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The Dangers Of Daylight Savings Time

March 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Public Health
Daylight Savings Time can be hazardous for your health. On average, people go to work or school on the first Monday of Daylight Savings after sleeping 40 fewer minutes than normal. And recent studies have found there's a higher risk of heart attacks, traffic accidents and workplace injuries on the first Monday of Daylight Savings... Tags:

Daylight-Saving Time Switch May Leave You Sleepy, Physician Says

March 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Many Americans will lose an hour of sleep on March 14, the first day of daylight-saving time, when clocks are set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. local standard time-making it harder to wake up, causing difficulty in staying alert and increasing the chance of sleepy-driving car crashes. Ronald D. Chervin, M.D., says Americans can prepare for the daylight-saving time switch... Tags:

Potty Training

March 10th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Potty TrainingbrCategory: Health and LivingbrCreated: 3/10/2010 10:12:00 AMbrLast Editorial Review: 3/10/2010 10:12:51 AM Tags:

NxStage Announces New FREEDOM Data Showing The Positive Impact Of Its Daily Home Hemodialysis Therapy On Sleep Quality And Restless Legs Syndrome

March 9th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Booths # 23-25 at the Annual Dialysis Conference -- NxStage Medical, Inc... Tags:

Sleep Differences Among Ethnic Groups Revealed By Poll

March 8th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
The 2010 Sleep in America poll released by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups... Tags:

Grinding Teeth at Night May Be a Sign of Daytime Stress

March 8th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Grinding Teeth at Night May Be a Sign of Daytime StressbrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 3/5/2010 6:10:00 PMbrLast Editorial Review: 3/8/2010 Tags:

Sleepless Nights Plague America

March 8th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
Title: Sleepless Nights Plague AmericabrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 3/8/2010 9:42:00 AMbrLast Editorial Review: 3/8/2010 Tags:

Sleep: Study Finds Many Are Too Tired for Sex

March 7th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information
A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups. Tags:

Children With Insomnia May Have Impaired Heart Rate Variability

March 4th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Children with insomnia and shorter sleep duration had impaired modulation of heart rhythm during sleep, Pennsylvania researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. In a study of young children, researchers showed that insomnia symptoms were consistently associated with impaired heart variability measures... Tags:

Extremes Of Sleep Related To Increased Fat Around Organs

March 3rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Not getting enough sleep does more damage than just leaving you with puffy eyes. It can cause fat to accumulate around your organs - more dangerous, researchers say, than those pesky love handles and jiggly thighs... Tags:
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