SPECIAL || Recalls, special announcements, breaking news, events
ALL DAY TODAY IN MILWAUKEE: Home Care Medical, Inc. is hosting a CPAP and Mobility Tune-up Clinic today (Nov 13) between the hours of 9am and 5pm at Home Care Medical’s Milwaukee Retail Store, 4818 South 76th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The purpose of the clinic is to help CPAP users tune up their CPAP machines, meet with experienced respiratory clinicians to answer questions machine operation and pressures, and to check out new products like the Transcend Auto Mini CPAP and the SoClean CPAP sanitizer. This event is free and open to the public and drop ins are encouraged. More info or call 414.423.8800.
TORONTO INSOMNIACS WHO ARE ALSO PARENTS: Help is on the way! The workshop, Learn to Sleep Well Again: A Workshop for Exhausted Parents with Insomnia,
offers a 2-hour solution-focused workshop based on cognitive behavioral strategies (CBTi*) which includes a concrete plan you can apply immediately that night so you can get the sleep you need. This workshop occurs from 10am-noon on Saturday Nov 28 at the Red Fish Blue Fish Cafe, 2nd floor event space, 73 Harbord St, Toronto. Pre-registration is $30; drop ins on the day of the workshop pay $40. More info: 416.904.6331 or send an email to jmendoza@agoodsleep.ca. *CBTi has been identified by the Canadian Medical Association as the most effective treatment option for persistent insomnia.
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TOP TEN || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest
1. NOV 10 || CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Sleep could be the missing link in dementiaThe Science of Sleep
2. NOV 10 || DAILY MAIL
Shocking moment bus driver falls asleep at the wheel and crashes the vehicle... leaving one male passenger with a broken spine
Public Health & Safety
Oasis Diagnostics® Licenses Innovative Technology for Non-Invasive Saliva-Based Diagnosis of Sleep Disorders (press release)
Diagnostics
4. NOV 9 || THE CONVERSATION
Why sleep could be the key to tackling mental illnessCurator's comments: Bring on the research. It's sorely needed and there's enough evidence to show correlation.
The Science of Sleep
5. NOV 9 || GLOBAL CITIZEN
What do sleep, poverty and health have in common?
Culture
6. NOV 9 || IRISH MIRROR
Dodging children's sleeping problems could lead to long-term health issues for the rest of the family, warns expert
Family
7. NOV 9 || THE MIRROR
Bus passengers catapulted from their seats as driver smashes into pole after 'falling asleep at wheel'Curator's comments: So you thought you were safe riding the bus?
Video
8. NOV 9 || TECH TIMES
New 'Doctor Who' Preview Shows Why Losing Sleep Is A Bad Idea
Television
9. NOV 6 || CLOSER
Mum’s shock warning: ‘My baby died from napping in a carseat - don’t make the same mistake'Curator's comments: This is not something I was ever educated on when my kids were babies nearly two decades ago. Gads. I did this many times. Who wants to wake up their sleeping babies?
Public Health & Safety
10. NOV 6 || SLEEP REVIEW
SleepRate Launches Sleep-Life Balance Program
Lifestyle
NOV 8 || DAILY MAIL [AUSTRALIA]
Man's girlfriend sleeps through his incredible snoring...which is so extreme it shakes the walls of the house and wakes every one of his flatmates
NOV 9 || ABC [AUSTRALIA]
Scientists track Sydney man's sleep patterns during global marathon
NOV 9 || BLACKBURN NEWS [UK]
Driver Asleep at the Wheel
Professor honoured for life-saving SIDS research
NOV 11 || NEWS 24 [SOUTH AFRICA]
‘Sleepy’ pupil turns to court
Sleep Radio station helps with insomnia
NOV 6 || ELLSWORTH AMERICAN [ME]
Treatment for sleep disorders expanding
NOV 6 || OZARKS FIRST [MO]
Springfield Residents Sleep in the Cold for a Cause...related...
NOV 7 || WTRF [OH]
Wheeling Sleep Out Brings Awareness to Youth Homelessness in Creative Way
Curator's comments: Homeless people need safe, warm places to sleep; it doesn't matter how they became homeless... they're still people and PEOPLE NEED OPPORTUNITIES TO SLEEP.
Columbus Public Health Launching Initiative To Teach Parents Infant Sleep Safety
NOV 9 || THE HERALD-NEWS [IL]
Joliet pediatrician calls sleep deprivation in teens 'epidemic'
No Injuries After Driver Falls Asleep At The Wheel, Rolls Vehicle
NOV 10 || KETV 7 [NE]
Omaha dentist encourages oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea patients
NOV 10 || OHIO.com [OH]
Insomnia may have saved life of registered nurse who lived on top floor of building hit by plane
NOV 10 || PHILLY.com [PA]
Phila. Police to discipline officers caught napping
NOV 11 || THE DAILY TARHEEL [NC]
Sleep Week promoter will sleep 30 minutes per day at the Old Well: William Thorpe will sleep next to the old well everyday from noon to 12:30 p.m. until next Thursday to raise awareness for sleep deprivation
NOV 6 || WASHINGTON POST
Did you know driving on two hours sleep is dangerous? (Probably, yes.)
