SleepyHeadCENTRAL: This Week in Sleep News, Aug 14

SPECIAL || BACK TO SCHOOL
SleepyHeadCENTRAL proudly supports the Start School Later movement, which has shown strong evidence that later school start times for our kids results in smarter, healthier, more well-adjusted kids.

THE DAILY COURIER || Column: How do you change a child's sleep pattern
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES || Students’ lack of sleep due to late nights and early start of school affect test performance in 3 key subjects
KTRH NEWSRADIO || Back to School Sleep Deprivation
ORLANDO SENTINEL || Back-to-school sleep schedules disrupted by screen time -- Doctor's advice: "I tell parents, you gotta get all the electronics out of the room"
THE PEOPLE'S VANGUARD OF DAVIS || District to Take Conversation About Later Start Times to Facebook
SLEEP REVIEW || Sealy, UNC Team Up To Help Families Switch from Summer to Back to School
SOUTH CHARLOTTE WEEKLY || Yawn! Doctors suggest students receive more sleep
TAP INTO WEST ORANGE || Bill to Study Benefits of Later Start Time for Schools Signed into Law
WTSP || School moves start time much later; here's the result
WYFF || BoosterBeds shares study results on kids, electronics and sleep
YAHOO! PARENTING || 5 Ways to Ensure Your Teen Gets Enough Sleep

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

CPAP USERS IN SAN FRANCISCO AREA: An investment firm is researching the challenges of being a patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). They are looking for patients who can speak for 30 minutes about their experiences (newly diagnosed and long-time patients both welcome). Focus will be on your history with using CPAP machine. Contact Directly. [Note: Craigslist--pursue at your own risk.]

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

1. AUG 20 || WALL STREET JOURNAL
College Football Wakes Up to a New Statistic: Sleep Coaches are going to great lengths to ensure players get their rest; using sleep experts and even moving into the dorms
Culture

2.  AUG 19 || GO BY TRUCK
Narcolepsy Exemptions Denied: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied requests to be allowed to drive commercially from three individuals with sleep disorders
Public Health & Safety

3.  AUG 19 || SLEEP REVIEW
Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Will Travel
Travel

4. AUG 18 || POPSUGAR
How to Get a Decent Night's Sleep on a Camping Trip
First Person

5. AUG 18 || WCBV
Inside the Sleep Lab: Supervised Sleep
Video

6. AUG 17 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Shift work causes breast cancer in mice, according to a new study – so what does this mean for humans?
Public Health & Safety

7.  AUG 16 || CNN.com
Hospitals work on allowing patients to actually sleep
Public Health & Safety

8.  AUG 14 || CNN.com
Sleep-deprived, medicated, suicidal and armed: Federal air marshals in disarray
Public Health & Safety

9. AUG 14 || EUREKALERT!
UNTHSC, UT Arlington develop a more patient-friendly solution for sleep apnea
Technology

10. AUG 14 || SLEEP HEALTH JOURNAL
Too tired for school? The effects of insomnia on absenteeism in adolescence
Pediatrics

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WORLD || International sleep news

AUG 15 || THE TELEGRAPH [GERMANY]
German takes neighbour to court over sleep deprivation from cow bells 'louder than pneumatic drill' -- A herd of cows in Bavaria have been stripped of their bells after a man living nearby said the noise was stopping him from sleeping

AUG 16 || HINDUSTAN TIMES [INDIA]
Indians going under the knife to treat sweating, snoring

AUG 17 || GLOBE & MAIL [CANADA]
A horrible night: How sleep apnea makes for a bad day … and worse

AUG 17 || MALAY MAIL [MALAYSIA]
Scientists discover reset button for internal body clock

AUG 17 || PLOS ONE [KOREA]
Sleep Deprivation Is Associated with Bicycle Accidents and Slip and Fall Injuries in Korean Adolescents

AUG 19 || GBC [GHANA]
The mystery of falling asleep and waking up

AUG 19 || HUMBOLDT JOURNAL [CANADA]

Good health rises with the sun

AUG 20 || TIMES OF INDIA [INDIA]

Segmented sleep is unhealthy. Here's how to fix it

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NATIONAL || Sleep news across the U.S.

AUG 14 || NEW YORK DAILY NEWS [NY]
EXCLUSIVE: Obese subway dispatcher with sleep apnea – who allegedly dozed off at controls – can’t get job back, judge rules

AUG 14 || TIME WARNER CABLE NEWS [NC]
Medical Examiner: Hazardous Sleep Circumstances Led to Baby’s Death

AUG 17 || GOOD THINGS UTAH [UT]

Sleep better and get rid of snoring

AUG 18 || ABC 15 [AZ]
Arizona launches safe sleep awareness campaign

AUG 19 || SYS-CON MEDIA [CO]

Somnia Publishes Guide to Sleep Apnea: Leading Sleep Solutions Provider Offers E-Book to Help Coloradans Struggling With the Common Sleep Disorder

AUG 19 || VILLAGE NEWS [VA]

Keeping you awake?

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

AUG 14 || THE HEALTH SITE
Did you know sleep deprivation can lead to weight gain (or worse!)

AUG 15 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Men's disconnect with sleep and health

AUG 15 || STRATEGY PAGE
Attrition: Speed Kills, Sanity Rules (sleep deprivation in the military)

AUG 16 || USA TODAY
Ask the Captain: Can pilots nap in the cockpit?

AUG 20 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Adopting Quality Care Measures for Sleep Medicine

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

AUG 14 || CNBC

Why sleep start-up Casper is advertising on taxis

AUG 17 || TRUCK NEWS
Take action on sleep apnea

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

AUG 14 || THE JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN

Migraine and restless legs syndrome are associated in adults under age fifty but not in adults over fifty: a population-based study