Who Needs Sleep : Alex Trebek discusses sleep deprivation

Purple Haze-

Sweet Scents = Sweet Sleep?  Too often this simple equation is overlooked in people’s quest for a good night sleep.  The most common scent and best known to help with sleep, is lavender. Lavender was used to scent the Roman baths and during the Middle Ages, was rubbed on the gloves of workers to ward off [...]

20 Hours of Sleep

Cartoons by Andertoons

Do Your Children Have Night Terrors?

One-Third of Americans Lose Sleep Over Economy

National Sleep Foundation Poll Finds Inadequate Sleep is Associated with Health and Safety
WASHINGTON, DC, March 2, 2009 – One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). The poll suggests that inadequate [...]

Drowsy Driving in Hollywood

Rosie O’Donnell and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (The View)

Losing more than Sleep

NATIONAL SLEEP AWARENESS WEEK

Celebrate National Sleep Awareness Week®!
National Sleep Awareness Week takes place March 1-8, 2009 and  coincides with the return of Daylight Saving Time/  This annual “springing forward” of clocks often causes the people in the states affected, to lose an hour of sleep.
Read our ‘Sleep Tips and Sleep Hygiene’ sections to make this transition easier and-
‘Discover the Gift [...]

Sleep Apnea

Definition
Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. You may have sleep apnea if you snore loudly and you feel tired even after a full night’s sleep?
Sleep apnea occurs in two main types: obstructive sleep apnea, the more common form that occurs when throat muscles relax, and central [...]