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Awake or Asleep: Defining Sleep Problems
Posted Wed, May 21, 2008, 2:19 pm PDT
Insomnia becomes a problem when people are unable to sleep when they expect to sleep and when they suffer undesirable consequences because of their…
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Spring Forward, Lose Sleep
Posted Thu, Mar 06, 2008, 9:48 am PST
Not getting enough sleep not only makes people sleepy during the day but it also can affect memory, concentration, mood, and appetite.
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Sleep Deprivation and Your Health
Posted Tue, Nov 06, 2007, 5:52 pm PST
Along with the national debt, our society's sleep debt has grown dramatically over the past century. Our ancestors 100 years ago averaged well over an…
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Back to School, Back to Sleep Early
Posted Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 10:17 pm PDT
The most common problems for sleep-deprived students are poor concentration, memory, and performance.
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Arrive Alive: Driving Safe and Awake This Summer
Posted Thu, Jul 19, 2007, 9:54 am PDT
Sleep deprivation is an obvious problem, yet it still accounts for a huge number of accidents and fatalities...
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Sleep Problems and Drowsy Driving
Posted Wed, Jul 11, 2007, 9:49 pm PDT
Driving accidents can be dramatic and tragic results of excessive sleepiness.
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Identifying Restless Legs Syndrome
Posted Wed, Jun 20, 2007, 10:46 pm PDT
RLS often interferes with the ability to fall asleep easily. Usually, patients do not describe it as painful, but more like a "creepy-crawly"…
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Don't Lose Sleep Over the Time Change
Posted Thu, Mar 08, 2007, 9:01 am PST
Lack of sleep makes people feel fatigued, sleepy, unmotivated, and sometimes irritable.
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Sleep, Snoring, and Psychiatry
Posted Mon, Feb 26, 2007, 6:54 pm PST
Sleep apnea often causes disrupted sleep, which makes people sleepy during the day. And this excessive daytime drowsiness can be made even worse by…
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Enough Sleep: Worth its 'Wait' in Safety
Posted Fri, Sep 01, 2006, 4:30 pm PDT
I'm glad there are regulations requiring sufficient time for flight crews to sleep. However, in many other industries sleep deprivation remains a…
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