Are You Getting Enough Sleep? Why Women Struggle with Sleep Problems
Good sleep equals good health, says Raul Noriega, manager of the Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. Yet more than half of women report...
View ArticleExcessive gaming associated with poor sleep hygiene and increased sleepiness
Computer/console gamers who play for more than seven hours a week and who identify their gaming as an addiction sleep less during the weekdays and experience greater sleepiness than casual or...
View ArticleComputerized support keeps prominence of name brand drugs at bay
Simple computerized alerts can help curb the impulse to prescribe unnecessarily expensive, heavily marketed drugs. A study in the August issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine found that when...
View ArticlePrevent sleep deprivation this daylight saving time (w/ Video)
Whether you work an eight-hour shift or around the clock, chances are you are not getting the sleep you need. Dr. Aparajitha Verma, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the Methodist...
View ArticlePlanes, trains and automobiles: Traffic noise disturbs sleep, affects morning...
Nighttime noise from nearby road traffic, passing trains and overhead planes disturbs sleep and impairs morning performance, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 8,...
View ArticlePain, dry mouth may play role in sleep quality of head and neck cancer patients
Head and neck cancer patients who reported poor sleep quality one year after diagnosis had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to radiation treatments, according to a...
View ArticleShort and long sleep in early pregnancy linked to high blood pressure in the...
A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that getting too little or too much sleep in early pregnancy is associated with elevated blood pressure in the third trimester. The study suggests...
View ArticleHelp children get needed sleep by practicing good sleep habits
After-school activities, school work and sports can have your children leading busy lifestyles, making for some late bedtimes. So much activity can take away from sufficient sleep time.
View ArticlePoor sleep hygiene can lead to chronic sleep loss
Many of us look forward to staying up late and sleeping in late on weekends and holidays, but experts at National Jewish Health warn that doing so can have a negative impact on healthy sleep and...
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