12 June 2015

Sleep News || June 5 - June 12

 ALERTS   || Medical recalls, device alerts, FDA announcements, drug warnings 

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


 TOP TEN  || Sleep news picks this week

JUNE 6 || ST. GEORGE NEWS
Drowsy driving leads to 1-car accident on I-15; safety tips for sleepy drivers
Public Health & Safety

JUNE 7 || LIBERTY VOICE
Alzheimer’s Study: Sleep Now or Forever Risk Losing Your Memory
The Biology of Sleep

JUNE 8 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Antipsychotics as First-Line Insomnia Treatment a No-No
Drugs & Therapies

JUNE 8 || PHILLIPINE STAR
Breaking Your Smartphone Addiction
Lifestyle & Hygiene

JUNE 10 || THE GUARDIAN
Boy wins £120,000 damages for narcolepsy caused by swine flu vaccine
World

JUNE 10 || HUFFINGTON POST
Seattle in Deep Sleep This Week
National

JUNE 10 || KSL.COM
A better night's sleep is all in your head, study shows
Drugs & Therapies

JUNE 11 || MEDPAGE TODAY
Social Media and Sleep: Is There a Problem? Social media use correlates with poor sleep hygiene, but causality remains unclear.
Lifestyle & Hygiene

JUNE 12 || JULIE FLYGARE: WIDE AWAKE AND DREAMING
Narcolepsy Epidemic in Hollywood – Homer Simpson Latest Victim
Media & Society

JUNE 12 || MEDSCAPE
A New Guideline to Address the Nation's Sleep Problems
Public Health & Safety

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

JUNE 6 || THE TELEGRAPH [UK]
New-born baby dies in mother's bed: charity issues new warning after three-week-old baby is found dead after being taken into bed by his mother

JUNE 7 || JAMAICA OBSERVER [JAMAICA]
Teeth Grinding

JUNE 7 || STUFF (NZ)
Shopping in your sleep? The strange new parasomnia

JUNE 8 || BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER [CANADA]
Sleepless in Vancouver: study finds city is one of the most sleep-deprived in the country

JUNE 9 || MALAY MAIL ONLINE [MALAYSIA]
Study: Stricter penalties for drowsy driving has bracing effect on teen drivers

JUNE 11 || INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
Try Therapy To Beat Insomnia Rather Than Pills: Medical Experts

JUNE 12 || WINNIPEG SUN [CANADA]
The deep sleep defence || Someone raped my girlfriend while I was passed out next to her, accused testifies

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

JUNE 5 || WCTV [FL]
Donation Boosts "Safe Sleep" Campaign

JUNE 6 || GREENWICHTIME.COM [CT]
Calls growing for later start time at GHS

JUNE 7 || COMMERCIAL NEWS [IL]
Nightmares to sweet dreams || Jami Lappin credits her dog, Heidi, with saving her life by waking her when she stopped breathing during sleep

JUNE 8 || PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY [NJ]
N.J. schools consider letting teens sleep longer before classes

JUNE 10 || THE MISSOULIAN [MT]
To sleep - perchance to dream - you need a good pad, Montana backpackers say


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

JUNE 6 || NEW HAVEN REGISTER
Report: Sleeping pill given to baby who died in Connecticut

JUNE 8 || KOMO NEWS
Sleepy driver who caused fatal crash apologizes to victim's family

JUNE 8 || THE NEWS & OBSERVER
Road Worrier: NC troopers ordered to catch truckers napping

JUNE 9 || BED TIMES
Sleep apnea and car accidents

JUNE 9 || MEDICALXPRESS
Insomnia leads to decreased empathy in health care workers

JUNE 10 || CTV NEWS EDMONTON
Officials investigating photo showing photo radar operator napping on the job

JUNE 10 || PR.COM
SleepSafe® Drivers’ Adrian Knight to Speak at the NTTC’s Tank Truck Safety & Security Council About Sleep Apnea and the Transportation Workforce

JUNE 10 || THE ZEBRA
ADVICE: Five Signs You’re too Tired to Drive || Know when its time to stop driving and time to start counting sheep

JUNE 11 || NEWS MAX HEALTH
Sleeping Pills Double Car Crash Risk

JUNE 12 || WBUR
After A Death, Crackdown On Drowsy Teen Drivers Led To Fewer Crashes, Study Finds

