This Week's Sleep News, Jan 22 - 28

 SPECIAL  || Recalls, special announcements, breaking news, events

Insomnia Seminar in Springfield, NJ on Feb 3. Dr. Sonia Ancoli-Israel, one of the nation's predominant experts in the fields of sleep disorders and sleep research in aging, will present "Insomnia: Causes, Consequences, and Cures" next Wednesday at Temple Sha'arey Shalom (78 South Springfield Ave.) at 730pm. Tickets are not required; suggested donation is $10. More info
 CURATOR'S CHOICE  indicates recommended reading and includes editorial comments and opinions from the SHC curator. 
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 TOP TEN  || Sleep news picks this week — newest to oldest — Curator's Choice

1. JAN 27 || ANNALS OF AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
Relationship between Travel Time from Home to a Regional Sleep Apnea Clinic in British Columbia, Canada and the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (abstract)
From the curator: Maybe the cross-pollination of sleep medicine with telemedicine will fix this troubling inadequacy.
Public Health & Safety

2. JAN 27 || BUSINESS INSIDER
Here's what you should do if you wake up before your alarm and don't want to feel tired all day
From the curator: This advice is legit. Follow it.
Lifestyle & Hygiene

3. JAN 27 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
The Fourth Industrial Revolution Meets the Sleep Revolution
From the curator: Arianna is my hero.

Business & Workplace

4. JAN 27 || NEWS-MEDICAL.net
Reclaim Your Sleep survey: 46% of female patients waiting over five years to be diagnosed with sleep apnoea
From the curator: This is not only outrageous, but not surprising. When are physicians going to stop thinking of female patients are hysterical? That's so 1900s, guys.
Women

5. JAN 27 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER BLOG
Sleep Apnea Patients Must Show PAP Compliance Before Device Purchase or Resupply
From the curator: A CPAP prescription is like any other therapy; you need to use it all the time or insurance will stop paying for it. It's not optional, people.
Technology

6. JAN 26 || COURIER JOURNAL
Attacking Sleep Apnea: It’s All About the Mask
From the curator: If you have sleep apnea and need to use CPAP, be very demanding about trying on every single mask option available to you. It truly is all about the mask.
Technology

7. JAN 25 || EOS SLEEP
Is There A Standard Time To Be Retested For Sleep Apnea?
From the curator: A really good question and one that isn't always followed up on by labs.
The Science of Sleep

8. JAN 25 || HEALTH NEWS REVIEW
Saturday sleep-ins help prevent diabetes? Small, preliminary study got more attention than it deserved
From the curator: Wishful thinking makes for terrible headlines. Media literacy matters, not only for readers, but for the media itself!
Media

9. JAN 25 || NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
EXCLUSIVE: Livery drivers get help with aches and pains of long hours with wellness program
From the curator: When it comes to drowsy driving, we tend to focus on long-haul truck drivers, but the rules apply to all of our transportation workers: pilots, limo drivers, train conductors, cabbies, even ferry boat captains
Business & Workplace

10. JAN 23 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Marriott CEO: Stop Applauding People Who Boast About Not Sleeping
From the curator: They're still out there, and they need a day of reckoning. Thanks, Marriott, for using your position to raise awareness of this troubling attitude. 
Society

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

JAN 22 || HUFFINGTON POST PARENTS [CANADA]
Sleep Deprivation: Parents Aren't Doing Their Kids Any Favours By Letting Them Stay Up

JAN 22 || STUFF.co.nz [NEW ZEALAND]
Businessman told police he fell asleep at wheel before crash

JAN 25 || ARAB NEWS [SAUDI ARABIA]
41% of Saudis suffer from sleep disorder

JAN 26 || OTAGO DAILY TIMES [NEW ZEALAND]
Paramedic falls asleep at wheel after shift

JAN 26 || STUFF.co.nz [NEW ZEALAND]
The science behind why we struggle to sleep in the heat

JAN 28 || EVENING TIMES [SCOTLAND]
Bed firm Sealy's is advertising for a 'sleep ambassador' to test out their products

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

JAN 22 || SALINA JOURNAL [KS]
CPAP machine stolen from car

JAN 22 || SYRACUSE.com [NY]
Deputies ticket driver who fell asleep at the wheel in Clay

JAN 23 || WILLMAR RADIO [MN]
Truck crash in Benson injures Clara City man

JAN 26 || JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDIAN [FL]
More arrests in 'pill mill' case

JAN 26 || KMA LAND [IA]
Emerson woman hurt after falling asleep at wheel

JAN 28 || SUN JOURNAL [ME]
Committee looks at later school start

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

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 26 || ASBURY PARK PRESS
Over-used hospital practice: interrupted sleep
From the curator: Hospitals are no place to sleep... but they need to be.

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

JAN 22 || SHP ONLINE
Is your Fatigue Management Policy letting you down?

JAN 25 || SLEEP REVIEW
How Is Information Management Transforming Sleep Medicine?

