26 June 2015

SLEEP NEWS || June 19 - June 26

 ALERTS   || Medical recalls, device alerts, clinical trial opportunities, FDA announcements, drug warnings, special features 

Check out this great collection of sleep health animated videos posted by FSV in VIMEO: 
FSV: Sleep Health [VIDEO ALBUM]

Participants needed for research study for children with narcolepsy with cataplexy: If your child has been diagnosed with this condition, please learn more about this study.

RESMED.com: Device/technology recall: ResMed Provides Update on Phase IV SERVE-HF Study of Adaptive Servo-Ventilation (ASV) Therapy In Central Sleep Apnea and Chronic Heart Failure

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 TOP TEN  || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest

1. JUNE 25 || FORBES
Losing Sleep? Your Wallet Is To Blame
Culture & Media

2. JUNE 24 || DAILY MAIL
Medicinal cannabis DOESN'T ease pain, nausea, vomiting, MS muscle contractions, sleep disorders or Tourette's, study finds
Drugs

3.  JUNE 23 || ABC AUSTRALIA
Q: Should you wake a sleepwalker? A: No, but not because you'll give them a heart attack or kill them from shock
Public Health & Safety

4. JUNE 22 || PRWEB.com
New England Pediatric Device Consortium Issues Target Challenge to Accelerate Development of Apnea Monitoring Devices for Children
Kids

5. JUNE 21 || DESIGN & TREND
Electricity Has Made Us Sleep Less -- Study
Culture

6. JUNE 21 || NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Brooklyn’s Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world’s oldest person at 115, thanks sleep for long life
Seniors

7. JUNE 20 || NAVY TIMES
Navy experts call for more sleep for ship crews
National

8. JUNE 20 || UNIVERSITY HERALD
Netflix Linked To Sleep Deprivation
Lifestyle

9. JUNE 19 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Study shows sleep disturbances are common and influenced by race and ethnicity
Public Health & Safety

10. JUNE 19 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Why Are Nurses Reluctant to Put Infants 'Back to Sleep'? || Do Nurses Provide a Safe Sleep Environment for Infants in the Hospital Setting? An Integrative Review
Public Health & Safety

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

JUNE 21 || DERRY NOW [IRELAND]
Donegal cyclist doesn't sleep for 49 hours as he cycles from Malin to Mizen and back

JUNE 21 || THE GULF TODAY [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]
Drowsy driving can be potentially deadly

JUNE 21 || THE NEW DAILY [AUSTRALIA]
Six ways sleeping more will make you healthier

JUNE 21 || ZEE NEWS [INDIA]
Why we get less sleep now than our ancestors did

JUNE 22 || NUNATSIAQ NEWS [CANADA]
Parents of deceased Nunavut baby demand coroner’s inquest [potential SIDS death] || “All this cover-up. That’s not how it should be. This is a corrupt government, keeping secrets.”

JUNE 22 || SUNSHINE COAST DAILY [AUSTRALIA]
Coast uni professor is leading SIDS fight

JUNE 24 || KELOWNA CAPITAL NEWS [CANADA]
Moger: Sleep evades everyone, especially those in pain

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

JUNE 19 || WDSU [LA]
Sleep or Die 

JUNE 19 || WUSA.com [DC]
Sleep Apnea & The Link To Obesity [note: streaming video includes more than just this story]

JUNE 20 || NEWARK ADVOCATE [NJ]
Mom hopes story of losing baby to SIDS will help others 

JUNE 20 || YUMA NEWS NOW [AZ]
Neck size one risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea 

JUNE 21 || CONCORD MONITOR [MA]
Massachusetts has found a way to keep teen drivers from nodding off behind the wheel 

JUNE 22 || THE POST AND COURIER [SC]
Sleep, a pillar of health, is getting some overdue attention this month 

JUNE 22 || THE SACRAMENTO BEE [CA]
Roseville sleep specialist bucks consolidation trend, launches independent practice 

JUNE 23 || PHILADELPHIA [PA]
To Wear Pajamas or Not to Wear Pajamas on Hot Summer Nights?