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

JUNE 8 || BUSINESS WIRE
Technavio Says Unmet Medical Needs Will Encourage Growth in the Global Restless Legs Syndrome Market Through 2019

JUNE 8 || MEDGADGET
Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices Market to 2017 – Sleep Apnea Diagnostic Systems and Portable Anesthesia Delivery Machines to be the Fastest Growing Categories: Marketresearchreports.biz

JUNE 10 || MED PAGE TODAY
Sleep Apnea Correlates With Injury on the Job

JUNE 11 || ENTREPRENEUR
Undiagnosed Sleep Apnea Might Be Why You're Drowsy All Day

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 THE BIOLOGY OF SLEEP  || Scientific research and basic sleep health resources

JUNE 6 || MODERN READER
Sleep Disorders and Depression – Study Further Strengthens Existing Links

JUNE 6 || STAR TRIBUNE
How to beat jet lag: A sleep expert's top 10 tips

JUNE 8 || MEDICALXPRESS
Study links severe restless legs syndrome to increased risk of stroke

JUNE 8 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Common in Type 1 Diabetes

JUNE 9 || CITI FM ONLINE
Why we sweat when we sleep

JUNE 9 || FAST COMPANY
Your Body Has A Circadian Reset Switch, And One Day We Might Know How To Flick It

JUNE 10 || MEDICALXPRESS
Partial sleep deprivation linked to biological aging in older adults

JUNE 10 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Insomnia With Short Sleep Duration Linked to CVD

JUNE 11 || FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER NEWS
Good sleep may improve breast cancer survival || First-of-its-kind study finds link between pre-diagnosis sleep deprivation and increased breast cancer mortality

JUNE 11 || KSDK NEWS
1 in 7 people suffer 'sleep drunkenness'

JUNE 11 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Addressing Insomnia May Help Improve Fibromyalgia

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

JUNE 7 || NPR: ALL TECH CONSIDERED
Sleep Like A Baby (Minus The Night Terrors) With Good Vibrations

JUNE 8 || DIGITAL JOURNAL
CPAP TotalCare Launches Web-Based eHealth CPAP Therapy Program for CPAP Users, Therapy Providers & Clinicians

JUNE 9 || BUSTLE
9 High-Tech Sleep Inventions To Get You A Better Night's Rest

JUNE 11 || NEWS-MEDICAL.NET
New web-based community portal aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea
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 DRUGS & THERAPIES  || Pharmacology, therapeutics, alternative medicine

JUNE 8 || FINANCES.COM
HORIZANT (gabapentin enacarbil) Included in New Expert Recommendations on Prevention and Treatment of RLS Augmentation

JUNE 8 || MARKET WATCH
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patients Enrolled in Phase 3 Clinical Development Program Evaluating JZP-110 as a Potential Treatment of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) Associated with Narcolepsy or with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

JUNE 9 || MONTHLY PRESCRIBING REFERENCE
Does Vitamin E Increase Memory Performance in Sleep-Deprived Patients?

JUNE 10 || MEDPAGE TODAY
Sleep Apnea: Benefits of Stimulator Tx Last 3 Years || No loss of efficacy seen in follow-up of STAR trial participants

JUNE 10 || MONTHLY PRESCRIBING REFERENCE
Better Glycemic Control Predicts Greater PAP Benefits in OSA

JUNE 10 || MONTHLY PRESCRIBING REFERENCE
Comparable Effects Seen With Zolpidem, Eszopiclone in PAP Titration

JUNE 10 || PR NEWSWIRE
HumanCharger Headset Reduces Jet Lag Symptoms in World's First Placebo-Controlled Clinical Field Trial With any Bright Light Device

JUNE 10 || PR NEWSWIRE
Rest Easy -- ConsumerLab.com Certifies Quality Of @USANAinc's Pure Rest™

JUNE 11 || MEDICALXPRESS
Bright light after night shift may enhance alertness and cognitive performance

JUNE 11 || MONTHLY PRESCRIBING REFERENCE
Study: Suvorexant Improves Sleep, Daytime Functioning at Two Doses

JUNE 11 || WALL STREET JOURNAL
FDA Mistakenly Widened the Market for a Rare Sleep Disorder Drug: Petition