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 25 || WOMAN'S DAY
This Is When Adults Should Be Starting Work, According to a Sleep Expert: Apparently, working 9 to 5 is no way to make a living
From the curator: More stories like this, please. We need to rethink culture to build healthy lifestyles (which include time for adequate sleep) into the equation. 

JAN 26 || SLEEP REVIEW
Home Sleep Apnea Device Startup Chosen as Part of Invent Penn State Initiative

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 27 || CAMBRIDGE NETWORK
Airparks’ night workers trial Lumie lights
From the curator: I love that they are taking the needs of these night workers seriously! 

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 THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP  || Scientific research and sleep medicine

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 25 || DOVE PRESS
Chronic sleep disturbance and neural injury: links to neurodegenerative disease
From the curator: For all my friends with MS: not everything is MS, and MS can, indeed, wreak havoc on sleep. Get that fatigue checked out; you have potential solutions that will improve your quality of life.

JAN 25 || HUFFINGTON POST AUSTRALIA
Have You Ever Wondered Why You Sometimes Jerk Awake As You Fall Asleep?

JAN 25 || RED ORBIT
Morning people won't hack it on Mars, study says

JAN 27 || AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS
What causes nighttime grinding?

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 27 || CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
Observational Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Wake-Up Stroke: The SLEEP TIGHT Study (abstract)
From the curator: Interesting research; if you can access the actual study and not the abstract, go for it. 

JAN 27 || THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
Dr. Brian Irwin: Daytime Fatigue

JAN 28 || CBC NEWS
Insomnia's effects on brain explored

JAN 28 || INVERSE
We Won't Cure Sleepwalking Because It Doesn't Scare Us Enough

JAN 28 || PUBLIC SLATE
Insomnia versus Sleeplessness

JAN 28 || SLEEP & BREATHING
A systematic review of central sleep apnea in adult patients with chronic kidney disease

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 TECHNOLOGY  || Devices (including PAP and sleep dentistry) — tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 22 || QUARTZ
Sleep tech could set off a biological class war
From the curator: It's bound to happen.

JAN 26 || AAST WEB
Does Your Insurance Cover Home Sleep Apnea Testing?

JAN 26 || PR WEB
Sommetrics Announces FDA Clearance to Market its cNEP™ External Airway Management Device (press release)

JAN 26 || SOMNOSURE
Tips for Cleaning Your Snoring Mouthpiece

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 26 || THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Sleep apnea treatment associated with reduced readmissions for patients with heart failure (press release)
From the curator: So many patients give up on their therapies without realizing that, beyond comfort issues, their bodies really need them for more than just getting rid of snoring.

JAN 26 || WAREABLE
Jawbone wants to go big on sleep monitoring and counting calories

JAN 27 || SOMNOSURE
CPAP vs Sleep Apnea Mouthpiece: Comparisons and Considerations

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 DRUGS  || Over the counter drugs, prescription medications, illicit substances, nutraceuticals

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 26 || DAILY MAIL 
Pill given for chemo nausea can also stop snoring: Taking the tablet before bed reduces sleeping issues by almost a third
From the curator: Interesting, but let's remember that all drugs have side effects or risks. Fixing your snoring through nonpharmaceutical methods should be your first focus. 
Dronabinol

JAN 26 || YALE NEWS
Improved sleep can help addicts recover
Modafinil

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 PROCEDURES  || Inpatient, outpatient, and surgery-related discussion

JAN 23 || MINIMEDIA.com
Uvula Removal Surgery and Side Effects
Uvulectomy 

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 THERAPIES  || Cognitive behavioral therapy, chronotherapy, phototherapy, alternative therapy, complementary medicine, functional medicine 

JAN 22 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Pediatric Neurology Patients Use Alternative Medications for Sleep Disorders, Headache
Complementary & Alternative Medicine

JAN 28 || SBS
Insomnia program 'reduces depression'--An online treatment for insomnia has reduced anxiety and depression in participants, according to a new study
Cognitive behavioral therapy

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 CULTURE  || Cultural, societal, artistic expressions and discussions about sleep

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 24 || CRACKED
I've Got Narcolepsy: 6 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About It
From the curator: Don't have narcolepsy? Read this article. Please. 

Society

JAN 24 || GOSS.ie
Photos | Showbiz Lucy Kennedy admits: 'Becoming a mum has left me sleep-deprived'
Celebrity

JAN 25 || BUSTLE
Artist Illustrates Sleep Disorders As GIFs & They Are Eerily Relatable
Arts

JAN 27 || HAMILTON SPECTATOR
Ryan Reynolds' Sleep-Deprived Hallucinations
Celebrity

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

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 22 || MOTHERBOARD
The Uberwomen Who Beat Sleep
From the curator: Or did they? Read the whole story to learn the truth. 

