03 July 2015

SLEEP NEWS || June 26 - July 3

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

From the News Desk: SleepyHeadCENTRAL will be offline for its weekly news features normally slated for July 10, 17 and 24 until July 31 (curator on vacation).  

ATTN People with Narcolepsy: Consider attending the 2015 Narcolepsy Network Conference on Oct 9-11 in Minneapolis. You can meet other people with narcolepsy (PWNs) and their supporters, learn about treatments, and hear the latest research developments from keynote speaker, Dr. Emmanuel Mignot of Stanford University. Register here


New Zealanders, take the Sleepyhead Challenge: NZ Life & Leisure magazine challenges you to ditch all technology in your room and put a stop to any disruptive noises while you sleep. Participants have a chance to win a cash prize (New Zealand residents only). Register here

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. JULY 3 || ABC NEWS
Tired EMS Workers a Prescription for Danger on the Roads, Experts Say
Public Health & Safety

2. JULY 3 || PSYCH CENTRAL

Poor Sleep Negatively Influences Self-Control
The Science of Sleep


3. JULY 3 || WESTERN DAILY PRESS [UK]
Woman sleep-walks half a mile into the sea at Weston-super-Mare
World

4.  JULY 1 || NBC NEWS
Study Could Explain Flu Vaccine Link to Narcolepsy
Public Health & Safety

5. JULY 1 || SCIENCE DAILY

Sleep deprivation could reduce intrusive memories of traumatic scenes || A good night's sleep could be the wrong response to trauma
The Science of Sleep

6. JUNE 30 || NATURAL PRODUCTS INSIDER
CRN Issues Guidelines for Melatonin Products
Alternative Therapies

7. JUNE 30 || TOP TECH NEWS

Biggest Wellness Issue Keeping Consumers Up at Night: Sleep
Public Health & Safety

8. JUNE 29 || ARIZONA REPUBLIC
How to stay cool and sleep better during the summer || Sleep Soundly: When we aren't cool enough, it takes longer to fall asleep and we can wake up often during the night
Lifestyle & Hygiene

9. JUNE 29 || FORTUNE

Here’s how many Americans sleep with their smartphones
Lifestlye & Hygiene

10. JUNE 29 || YAHOO! WOMEN'S HEALTH
The Science of Sleep

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

JUNE 28 || ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL [ZAMBIA]

Jet lag from long trips should be managed properly

JUNE 29 || HERALD SCOTLAND [SCOTLAND]
Tired drivers told to take rests stops and coffee as new campaign targets fatigue in road crashes

JUNE 30 || CTV MONTREAL [CANADA]
Deadly crash in St. Jerome

JUNE 30 || DAILY RECORD [SCOTLAND]

Pictured: Meet the real sleeping policemen caught SNOOZING in their car while on the job

JUNE 30 || DELHI DAILY NEWS [INDIA]

Calcium crucial for deep sleep: Study

JUNE 30 || THE NATIONAL [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]

Calcium crucial for deep sleep: Study

JUNE 30 || THE TIMES OF INDIA [INDIA]

Higher caffeine intake spikes insomnia among youth

JUNE 30 || YAHOO! NEWS [SPAIN]
Spain warns of risk to elderly as it bakes in heatwave

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

JUNE 26 || KIWA RADIO [IA]
Drowsey [sic] Driving Leads To Injury Accident

JUNE 26 || KWQC [IL]
Semi rollover causes I-88 detour Thursday night

JUNE 27 || NAPA VALLEY REGISTER [CA]

Damages claim says Calistoga overworked a police officer

JUNE 28 || KION [CA]
UPDATE: Officers investigate crash on Highway 129 in Aromas

JUNE 29 || KKTV [CO]

Drowsy Driving Likely Cause of Deadly Accident on I-25
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 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY  || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education

JUNE 26 || PR WEB 
Recent Study Outlines Car Crash Risk of Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids; Common Kitchen Spice Eliminates Side Effects in Nidra Herbal Sleep Supplement

JUNE 30 || WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS
Device created at Wichita State could detect driver drowsiness, make roads safer

JULY 1 || ARIRANG NEWS
41% of MERS-affected people experiencing depression, insomnia

JULY 2 || MEDICAL DAILY
Every Parent's Worst Nightmare: Newborn's Skull Fractured After Getting Dropped By Drowsy Delivery Nurse

JULY 3 || MCKNIGHT'S
Study sheds light on dangers of working second, third shifts

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

JUNE 26 || MANUFACTURING.NET
Don't Sleep Through A Chance At Maximum Efficiency

JUNE 27 || MONEY & CAREER CHEAT SHEET

6 Ways to Get Through the Workday When You Got No Sleep

JUNE 28 || SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS

Serious Accident Leads to Life-Changing LeanOnWe Startup

JUNE 29 || FORTUNE

Can big data help you get a good night’s sleep?