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

JUNE 7 || LIFEHACKER
This Graphic Explains How Lack of Sleep Can Negatively Affect Your Brain [Infographic]

JUNE 8 || BUSTLE
13 Weird, Almost-Funny Things That Happen When You Have Chronic Insomnia

JUNE 8 || FASHION & STYLE
Carrie Underwood Baby Isaiah And Mike Fisher Look Too Cute In New Instagram PICTURE Taking A Nap

JUNE 9 || FUSION
Why people with sleep paralysis have supernatural visions

JUNE 10 || SYS-CON MEDIA
Sleep Solutions Specialist Publishes Guide to Insomnia

JUNE 11 || LATINOS HEALTH
Cavs' LeBron James Admits He's 'Not Sleeping': The Importance of Quality Sleep For Athletes

JUNE 11 || MED CITY NEWS
Twitter helps uncover potential sleep disorders
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 LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE  || Helps for patients and clues for sleep self-improvement

JUNE 8 || MEDICALXPRESS
Study links lower life satisfaction to sleep problems during midlife

JUNE 8 || MONTHLY PRESCRIBING REFERENCE
The Impact of Circadian Misalignment on BMI, Dietary Habits

JUNE 10 || 13-WMAZ
Should light bulbs come with health warning labels?

JUNE 10 || TIME.COM
You Asked: Is It Better to Sleep In Or Work Out?

JUNE 10 || YAHOO! HEALTH
Too Much Clutter Could Take a Toll on Sleep

JUNE 11 || WAHPETON DAILY NEWS
The proper way to sleep at night on a pillow

JUNE 12 || THE DAILY MAIL
Freeze your pillow case and create your own air conditioning using a fan and tray of ice: Sleep expert's top tips to beat the heat at night

JUNE 12 || TELEGRAPH
How to perfectly light your bedroom || Bedrooms have evolved from slumber zones into multi-functional rooms that can be tricky to illuminate. Here are ten tips for freshening up your lighting

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

JUNE 6 || THE DAILY COURIER
Column: Son's late night TV watching interrupting sleep patterns

JUNE 7 || WDTV-NEWS
Lack of Sleep in Childhood May Mean Higher Risk of Obesity Later

JUNE 8 || EUREKALERT
Children with TBI have poorer sleep quality and more daytime sleepiness

JUNE 8 || MEDSCAPE
Sleep Debt Cumulative, Not Totally Paid at Weekends in Teens

JUNE 8 || MONTHLY PRESCRIBING REFERENCE
Pregnant Patients Show Preference For Certain Insomnia Interventions More Than Others

JUNE 8 || YAHOO! HEALTH
PMS-Induced Insomnia Is Real (and It Sucks) — But There's a Solution

JUNE 9 || FLORIDA TIMES-UNION
It's hard for seniors to sleep like a baby, but there are helps

JUNE 9 || MSN HEALTH & FITNESS
Men And Women Sleep Very Differently

JUNE 9 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Children With Sleep Apnea Face Health and Cognitive Issues: One to 4 percent of all children have obstructive sleep apnea, but many go undiagnosed and untreated

JUNE 10 || PSYCHIATRY ADVISOR
First Study to Examine Narcolepsy Drug in Children, Adolescents

JUNE 11 || MEDPAGE TODAY
Sleep in the Elderly: Surprises in New Studies || What's normal for everyone else may not apply to older people

JUNE 11 || MONTHLY PRESCRIBING REFERENCE
Longer PAP Therapy May Mean Better QoL in Children With OSAS

JUNE 12 || MEDPAGE TODAY
Iron Reduces Parasomnias in Children With Restless Legs || Most with restless legs syndrome and night terrors do well with ferritin supplements

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 FIRST PERSON  || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders

JUNE 7 || 3 NEWS NZ
Opinion: The Crying Game

JUNE 8 || TIME: MONEY
Putting my money where my mouth is

JUNE 9 || THE TELEGRAPH
Bryony Gordon: Why I'm exhausted by competitive sleep-shaming || One surefire way to have a good night's sleep is to stop worrying so much about how much you're supposed to be sleeping

JUNE 11 || YAHOO! HEALTH
I’m Proof You Don’t Have to Be Obese or Male to Have Sleep Apnea

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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

JUNE 6 || HUFFINGTON POST
Observing the Damaged Brain for Clues About Dreaming

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