http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Sleep News, updated continuously. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:54:43 PDT Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/sleepneedsmaydeclinewithage.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/sleepneedsmaydeclinewithageThu, 24 Jul 2008 20:48:34 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- The reason healthy adults sleep less in their 60s than they did in their 20s might simply be because people need less sleep as they age, new research suggests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/internet_alcohol_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/internet_alcohol_dcWed, 23 Jul 2008 14:43:08 PDTReuters - Girls and young women who devote much time to the Internet, get too little sleep or regularly drink alcohol are more likely than their peers to put on excess weight, a new study suggests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/sleepapnealinkedtonightheartattacks.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/sleepapnealinkedtonightheartattacksTue, 22 Jul 2008 20:47:30 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- A study links night-time heart attacks with the breathing disorder sleep apnea, which makes people gasp for breath every few minutes.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/apnea_heart_attack_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/apnea_heart_attack_dcMon, 21 Jul 2008 14:18:42 PDTReuters - The blood pressure, nerve, and hormonal changes wrought by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may increase the risk of heart attack during the night, new research suggests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/sleep_patterns_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/sleep_patterns_dcMon, 21 Jul 2008 14:04:52 PDTReuters - Sleep patterns in middle-aged women can increase their risk for stroke, researchers in the United States have found. The greatest increase in stroke risk -- 70 percent -- was noted among women who slept 9 hours or more per night, according to their report in the medical journal Stroke.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/toomuchtoolittlesleeplinkedtostrokerisk.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/toomuchtoolittlesleeplinkedtostrokeriskThu, 17 Jul 2008 20:48:01 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Sleeping either too much or too little appears to heighten the risk of stroke, a new study finds.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/stroke_sleep_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/stroke_sleep_dcThu, 17 Jul 2008 14:18:47 PDTReuters - Regularly getting nine hours or more of sleep per night may increase the risk of stroke in postmenopausal women, according to a study published on Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/healthtipteensandsleep.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/healthtipteensandsleepMon, 14 Jul 2008 20:47:01 PDTHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers need to get plenty of sleep -- between 8 1/2 and nine hours every night -- to feel good and keep their bodies healthy.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/bassinets_bedsharing_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/bassinets_bedsharing_dcMon, 14 Jul 2008 11:45:55 PDTReuters - From 1990 to 2004, 53 babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in bassinets, according to a review of data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. And according to Drs. Jodi Pike and Rachel Y. Moon of Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the cause of death in 85 percent of the cases was lack of oxygen.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/surfingtoahigherweight.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/surfingtoahigherweightWed, 09 Jul 2008 20:47:04 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Teen girls who spend a lot of time on the Internet are more likely to see their weight creeping slowly up than adolescents who spend less time in front of the computer screen, new research shows.