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CHADD NYC presents "Delta Sleep Dysfunction," a webinar slated for Mon, Jan 4 from 6-730pm (ET) featuring Dr. Vatsal Thakkar. The free presentation ($10 donation requested) will discuss normal sleep architecture, the importance of delta (deep) sleep, the problems that arise from lack of delta sleep and the causes of delta sleep dysfunction. More info here
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TOP TEN || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest
CURATOR'S CHOICE
1. JAN 1 || SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Pharma Watch: A User's Guide to Sleeping Pills
Drugs
From the curator: If you read nothing else today, read this (well, this and the entry on public transporation in the Public Health & Safety section below.)
CURATOR'S CHOICE
2. DEC 31 || ATTN
The Scientific Reason You Should Drink Coffee Before You Nap
Drugs
From the curator: I can personally vouch for this.
3. DEC 31 || FORBES
Tweak Your Tech To Improve Your Sleep (New Year's Revolutions, Part 2)
Technology
4. DEC 31 || MEDPAGE TODAY
Game-Changers in 2015 || SERVE-HF Upends ASV in Sleep Apnea: Study found mortality risk with adaptive servo-ventilation
Technology
5. DEC 31 || YAHOO!
Make Sleep a Priority This New Year
Lifestyle & Hygiene
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6. DEC 30 || PLOS ONE
Is Zolpidem Associated with Increased Risk of Fractures in the Elderly with Sleep Disorders? A Nationwide Case Cross-Over Study in Taiwan
Seniors
From the curator: Very important! If you have elderly loved ones who qualify as major "fall risks," please-please-please review their sleep medications, especially dosages.
CURATOR'S CHOICE
Why SIDS Skyrockets On New Year's Day
Babies
From the curator: SIDS is not just a mystery illness; it may perhaps also be the negative outcome for sleep hygiene decisions made by caretakers. Problems with drinking and smoking in particular increase SIDS statistics.
8. DEC 29 || YAHOO.com
Here's Why You Want to Sleep More in the Winter
The Science of Sleep
9. DEC 28 || 10 MAGAZINE
Sleep Hygiene: Five tips for improving quality of sleep
Lifestyle & Hygiene
10. DEC 28 || YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
10 ways you can improve your sleep in the New Year
Lifestyle & Hygiene
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WORLD || International sleep news
CURATOR'S CHOICE DEC 27 || THE PROVINCE [CANADA]
Lack of sleep is hurting Canada's kids — and parents are drugging them to try to help out, new study shows
From the curator: My opinion, but: please make drugs the last resort, parents. Most sleep medications are not tested on young people, not even melatonin can be shown to be safe in the systems of young people.
DEC 27 || THE TIMES OF INDIA [INDIA]
Snoring could be a warning sign for heart ailments, say experts
Malaysian Parents Should Take Their Children’s Bedtime Seriously – Child Expert
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NATIONAL || Sleep news across the U.S.
DEC 29 || MIDDLETOWN TRANSCRIPT [DE]Car overturns in crash after teen falls asleep at the wheel near Townsend
DEC 29 || WNDU [IN]
Tractor trailer crashes into median on the bypass just west of US 331: The driver claims that he was cut off by another vehicle, causing the accident. However, the indication is that he gently went off the side of the road before any crash, which is a common sign of falling asleep at the wheel
DEC 31 || CHICAGO TRIBUNE [IL]
DEC 31 || KHQ.com [WA]
Troopers: Man fell asleep at the wheel, caused crash that killed one of his passengersJAN 1 || REPORTER-HERALD (CO)
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PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education
CURATOR'S CHOICE DEC 30 || POLITICO
Asleep at the wheel || The federal agency overseeing America’s trains has been too slow to address medical conditions that have caused a series of deadly accidents, watchdogs say
Public Health & Safety
From the curator: The only other thing you should read today besides the top article on sleep medications at the top of this curation.
BUSINESS & WORKPLACE || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep
DEC 27 || VAN WINKLE'S
New Website Connects Patients with Sleep Doctors for Live Consultations
DEC 29 || BUSINESS WIRE
Read It and Sleep! New research from Sleep Number shows Sleep Number products improve sleep quality (press release)
JAN 1 || THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE
Online sleep start-up Sunday aims to disrupt the offline sleep market
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP || Scientific research and basic sleep health resources
DEC 28 || THE NEW YORK TIMES DEC 28 || THE NEWS TRIBE
Are you a victim of restless legs syndrome?
