If sleep aids are dangerous for adults then you can just imagine the impact they would have on infants. Such is a concern which has been called upon by Australian governments into making sure that parents are discouraged from using sleep aids.
In fact, 12 deaths have been already reported in the last 13 years. Sleep aids are marketed as a solution to supposedly aids parents in handling their baby problems. The most common type looks like a cushioned mat, with padding to lift the baby’s he
It looks like women don’t have to sleep like crazy to live longer. Apparently they will need only 5 to 6 hours of sleep to live longer, thanks to some research claims.
The study was made on 459 elderly women in America found that those who slept for between five and six and a half hours a night had the longest survival rates.
In their first study they worked out peoples’ sleeping habits using wrist activity monitors, which are able to tell whether a pers
Anyone knows that babies need certain styles on how to sleep better but if you want some advice, do not use sleep positioners. This was urged by government safety groups where babies can be trapped and suffocate when left unattended.
Baby sleep positioners, a popular product for safety-conscious parents, were supposed to save lives by keeping infants from rolling onto their stomachs. Unfortunately, it seems that they are not doing its actual intent and are causing more of a SIDS-like of a scenario wh
Expectant moms who may be giving birth this October or May are in for a freebie of sorts with this invitation to a FREE Safe Sleep baby shower sponsored by the Eastern Virginia Perinatal Council.
Free snacks and door prizes await event participants which will be held on October 5 between 1 to 3 pm. The event was organized to educate mothers to learn more about safe sleep for their precious new baby.
The way babies are put to sleep may help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and o
While many may have heard that Stage 4 Sleep is a clear indicator of violent sleep walking, it seems that a study proved otherwise. This was presented at the 135th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA).
Low levels of stage 4 sleep can be seen in nearly half of nonviolent sleepwalkers and most violent sleepwalkers. Sleepwalking is a fairly common arousal parasomnia that affects up to 4% of adults.
Sleepwalking includes a spectrum of behavioral manifestations of di
Here is an update for you. It seems that for people who find themselves shouting or crying are most likely to find themselves to develop Parkinson’s disease. This is of course based on finding by scientists who found that people who suffer from REM sleep disturbance.
Normal sleepers are effectively paralysed during REM or rapid eye movement because the brain shuts off the muscles allowing the body to properly rest.
But this doesn’t happen to those w
If you are conscious about your weight, then exercising may not be the only solution. In fact, you can probably sleep on it! Especially if you are in your teens, a study suggest that the best ways to fight calories and the fat is to sleep regularly.
This is not the first time we have heard of the link between obesity and sleep loss. It has been reported by other studies that lack of sleep may alter levels of hormones that regulate one’s appetite, but only a few tried to see the influence of sle
There seems to be some issue regarding the anti-swadling advice being issued by newborn care experts. Lack of information and clinically proven tools may prove to be harmful to parents or worse, deadly if they are not careful.
Newborn care experts like Pamela Diamond have called the arms-free swaddling and anti-swaddling advice misleading and irresponsible at best, and potentially harmful or even deadly at worst.
The messages are patently false, lacking evidence, data and clinical st
It looks like bed bugs are at it again. Plaguing NYC and Syracuse, it seems that these erring bugs are doing more than just covering beds and homes. In fact, reports have it that a Times Square movie theater and retail stores have closed down because of them.
No other than the health department can attest to the fact that bed bug issues are slowly rising.
Bedbugs are flat, wingless insects that feed on blood. They follow the trail of CO2 expressed by their victims during their deepest sle
Well here is some trivia for you. Did you know that a percentage of women have been found to be jealous if they find their partners fast asleep? Apparently this was a result made by Silentnight Beds in celebration of National Love Your Bed Week which runs from August 2 to 8.
It was revealed the length that ladies will go to, to wake a sleeping partner when the green eyed monster gets the better of them. Almost half say they ramp up the tossing and turning to stir a slee