JUNE 23 || ST. GEORGE TIMES [UT]
Woman injured, sent to hospital after drowsy driving accident

JUNE 24 || JACKSONVILLE.com [FL]
DCF, partners struggle to get infant safe sleep message to target audience || Unsafe sleeping conditions are the top cause of preventable infant deaths in Duval County, but changing that statistic will remain a challenge until the facts about safe sleeping reach the audience that needs to hear it most.

JUNE 24 || PALM BEACH POST [FL]
Florida ranks at the bottom of waking up, going to sleep each day

JUNE 25 || CHICAGO PARENT [IL]
Comer helps young boy solve sleep problems

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 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY  || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education

JUNE 22 || AJP.com
New Sleep Guidelines: Educate the Vulnerable || Truckies and teen drivers need to be taught about the dangers of drowsiness to stop them nodding off at the wheel, important new sleep guidelines warn

JUNE 22 || BLR.com
Researcher has innovative idea to measure worker fatigue || A university researcher will use $300,000 in grant money from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) to study a system that will help safety professionals to better monitor workplace fatigue

JUNE 22 || EMS1.com
Studying sleep health and fatigue in EMS || Explore the evidence about poor sleep health and work-related fatigue

JUNE 22 || MIRROR
Cop 'caught napping' while guarding scene of mum's mystery death

JUNE 24 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Choosing Wisely: New reports help patients understand the limits of sleeping pills for insomnia

JUNE 24 || DIABETES.co.uk
Differences in sleep duration linked to type 2 diabetes, study reports

JUNE 25 || ONMEDICA
Doctors’ lack of sleep is risking patient safety

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 BUSINESS & WORKPLACE  || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep

JUNE 22 || THE INDEPENDENT
How a new generation of sleeping sensors is getting wearable technology investors excited

JUNE 22 || NEW YORK BUSINESS JOURNAL
Celebrity-backed sleep startup Casper raised $55 million

JUNE 22 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sleep & Corporate Health, Part 3 of 3

JUNE 23 || BUSINESS INSIDER
The pros and cons of being a night owl instead of a morning person

JUNE 25 || VIRTUAL STRATEGY MAGAZINE
Luzi Smart Lamp to Launch Indiegogo Campaign

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 THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP  || Scientific research, sleep and comorbidities and basic sleep health resources

JUNE 22 || FUSION
Yes, women orgasm in their sleep. Science explains why

JUNE 23 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Threshold for Quick Diagnosis of Sleep Issues in Parkinson's Disease

JUNE 23 || THE MIRROR
Can you guess how much sleep you'll miss out if you suffer from hayfever?

JUNE 23 || NEW YORK MAGAZINE

What’s Happening in Your Brain When You Can’t Stay Awake

JUNE 23 || QUARTZ
Why some people can get away with so little sleep

JUNE 23 || WCAX
There's new hope for young people with epilepsy || Groundbreaking new treatment at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is aimed at preventing people from dying in their sleep

JUNE 23 || WDBJ
Doctors: People more likely to have heart attacks in the morning

JUNE 24 || SLEEP REVIEW
leep Apnea Common Among Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients

JUNE 25 || HNGN
Earth's Rotation Encoded In Bacteria Proteins: Finding Reveals Secrets Of Circadian Rhythms || The finding shows the Earth's rotation in encoded in the KaiC protein at the atomic level

JUNE 25 || HUFFINGTON POST
My Q and A With William Dement, a True Sleep Studies Pioneer

JUNE 25 || MEDICAL DAILY
From Sleep Paralysis To Insomnia, 4 Sleep Disorders More Common Than You Think (And How To Treat Them)

JUNE 25 || STUDY.com
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: Symptoms & Treatment

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 TECHNOLOGY  || Devices and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues

JUNE 19 || CNN
Can this app cure jet lag?