DEC 28 || SCIENCE ALERT
What's it like to wake up with sleep paralysis?
DEC 29 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
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DEC 29 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
DEC 29 || UPI
Sleep, wake, activity cycle linked to bipolar disorder
Sleep, wake, activity cycle linked to bipolar disorder
TECHNOLOGY || Devices and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues
DRUGS & THERAPIES || Pharmacology, therapeutics, alternative medicine
Katusha doctor claims use of sleeping pills worse than doping in cycling
Drugs
DEC 30 || THE NEW YORK TIMES
Ask Well: Does Melatonin Aid Sleep?
Drugs
DEC 31 || ST JOE CHANNEL
Dangerous Mix: Alcohol & No Sleep
Drugs
CURATOR'S CHOICE
DEC 31 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORTToo Often, CPAP Is Only Sleep Apnea Treatment Offered
Drugs
From the curator: As a patient, you have a right to demand all the options available to you as well as seek a second opinion.
CULTURE || Cultural and social expressions and discussions about sleep
CURATOR'S CHOICE DEC 30 || UNION LEADER
Patient set for medical center sleep study gets unexpected visitor Christmas Eve
Holidays
From the curator: Let's start off the New Year with a sleep lab story we can all get behind.
LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE || Helps for patients and clues for sleep self-improvement
DEC 27 || ATTN:How To Beat Jet Lag
DEC 28 || CARE 2
The Best Sleep Positions for a Bad Back, Knee or Shoulder
To Sleep Better, Stay Cool and Cut Clutter
FAMILY || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, womens health, family health, eldercare
Message from Mercy: Sleep health and you -- Millions of older Americans look back on the days in the distant past when they were getting a good night’s sleep
Seniors
DEC 28 || THE HEALTH SITE
9 causes of snoring and sleep apnea in kids
Kids
DEC 28 || WINK NEWS
Smartphones and sleep problems in teens
Teens
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Teens
DEC 30 || DAILY MAIL
Why you really ARE more tired than your other half - and what you can do about it
Women
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MULTIMEDIA || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, filmKids
DEC 28 || WINK NEWS
Smartphones and sleep problems in teens
Teens
CURATOR'S CHOICE
DEC 29 || NJTV ONLINE
Sleep Study Finds Texting Source of Sleep Deprivation in Teens
Teens
From the curator: Parents, this is YOUR wake-up call. I have teens, too, and we have rules. It's not impossible to bring your teens on board with better phone habits if they understand the price they will pay if they don't get their sleep. That extra hour of sleep in the morning for those districts which have successfully delayed bell times won't matter much if Jr. is up all night texting anyway.
DEC 29 || SCIENCE NORDIC
Teens with ADHD need more sleepSleep Study Finds Texting Source of Sleep Deprivation in Teens
Teens
From the curator: Parents, this is YOUR wake-up call. I have teens, too, and we have rules. It's not impossible to bring your teens on board with better phone habits if they understand the price they will pay if they don't get their sleep. That extra hour of sleep in the morning for those districts which have successfully delayed bell times won't matter much if Jr. is up all night texting anyway.
DEC 29 || SCIENCE NORDIC
Teens
DEC 30 || DAILY MAIL
Why you really ARE more tired than your other half - and what you can do about it
Women
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CURATOR'S CHOICE
DEC 28 || BĒHANCE
NHS Insomnia Awareness Campaign
Awareness poster concepts
From the curator: Nice work here.
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 1 || FREAKONOMICS
The Economics of Sleep, Part 2
(here is Part 1 from last July)
Podcast episodes
From the curator: Good information if you are trying to educate yourself. Big business is looking closely at this data as well.
FIRST PERSON || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders
CURATOR'S CHOICE DEC 27 || THE GOOD MEN PROJECT
The One Question to Ask Yourself to Be a Better Man: We men are especially guilty of taking our “no pain, no gain” culture a little too far—especially when it comes to sleep
Editorial
From the curator: Being sleep deprived is no longer a macho badge of fortitude but a big red flag. Be the smart guy and get your sleep.
DEC 27 || NORTHWEST FLORIDA DAILY NEWS
LETTER: Let students sleep
Letter to the Editor
DEC 30 || ESQUIRE
Here Are My Secrets To Kicking Seasonal Affective Disorder
Essay
JAN 2 || HUFFINGTON POST HEALTHY LIVING
Inspiration in Insomnia: Resolving to Turn Dreams Into Realities
Essay
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DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreaming
