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Death Risk for People who Obese People taking Sleeping Pills

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Brian Yalung

Obesity and sleep deprivation issues are already health risks on their own and when you combine both, it may lead to a serious death risk. Sleeping pills have their share of issues and as per findings by a family physician and epidemiologist from the Jackson Hole Centre for Preventive Medicine, obese persons may want to beware.

It seems that people suffering from obesity are seen as vulnerable and such would be catastrophic for people taking sleeping pills. Pills were found to be tied with longer pause

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Sleep Deprivation Can Kill

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brian Yalung

A big cause of accidents among people these days would be that of driving while lacking sleep. We have come across a lot of stories where sleep deprivation can be dangerous to people overall but if you want some reality check, here is a story that should become a cause for concern. Traveling can be a big problem for drivers, especially when you don’t get the proper sleep if you are behind the wheel. Fighting it off with coffee or some other stuff to keep you awake would be helpful but there will come

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Sleep Deprivation Adds to Hunger Woes

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Sleep deprivation is obviously a health issue and while many feel that they feel floating due to the lack of shuteye, it does have a say on your appetite and eventual road to obesity if you are not careful. This was of course learned thanks to a study from the Columbia University’s New York Obesity Research Center.

Hunger has been identified as an effect of sleep deprivation together with potential consumption of additional calories. Actually, it only solidifies the claim that obesity do

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Sleep Loss Crucial for ADHD Kids

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Sleep loss has been known to provide some issues, both physically and mentally. And today, it was learned that sleep loss is quite critical when you talk about kids with ADHD. Sleep loss was found to be a contributory factor towards their status and may eventually render a negative impact along the way.

After mean nightly sleep loss of about 55 minutes for six nights, the performance of children with ADHD on a neurobehavioral test deteriorated from the subclinical range to the clinical range of

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Downy as a Sleep Aid?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Not that Proctor & Gamble will be offering Downy as something you can consume, rather, it will make use of the after-effects of their marquee fabric softener as a sleep aid as far as washing beddings and sheets are concerned. The idea does make sense and to back up their campaign, they have commissioned comedian Mike Birbiglia to lead the charge.

Why Birbiglia? Well the comedian has been known to have sleepwalking problems and he poses to be the best aid in informing th

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2 to 4 Month Old Babies Sleep through the Night

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Here is a tip for the parents out there. When it comes to knowing how long and when your babies sleep at night, 2 to 4 month old babies sleep normally sleep through the night. This was found through a study made by the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.

The study should be helpful to parents, especially the ones who have to deal with sleep deprivation since they have to deal with their babies closely. A new study suggests that about half of babies will be sleeping through the night after about

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Increased Daylight Disrupting Sleep

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Brian Yalung

While the Spring does bring in a lot of good things, sleep is something that tends to be affected. No thanks to extended daylight, teenagers find themselves coping with the extended daylight exposure and hence incurring some sleep problems as supported by researchers over at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC).

Over time when coupled with having to rise early for school, this delay in sleep onset may lead to teen sleep deprivation and mood changes, and incr

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Sleep Diagnostic Center Opens in Moses Lake

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Brian Yalung

The second branch of the Central Washington Sleep Diagnostic Center opened in Moses Lake, aimed to help people suffering from sleep disorders. With over 70 million American suffering from sleep-related problems the opening of this new branch should reach out to more people seeking medical help.

The affects of sleep deprivation include depression, brain fog, change in mental status, short-term memory loss, weight gain, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, traffic accidents, work

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Americans Sleeping 2 Hours Less

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Sleep deprivation is something obviously hurting people nowadays and it seems that these findings by the National Sleep Foundation may open more eyes than usual. From an average sleeping time of 9 hours, Americans are sleeping just 6.9 hours per night.

This represents a two hour drop per night since the 19th century, one hour per night over the past 50 years, and about 15 to 25 minutes per night just since 2001. A number of health factors can result from this, including heart problems, obesity a

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Sleep Hygiene Book for Bad Sleepers

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Books are a great resources for some issues, sleep deprivation included. Hence, if you are looking for a good book to refer to then the “Six Steps to Sleep Now” from Sleep guru Peter Litchfield should be something useful to check out.

In addition to the six step program the book offers solutions and advice for subjects such as Waking up During the Night, Stress, Anxiety and Sleep, Sleeping the Night before a Big Occasion, Napping, Sleeping with a Partner, Smoking and Sleep, Alcohol an

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