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REM Sleep Deprivation and Migraines
 Researchers at Missouri State University's Center for Biomedical & Life Sciences found that REM (rapid eye movement) sleep deprivation caused increased expression of the proteins which are known to play an important role in initiating and sustaining chronic pain. |
How to Get a Good Night's Sleep in a Hotel
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If you are planning to vacation this summer, chances are you'll be staying a hotel. Although it's fun to see new place or visit with friends and family, staying in a hotel means not sleeping in your own bed. So what should a traveler expect from a hotel when its time to sleep? |
Sleep Apnea and Teen Academic Performance
 The average academic grades of children and teens with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are worse than the grades of students who have no sleep-disordered breathing, according to a research led by Dean W. Beebe, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics in the division of behavioral medicine and clinical psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio. |
What To Do When Your Child Is Too Scared To Sleep
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Nighttime fears and nightmares are extremely common in children, especially during the preschool years, but they can definitely occur in older children and adolescents as well. They are part of normal development, as a child’s imagination develops and they begin to understand that there are things that exist that can hurt them. |
How to Sleep Comfortably Through Hot Summer Nights
 Getting a good night's sleep during the hot summer nights will require some preparation for a lot of people. Did you know that in most cases, if you are sleeping and the temperatures rise above 75 degrees Fahrenheit or fall below 54 degrees it can wake you up? |
Sleep and Lifestyle - Managing Priorities and Sleep
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Many people have lifestyles that challenge their ability to get a good night's sleep. Maybe you are a student, shift worker, or just have a busy schedule, and you must choose between sleep and something equally important to you. Perhaps a temporary change in your lifestyle, such as a second job or new baby is requiring that you get up extra early or stay up late at night. |
Helping the New Baby Sleep Like a Baby
 One of the most challenging things about becoming a new parent is easing into a sleep routine that works for baby and parents alike. Newborns sleep 14-18 hours a day but they usually wake up every few minutes or every few hours and require their caregiver's attention. |
How to Talk to Your Doctor about Your Sleep
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When was the last time your family doctor or health care provider asked about your sleep during an office visit? |
More Veterans Suffer from Sleep Apnea
 Veterans are four times more likely than other Americans to suffer from sleep apnea, according to Max Hirshkowitz, director of the Sleep Disorder Center at the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center. |
Reducing Work Hours for Resident Physicians
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New findings, published in a recent edition of the online journal BMC Medicine, indicate that Americans strongly favor tighter regulation of the number of consecutive hours that resident physicians are allowed to work and overwhelmingly disapprove of shifts lasting longer than 24 hours, which are currently required by teaching hospitals. |