JUNE 19 || MERCURY NEWS
Families turn to Lully device to stop night terrors

JUNE 21 || THE DAILY COURIER
Column: CPAP equipment doesn't fit right

JUNE 21 || USA TODAY
An app, a course, a nightly routine: Somni prioritizes sleep

JUNE 23 || GIZMODO
These Bulbs Mimic the Sun All Day To Help You Sleep Better At Night

JUNE 24 || DIGITAL JOURNAL
Apple App For My BioDefense Sanitizing Wand Proven To Sanitize CPAP Machines Now Available [PRESS RELEASE]

JUNE 24 || ELECTRONICS WEEKLY
Saffron circadian sleep bulb gets closer

JUNE 24 || MICROSOFT: THE FIRE HOSE
Get to dreamland faster with Sleep Machine – App of the Week

JUNE 24 || NEUROGADGET
Kokoon EEG Headphones Monitor Brainwaves, Promise Better Sleep

JUNE 25 || ELECTRONICS NEWS
Smart steering wheels will detect micro-sleep

JUNE 25 || MOBI HEALTH NEWS
Sleep apnea treatment device with wireless compliance sensor gets FDA nod

JUNE 25 || UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO NEWS CENTER
Glasses that shine green light into the eyes could be the answer to insomnia

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 DRUGS & THERAPIES  || Pharmacology, therapeutics, alternative medicine

JUNE 19 || PSYCHIATRY ADVISER
Drug Improves Excessive Sleepiness in Narcolepsy With or Without Cataplexy
Drugs

JUNE 22 || SLEEP REVIEW
Minerva Neurosciences Provides Update on MIN-202 for Insomnia
Drugs

JUNE 23 || HERALD TRIBUNE HEALTH
Retraining the mind to welcome restful nights
Alternative therapies

JUNE 23 || HUFFINGTON POST
What Are the Best Natural Remedies to Treat Insomnia?
Alternative therapies

JUNE 23 || SIERRA VISTA HERALD
LIVING: The medicine of meditation || No longer just for the loosey-goosy hippy dippy crowd
Alternative therapies

JUNE 25 || HEALIO AESTHETICS
Functional rhinoplasty alone improves obstructive sleep apnea
Surgery

JUNE 25 || NEUROLOGY ADVISER
Sodium Oxybate Improved Sleepiness in Narcolepsy Without Cataplexy
Drugs

JUNE 26 || HCP LIVE
Testosterone Replacement Therapy Improves Nocturia in Hypogonadal Men
Therapies

JUNE 26 || MONTEREY HERALD NEWS
Dr. Blonz: Caffeine and effects on body
Drugs

JUNE 26 || SUNDAY WORLD
Hay fever hits at night
Therapies

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 CULTURE & MEDIA  || Cultural and social expressions and discussions about sleep

JUNE 19 || BLOODY DISGUSTING
FilmRise Will Release ‘The Nightmare’ On Home Video!
Arts

JUNE 19 || BUSTLE
7 Tips To Successfully Sleep On Planes, Because No One Wants To Start Or End Their Trip Looking Like A Zombie
Travel

JUNE 19 || E TURBO NEWS
Are Americans bad flyers? Poor flying habits may be impacting performance
Travel

JUNE 21 || ON ISLAM
Sleep Management During Ramadan, Part 1 || Sleep Management During Ramadan, Part 2
Faith

JUNE 22 || CBS SPORTS
LOOK: Antoine Vermette's newborn daughter naps in Stanley Cup [PHOTO]
Celebrities

JUNE 22 || CTV NEWS
Increased air travel spawns anti-jet lag drinks, devices
Travel

JUNE 22 || HUFFINGTON POST
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON: My Q and A With Roger Ekirch on the Way We Sleep, and How It's Changed Over the Centuries
Celebrities

JUNE 22 || SB NATION
Seahawks teaching players: Sleep is a 'weapon'
Sports

JUNE 23 || VERANDA
This Super Sleek Hotel Lets You Sleep On The Water || Design studio Salt & Water has entirely reinvented the boatel
Travel

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 LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE  || Helps for patients and clues for sleep self-improvement

JUNE 20 || NORTH COUNTRY NOW
Hoarders don’t sleep well, St. Lawrence University researcher finds

JUNE 22 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Sleeping outside offers breath of fresh air during a ‘microadventure’

JUNE 22 || MOTHER NATURE NETWORK
What kind of tired are you? Knowing the difference and making 1 simple change might help you stay awake