JUNE 29 || UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NEWS
Sleeping on the job? Actually, that's a good thing

JUNE 30 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Study suggests that a causal pathway may link job stress and sleep disturbances

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

JUNE 28 || THE DAILY COURIER
Column: Time for a sleep test

JUNE 28 || ENTREPRENEUR
Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep: The Do's, Don'ts and What We Still Don't Know

JUNE 28 || YAHOO! HEALTH
5 "Harmless" Sleep Problems You Shouldn't Ignore

JUNE 29 || THE BEST BRAIN POSSIBLE
The Link Between Sleep And Depression

JUNE 29 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Study seeks connections between sleep and memory consolidation in the cortex

JUNE 30 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Genes responsible for increased activity during the summer

JUNE 30 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
How your brain knows it's summer

JUNE 30 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Restless Leg Syndrome Increases Stroke Risk

JUNE 30 || NIAGARA THIS WEEK
Melatonin: Our biological time-clock’s darkness hormone

JULY 1 || AMERICAN PAIN SOCIETY
Improving Sleep Quality Has Pain Control Benefits

JULY 1 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Sleep Apnea and Reflux

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 TECHNOLOGY  || Devices and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues
 DRUGS & THERAPIES  || Pharmacology, therapeutics, alternative medicine

JUNE 28 || DISCOVER
Neuroskeptic: Pharma Make The Most of A Negative Result || The study examined whether the drug armodafinil (Nuvigil) improved mood in people with bipolar disorder who were in a depressive episode
Drugs


JUNE 28 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY

Deep-Brain Stimulation Relieves Restless Legs Syndrome
Alternative Therapies

JUNE 29 || BREATHE BETTER, SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
Finding the Right Surgeon: 8 Questions to Ask Before Sleep Apnea Surgery
Surgery

JUNE 29 || HUFFINGTON POST
What Are the Side Effects of Prescription Sleeping Pills?
Drugs

JUNE 30 || THE DAILY COUGAR, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

ASMR: the free cure for sleep troubles
Alternative Therapies

JUNE 30 || MARIE CLAIRE
Aromatherapy, It Could Be The Key To A Good Nights Sleep
Alternative Therapies


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

JUNE 26 || GRAZIA! DAILY 
Help! I'm Suffering With In(Box)sanity!
Culture


JUNE 29 || HUFFINGTON POST

'Back to Bed': The Creepy, Addictive Game About Sleepwalking
Gaming

JUNE 29 || MOVIE PILOT

"The Nightmare": Five Stories of Sleep Paralysis that Will Have You Desperate to Stay Awake
Film

JUNE 30 || PEOPLE MAGAZINE
Finally! The Secret to Getting Better Sleep Every Night || CBS News’ medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips' new book, The Exhaustion Breakthrough
Books

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

JUNE 29 || LIFEHACKER 
Skip the Alcohol Before Bed to Sleep Better

JUNE 29 || WSET TV 
Sleep Hygiene: The Do's & Don'ts of a Good Night's Rest

JUNE 30 || BUSTLE
JUNE 30 || LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
Sleep Your Way to Health and Healing



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

JUNE 30 || DAILY MAIL
'I was woken up 20 times a night for three years': Mother reveals struggles of her daughter's night terrors... and the 'brain wave music' that finally cured her
Kids

JUNE 30 || EUREKALERT!

For women with bipolar disorder, sleep quality affects mood
Women

JUNE 30 || RUIDOSO NEWS
Clinical Counseling: Teenagers and sleep
Kids

JUNE 30 || SLEEP REVIEW
10 Students Living with Narcolepsy Awarded College Scholarships
Kids
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 AV LAB  || Sleep health education and issues captured in media

JUNE 26 || SLEEP HUB
Cognitive behavioural therapy is an effective treatment for insomnia
Video

JUNE 28 || HEALTHINATION
True Life Story: Sleep Apnea Part 1
Video

JUNE 29 || WGN RADIO
Sleep Apnea: Doctor Kevin Most Just Wants You to Sleep Better
Podcast

JULY 1 || DAILY MAIL

Sleep Health: The importance of good posture
Video

JULY 1 || UNEXPLAINED MYSTERIES

Your brain with no sleep
Video

JULY 2 || SCIENCE OF US
How Your Feet Can Help You Sleep
Video
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 FIRST PERSON  || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders

JUNE 26 || THE SMALL THINGS BLOG
Sleep deprivation and reality are my birthday gifts
Lifestyle & Hygiene

JUNE 27 || TARANAKI DAILY NEWS

Mulling over the ways to get a good night's sleep
Family

JUNE 30 || PACIFIC DAILY NEWS

Why my little family loves co-sleeping
Family
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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

JUNE 27 || DR. TIPSTER
Have fun with lucid dreaming
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