We all know that one of the problems of losing sleep has been blamed on the Internet. However, it seems that thanks to this new Internet-based program, the Internet may yet be an exemption.
This has something to do with an Internet program that can reportedly help people sleep better. The program was said to be effective in reducing infant and toddler sleep disturbances as well as help out in the maternal sleep of elders.
Mothers in the intervention groups used their home computer to acce
After eight reported infant deaths due to unsafe environment, the city of Milwaukee has decided to start a Safe Sleep Campaign through radio and television ads. The ads are reminders for the elders that proper attention and care should be done for their children. This includes telling parents that babies should sleep in their own crib or bed with no pillows. Apparently this has to do something with SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
SIDS is nothing new. It is a dreaded issue that parents have to deal w
For the elderly folks, valuing their way of living for the remaining years of their lives should be given focus. And if you think that surrendering them at Assisted-Living Facilities (ALFs) is the best alternative is the best solution, guess again. It seems that thanks to a study, their way of living is placed in jeopardy, especially if you talk about the value of sleep that they should be getting.
Elder people need longer hours of sleep and if this study by the Journal of the American Geriatrics S
Healthy or not, adults do sleep less when they become older. And while you may think this would result in them putting their health at risk, guess again. In fact, they are less likely to feel tired as a study showed. The study was published in SLEEP, the official journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.
The length of time that people slept varied in age. For example, elders aged 66 to 83 slept about 20 minutes less than middle-aged adults aged 40 to