JUNE 23 || HUFFINGTON POST
7 Secrets to Sleep Your Way to the Top

JUNE 23 || JACKSONVILLE.com
Work Wanted: What's better than coffee for energy? A nap plus coffee

JUNE 23 || THE TELEGRAPH
Improve your nights sleep with these six foods || What you eat can make a huge difference to your sleep, says sleep expert Sammy Margo. Here are six foods that can help you nod off effectively

JUNE 24 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Napping Linked to Increased Symptom Severity in Fibromyalgia

JUNE 25 || BETTER LIVING, HEALTHY SLEEP
Reducing Back Pain While Sleeping: Causes & the Right Sleep Positions for Treatment

JUNE 26 || FAST COMPANY
Which is better, exercising before or after work?

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 FAMILY  || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, womens health, family health, eldercare

JUNE 20 || POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL
Sleep plays important role in our health
Seniors

JUNE 21 || FOX NEWS
Snoring during pregnancy? You’re not alone.
Women

JUNE 21 || NEWARK ADVOCATE
Changing the culture around safe sleep
Kids

JUNE 22 || HUFFINGTON POST
A Good Example of Bad Co-Sleeping || If you co-sleep when you do not want to co-sleep, but your baby makes you co-sleep, then your night may go a little something like this
Kids

JUNE 23 || HEALTH 24
Children can suffer from insomnia too
Kids

JUNE 23 || KOMO NEWS
Seniors overuse drugs to treat sleep problems and anxiety
Seniors

JUNE 24 || HUFFINGTON POST
Tips for Parents: Getting Kids to Sleep
Kids

JUNE 25 || HEALTH CANAL
Does baby snore like dad?
Kids

JUNE 26 || WEBMD
Teenagers ' too stressed to sleep'
Kids

JUNE 26 || YAHOO! PARENTING
The Safest Way to Swaddle
Kids

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 VIDEOS  || Sleep health education and issues captured on film

JUNE 19 || DAILY RX
The Truth About Bad Sleep || Sleep disturbances, undiagnosed sleep apnea were common among US adults, especially among minorities
Lifestyle & Hygiene

JUNE 23 || KING 5 NEWS
Why teens have more trouble waking up in summer
Kids

JUNE 24 || NBC NEWS
Sleepless in America: How Digital Devices Keep Us Up All Night
Lifestyle & Hygiene

JUNE 25 || WPBF
The dangers of drowsy driving Stat: 100K crashes nationwide caused by drowsy driving each year
Public Health & Safety

JUNE 25 || WWMT.com
Study: School starts too early, lack of sleep could affect childrens' health
Kids

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 FIRST PERSON  || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders

JUNE 21 || TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Boosting the brain, mending the mind || Post-menopause, post-cancer, post-chemo, at the age of 61, my mind functions better than ever. I’m not remarkable in my ability to bounce back. You can, too.
Alternatives

JUNE 22 || HUFFINGTON POST
Sleeping on a Jet Plane
Travel


JUNE 23 || HUFFINGTON POST
The Hundred Dollar Sleep Solution
Alternative Therapies

JUNE 23 || POPSUGAR
Why You Shouldn't Care If I Cosleep With My Baby or Kid
Family

JUNE 25 || POPSUGAR
The Day My Toddler Wouldn't Nap Anymore
Family

JUNE 25 || YAHOO! BEAUTY
How I Finally Trained Myself to Sleep on My Back
Lifestyle & Hygiene

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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

JUNE 21 || HUFFINGTON POST
How to Avoid Nightmares and Bad Dreams to Get More Restful Sleep

JUNE 22 || ATLAS OBSCURA
A Sleep Researcher's Attempt to Build a Bank for Dreams

JUNE 22 || MAD IN AMERICA
What Do Dreams Mean? Dreams Provide a Window Into Our Character

JUNE 22 || PULSE
Nightmares are unhealthy sleep || People who awake during a nightmare are likely to remember the details of it, but it's believed that some daytime factors can play an influential role

JUNE 25 || HUFFINGTON POST
What Is Lucid Dreaming and How Does It Work?

JUNE 26 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Rats 'dream' paths to a brighter future

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