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National Sleep Awareness Week®, which takes place March 1-8, 2009, is a public education, information, and awareness campaign that coincides with the return of Daylight Saving Time, the annual "springing forward" of clocks that can cause ... [... more]
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Strategies for Shift Workers - National Sleep Foundation
Do you work at times other than the usual "nine to five" business day? If so, you are among the millions of shift workers in America's workplace. You may work when most people are asleep and attempt to sleep when the rest of the world is awake. [... more]
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Gilles Lavigne, DDS, MSc, FRCD
In the adult population, about 15% of those surveyed report experiencing chronic pain. However, in older adults, that number rises dramatically to over 50%. Among those experiencing chronic pain, about 2/3 report poor or unrefreshing sleep. The ... [... more]
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Aging Gracefully and Sleeping Well
Plus: Talk about Insomnia and Sleep Problems on our message board at iVillage.com. How do medications impact your sleep? Before you pop your next pill, read our Sleep Aids Brochure. In the next fifty years, the aged will make up a progressively ... [... more]
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Sleep Aids: All You Ever Wanted to Know...but Were Too Tired to Ask Some medications can lead to insomnia as well. These include medications for cold and allergy (some Some common sleep disorders can also cause poor sleep. These disorders range ... [... more]
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Sleep in America Polls - National Sleep Foundation
Long work days that often extend late into the night are causing Americans to doze on the job, at the wheel, and on their spouses, according to NSF's 2008 More than half of American women (60%) say they only get a good night's sleep a few nights ... [... more]
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Pointers for Parents - National Sleep Foundation
Educate yourself about adolescent development, including physical and behavioral changes you can expect, including those that relate to their sleep needs and patterns. Look for signs of sleep deprivation (insufficient sleep) and sleepiness in ... [... more]
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La cafeína ha sido llamada la droga más popular del mundo. Se encuentra en forma natural en más de 60 plantas incluyendo las semillas de café, las hojas de té, las nueces de cola y las semillas de cacao. En todas partes [... more]
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Dormir y el Reloj Circadiano
Ask the Sleep Expert Find a Sleep Center Estrategias para Dormir para Trabajadores por Turnos Los trabajadores por turnos llevan a cabo funciones críticas en hospitales, cuerpos de policía y personal de emergencia y en industrias de [... more]
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Sleepwalking, formally known as somnambulism, is a behavior disorder that originates during deep sleep and results in walking or performing other complex behaviors while asleep. It is much more common in children than adults and is more likely to ... [... more]
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Night Owls and Morning Larks - National Sleep Foundation
Calendar and Activities Tools and Quizzes NSF Videos Sleep Podcasts Buy from Sleep Shop Join a Community Ask the Sleep Expert Find a Sleep Center Night Owls and Morning Larks Those suffering from advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) and delayed ... [... more]
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Daniel J. Buysse, M.D.
There is definitely a connection between sleep problems-particularly insomnia-and depression. We frequently find insomnia in patients diagnosed with clinical depression; in fact, sleep disturbance is one of the core symptoms of clinical ... [... more]
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