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Yawning tied up to cooling Brains

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Brian Yalung

When a person yawns, it normally depicts boredom or sleepiness. But thanks to a medical report, it seems that yawning is tied up to something else, somehow similar to how a computer would need its rest after exhaustive use.

In all, yawning is not something done because a person is bored. It serves as a cooling agent of sorts as far as medical implications are concerned. Doctors may be able to use excessive yawning as a way to identify patients with conditions that affect temperature regulation.

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A New Sleeping Pill called Intermezzo

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Brian Yalung

It looks like there is a new sleeping pill made for people who get up in the middle of the night. The new sleeping pill is called Intermezzo, a new formula from Ambien that has just been approved by the FDA. However, there are certain dosage requirements for males and females.

The dose of Intermezzo is 1.75 mg for women and 3.5 mg for men. The reason for the different doses is due to the slower clearance rate in women. The standard dose of Ambien for sleep is 5-10 mg each night. The new sleeping

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More Co-Sleeping Casualties Reported

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Brian Yalung

One would think that with the growing problem of co-sleeping with infants, adults and parents would be more careful and take it more sensibly. But with new reports of co-sleeping casualties for November, this doesn’t seem to be the case.

There were two separate incidents reported. One had to do with Yasmine Y. Ashley, a 1.5 month infant who turned unresponsive after sleeping alongside her mother and the mom’s said boyfriend. According to the Medical Examiner’s

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Some thoughts on Dr. Conrad Murray

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Brian Yalung

By now most of you may have heard that the late Michael Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Dr. Murray was painted as a reckless caregiver who was said to have administered a lethal dose of anesthetic that killed the King of Pop.

A lot of people such as the fans and the family of Jackson cheered the verdict, some even singing to the tune of ‘Beat It’ too. And while Murray kept his poker-face stance all throughout, it makes you wonder; what if Murr

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Loneliness tied to Fitfull Sleep

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Brian Yalung

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Normally, we have all been told that a person with lots of problems will normally gain less sleep. But thanks to a study made by Lianne Kurina of the University of Chicago, her report found at the Sleep Journal may perhaps negate such beliefs. In fact, it seems that loneliness does render fitful sleep based on the study she made from a group of colonies over in South Dakota. Based on her studies, the more that lonelier the students felt, the more fitfully they slept.

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Be Sure to Adjust your Clocks This Weekend

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Come this weekend, November 6, do not forget to fix your clock’s time. Why? Well, Daylight Savings Time will officially end, meaning you have to turn back the hands of clock (at least if you did adjust them) to the regular hours. This only affects certain regions of course. This means that places like Hawaii, Arizona, Asia and most of Africa are not really affected by DST. In case you are wondering why the time adjustments are needed, DST has been an annual practice to help save energy. It was thought that by ta

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Power Dreaming Experiment to Reinforce Traumatized Soldiers

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Soldiers are susceptible to trauma, something that is easily traced to the environment that they are normally exposed to. Apparently a lot of soldiers have become casualties of war, reaching an extent to which many call as them possibly reaching a “cuckoo” state which perhaps only military personnel can easily adapt to.

But if this new program called the Power Dreaming project pushes through, then soldiers may yet get the help that they need. This is actually another form of bio fe

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New Low Cost Sleep Masks from Weber

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Weber has announced the release of their new sleep masks, low cost and disposable. The products also include eye covers and blindfolds which were meant for use in hospitals to help patient complaints as far as hospital lighting is concerned.

The blindfold is made of lightweight non-toxic black foam with an adjustable elastic strap, one size fits all. The Weber Original Disposable Sleep Mask is lightweight, comfortable to wear and low in cost. There is no metal in the mask therefore, it can be w

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Crib Bumper Guard Warning

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Today we find another issue that is related to infant deaths when they are left to sleep. Crib Bumper guards may be a great way to ensure safety from bumps for babies but they do have another aspect that may be dangerous as well. And this is of course with relation to potential suffocation if parents are not attentive to such hazards. The American Academy of Pediatricians have bared a stern warning on the use of such bumper guards, calling and possibly advising parents not to use them. Guidelines have been set for

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New Safe Guidelines for Sleeping Babies and Parents Released

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Brian Yalung

With the growing problem about baby deaths caused by SIDS, new guidelines for baby sleeping and parents as well have been released. After an inquest of 5 baby deaths from July 2007 to November 2008, the conclusion seems to point to suffocation since they were sleeping with their parents.

Actually, the cause of death was undetermined. All they had to work with was the fact that the tots were sleeping with their parents. SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has been a main cause for baby deaths, with the youngest

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