Covidien, perhaps more popularly known as a company that is involved in the sale of special chemicals and sleep therapy products has announced the consummation of two sales deals.
They received about $280 million for the sale of its specialty chemical business to an affiliate of New Mountain Capital while selling its sleep therapy products biz to PH Invest. No idea on the terms of the deal were disclosed.
The sale included products sold under the GoodKnight and Sandman brands.
Silently, a website dedicated to selling sleepwear like pajamas, bath robes and underwear is celebrating its 10th year in business. CrazyforBargains.com runs three websites and is now offering a special 10% off orders from now until August 31, 2010. A coupon code, “take10”, at checkout can be availed.
CrazyforBargains.com sells fun pajamas and sleepwear for the whole family including sleepwear for men, women, children, toddlers,
Thanks to technology, face recognition to be more precise, people no longer have to worry about leaving their TV sets on. With the Sony Bravia WE5, a heat and motion sensor will alert the system to automatically turn off if there is no one in the room watching.
The Bravia WE5 also comes with an ambient light sensor to reduce the output from the TV’s backlight depending on the room’s brightness. Sony says the new micro-tubular HCFL backlight reduces the amount of power
Another wave of baby cribs have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission due to suffocation and strangling hazards affecting small kids. Apparently the problem is traced to the tubular mattress-support frames which can bend or break thus causing the mattress to collapse.
Other than this, they can be an entrapment hazard. There has been at least one death caused by suffocation and 13 other incidents have been reported to the C.P.S.C. The Safety Commission urge parents not to use or attempt
Sleeping on the job may be a big No No but it looks like Halfords is making an exception. Considering that a successful candidate stands to be compensated £600 a week, you can imagine sleep deprived or people who are not even suffering from sleep problems to come in.
Halfords is advertising for a sleeping bag tester and say the successful applicant will have to “demonstrate an interest in camping and outdoors leisure activities”. The bike and car acces
It looks like even hotels are doing their part for Sleep Awareness Week, revealing various sleep packages for people looking for some sensible and luxurious slumber. Like this one from New York, The Benjamin Hotel is offering a new Art of Sleep Package which starts at $289 a night.
This includes consultation, with the hotel’s sleep concierge, a bedtime snack of peanut-butter-and-jelly finger sandwiches; 20 per cent off a sleep-inducing spa treatment at the hotel spa
Sleep specialists get a bit of new help as Philips announces its newest sleep analysis tool with the acquisition of the Somnolyzer 24×7 automated scoring solutions business from the Siesta Group. The Siesta Group is a Viennese research and clinical software company specialising in polysomnography-scoring (PSG) solutions for sleep centers.
This should be big help not only to sleep diagnostic centers but also for the people looking to remedy their sleep issues. This is a diagnostic aid for sleep and
Harrison’s Sleep Disorder Center expanded and renovated by providing adding more capacity and adding new equipment to accommodate and resolve patient issues suffering from sleep disorders. The new look offers a more appealing setup, close to a hotel-like atmosphere, and was completed last September.
Patients are prescreened before being referred to the sleep center, to make sure a study would benefit them. Once there, they’re hooked up to a dozen or so wires, each monitoring
For the second time in a row the Silenor drug for Insomnia has been declined. Apparently the drug did not meet the approval standards for efficacy though no clinical issues were being placed in question. The FDA has requested the company to submit an amended risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS), including a medication guide to be distributed with the product.
Apparently this has been affecting the share value of the company which has dropped by more than 60%. The FDA declined to approve the drug back in February after citing concerns relating to heart health were t
An annual event to help the homeless is going to be a bit challenging this year as Oxford announces their annual sleep out campaign led by Lord Mayor Mary Clarkson. The challenge this year is the weather conditions. Unlike in previous years, people may find sleeping out a bit different, having to combat cold weather while doing it all for a cause.
However there is an alternative for the cause. People can donate £20 even if they do not take part in the sleep-out and Mrs Clarkson added: “It seems a bit of a cheek to just pay £20 to sleep in your own bed, but every little b
