2008
Sleep Deprivation and Athletes
An article from the National Sleep foundation (NSF) states that "if you are experiencing sleep deprivation, your athletic performance may suffer." Some effects of sleep deprivation may strike at the body, causing reduced endurance and a drop in the fitness level. Eyesight and hearing may be impaired. Other effects are emotional, including mood swings. Logic would say that getting enough sleep is important for optimal sports...
Sleep More, Learn More
A study conducted by scientists in Switzerland revealed that a good night's sleep strengthened the nerve cells that control learning and memory. But --- can you actually learn while you're sleeping? If you listen to a CD on the history of Greece while in deep slumber, will the information be stored in your brain cells, ready for that big test tomorrow? A web search brought up dozens of sites claiming you can learn while you sleep. A new...
Australian Study Shows That Sleep Apnea Is An Independent Risk Factor For Mortality
Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality, according to a study in the August 1 issue of the journal Sleep. Fourteen years after initial data were collected, about 33 percent of participants with moderate to severe sleep apnea had died (six of 18 individuals), compared with 6.5 percent of people with mild OSA (five of 77) and 7.7 percent of people with no OSA (22 of 285).
New JCR Book Provides Tips On Recognizing, Preventing Effects Of Fatigue
Fatigue among health care workers is known to lower production and increase the risk of errors, as well as lead to higher absenteeism, personnel turnover and health care costs. "Strategies for Addressing Health Care Worker Fatigue" a new publication from Joint Commission Resources (JCR), offers health care organizations practical strategies for addressing this important health care topic. JCR is a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission.
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"A study conducted by scientists in Switzerland revealed that a good night's sleep strengthened the nerve cells that control learning and memory."
If this is correct then how can the current medical advice to prevent Slow-wave sleep (Stage 3 and Stage 4 NREM) in infants be safe? Slow wave sleep (SWS) is when infants die of SIDS. So, pediatricians no longer allow infants to get SWS. Is this safe?
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