Sleepwalkers Feel No Pain In Their Nightly Sleepwalking Accidents
NOV 10 || SLEEP REVIEW MAGAZINE
NOV 10 || SLEEP REVIEW MAGAZINE
BUSINESS & WORKPLACE || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep
NOV 6 || SLEEP REVIEW
HireRight Launches Sleep Apnea Study Service for Truckers...related...
NOV 6 || HIRE RIGHT BLOG
Nearly One in Three Truck Drivers Have Sleep Apnea – How to Protect Drivers and Reduce Risk with Sleep Apnea Testing
Curator's comments: The statistics are staggering; so glad to see this service out to protect both the drivers and the health of the general public.
Aches, pains affecting sleep patterns for many: If you’re tossing and turning due to aches and pains, a new survey shows your job could actually be the root of the problem (video)
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NOV 9 || WIAT
NOV 10 || SLEEP REVIEW MAGAZINE
NOV 10 || SLEEP REVIEW
NOV 6 || THE DRIFT
A New Look at the Sleepless Brain
The ABCs of ZZZ’s: A quick lesson on common sleep terms
NOV 6 || NEW JERSEY MONTHLY
Sleep Apnea: Causes & Cures -- Roughly a quarter of American men suffer from obstructive sleep apnea
NOV 6 || NEW JERSEY MONTHLY
NOV 7 || RENAL AND UROLOGY NEWS
NOV 10 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
NOV 10 || SLEEP REVIEW MAGAZINE
Curator's comments: So glad to see narcolepsy getting the research it deserves.
NOV 6 || THE FWA
Curator's comments: I don't know how accurate or useful this is, but it's a great idea for regular travelers.
NOV 6 || THE STAR
NOV 9 || MED GADGET
NOV 9 || PR NEWSWIRE
NOV 6 || LOS ANGELES TIMES
Proposed lethal injection drugs once hailed as 'sleep cures'
Drugs
NOV 6 || MSN
Tongue Implant Can Help Patients Solve Sleep ApneaCurator's comments: Please try PAP therapy first. You may be surprised by how comfortable and easy it is... plus, it's noninvasive.
Surgery
NOV 9 || AZ DAILY SUN
Sleep Well: Vitamin D can effect sleep
Nutrition
NOV 10 || SLEEP REVIEW
CBT-I, Tai Chi Reverse Inflammation Markers
Alternative therapies
NOV 7 || NEWS.com.au
Experts say sleepwalkers who kill likely overwhelmed by ‘perfect storm of circumstances’Curator's comments: The human mind is capable of extraordinary things, even while asleep. Sleepwalking as a defense can be quite legit.
Crime
NOV 12 || CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Donald Trump's sleep-bragging highlights a broader issue
Curator's comments: 'Can we please stop sleep-bragging?' is the subtitle--which says it all. Enough with taking pride in our sleep deprivation... it's not any more admirable to go without sleep than it is to brag about chugging a half rack of beer every night.
Politics
NOV 12 || NEWS 24
8 famous personalities with narcolepsyCelebrities
NOV 12 || US WEEKLY
One Life to Live Star Nathaniel Marston Dies at Age 40 Following Car Crash
Celebrities
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NOV 6 || THE 365
The A to ZZZ’s of Setting Up Your Sleep Sanctuary
NOV 6 || U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Can You Really Catch Up On Sleep? Experts demystify whether you should expect to ever feel rested again
NOV 9 || NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Cabbie’s age contributed to pedestrian fatality: experts Curator's comments: Nobody wants to take away anybody's license just because of age, but there should be better tests to keep dangerous drivers (of all ages) off the roads so this sort of thing doesn't happen again. As our population continues to age, we need to be prepared to read more sad stories like this until something gets done.
Seniors
NOV 11 || THE DAILY MAIL
Feeling tired? Meet the women who get by on just FIVE hours' sleepCurator's comments: Read the article to discover why this shortage of sleep among these women is nothing to boast about. Womens Health
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MULTIMEDIA || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, film
NOV 10 || HOUSTON CHRONICLE
The top 10 painful jobs that rob people of quality sleep
Photo Gallery
NOV 11 || THE SOUTH AFRICAN.com
10 neat ways to fall asleep on a plane, you can thank us later
Infographics
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NOV 6 || BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES
Later school day would drastically benefit sleep-starved teens
Public Health & Safety
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DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreaming
NOV 6 || DAILY MAIL
Think you've been abducted by aliens? It was probably just sleep paralysis: Psychologist attempts to logically explain 'encounters of the fourth kind'
Curator's comments: Yes, sleep paralysis is THAT real.
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NOV 10 || BUSTLE