JAN 22 || VAN WINKLE'S
Why Sleeping in Spandex Makes Sense

JAN 22 || VOGUE
Why Swearing Off the Snooze Button Is the Secret to Better Sleep

JAN 23 || MOTHERBOARD
We Talked to a Night Server About Her Fear of Missing Out

JAN 24 || BUSTLE
13 Signs You Are Sleep Deprived, And Need A Nap Immediately

JAN 25 || VAN WINKLE'S
9-Time Ironman Meredith Kessler on Why Good Sleep is Her Greatest Weapon

JAN 26 || NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Extreme social media use can cause sleep disturbance: study

JAN 26 || SLEEPING IN A HAMMOCK
Sleeping with your head elevated: good or bad?

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 27 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
You Can't Take a Vacation From Sleep Apnea
From the curator: Exactly. Just like diabetes or other managed chronic illnesses, there's no "cure" except to treat it daily. Fortunately, traveling with CPAP has gotten so much better it's hardly an issue anymore. 

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

JAN 22 || RUTGERS TODAY
Texting at Night Affects Teens’ Sleep, Academic Performance
Teens

JAN 23 || WDAM-7
Sleep-deprived children face increased health risks
Kids

JAN 24 || DAILY MAIL
Teenagers can't sleep because their rooms are smelly, claims expert
Teens

JAN 26 || SCIENCE DAILY
Social media use in young adults linked to sleep disturbance
Teens

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
JAN 27 || WASHINGTON POST
What to do when your kid can’t fall asleep without you in the room
From the curator: Remember, you job is not to be your kid's best friend... your job is to raise an adult who can function independently.
Parenting

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 MULTIMEDIA  || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, film

JAN 23 || KPLU 88.5
How A Narcolepsy Diagnosis Ignited A Career In Neuroscience
Radio Program

JAN 23 || WRVO
Restless legs syndrome: sensations, symptoms & solutions
Radio Program

JAN 27 || FUSION SLEEP
The Sleep Impact on a Child with ADD
YouTube Video

JAN 28 || CASS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Sleep vs. Heart Health: Cass Regional Sleep Lab Coordinator Explains on KC Live
YouTube Video

JAN 28 || TED TALKS
Playlist: Talks to inspire you to go to bed and get a good night's sleep
Video Catalog

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 FIRST PERSON  || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders

JAN 22 || HME NEWS
Theresa Flaherty interviews Dr. Joseph Krainin: Modern life makes 'recipe' for sleeplessness
Q&A

JAN 23 || MOTHERBOARD
Stephen Klinck: Coming to Terms With Sexsomnia
Personal commentary

JAN 24 || MOTHERBOARD
Annalisa Domenighini: Can You Be Addicted to Sleep?
Opinion

JAN 24 || MOTHERBOARD
Ashwin Rodrigues: My Great Sleep Hygiene Experiment
Personal commentary

JAN 25 || GO DAN RIVER
Susan Elzey: Is there absolutely no sleep in the universe for me ever?
Personal commentary

JAN 28 || DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
Gwen Rockwood || Long winter's nap: Columnist dares to dream
Personal commentary

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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

JAN 27 || MOTHERBOARD
Geraldine Cremin: The Aspirational Science of Predictive Dreaming


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SLEEP HYGIENE TIP OF THE WEEK: Using CPAP with a head cold

When the cold and flu season hits, the inconvenience of dealing with viral symptoms can be magnified if you're also using a PAP device (CPAP, BiPAP, APAP). Some people think it is better not to use your PAP therapy at this time, but the truth is, you still need it, even if you experience more discomfort while asleep. Your body will get through a respiratory illness more quickly if you continue your therapy because it will have more sleep (even if it doesn't consciously feel like it).

Here are some tips to stay the course through those nights when sore throats, runny noses, congested sinuses and coughs crop up this winter.

1. Adjust your sleeping position. A runny nose or congestion can make breathing very comfortable while you sleep. Try sleeping on your side, which will use gravity to drain your sinuses (one side at a time). If you have a reclining chair, that might also be helpful for the same reason. You don't want phlegm collecting in the back of your throat, which will just worsen matters. Avoid sleeping on your back or completely flat; even elevating the head of your bed by 3 inches can make a big difference.
   
2. Make sure you use your humidifier. The warm moist air will really help your passages remain pliable and comfortable through the course of a virus.
   
   If you don't know how to use your humidifier, ask the CPAP specialist who initially set you up with your current machine. Some people normally don't use the humidifier, but may turn it on just for head colds or allergies.
   
   If you have an older machine, it may not have a humidifier, or if it has a humidifier, it may not have a heated setting. If you get a lot of respiratory illnesses during the winter, you should ask your doctor about updating your machine to one with a heated humidifier.
   
3. Try using nasal sprays. These can be a quick, easy and affordable solution. Look for sprays which are designed for decongestion. Even a simple saline nasal spray (or gel) can help relieve stuffiness. If you have allergies, opt for a spray with an antihistamine in it, if you don't already have one.
   
   Avoid any over-the-counter spray which causes sedation; this can worsen your apnea. Unsure which spray is best for you? Ask your pharmacist.
   
4. Similarly, consider menthol. Menthol can help to clear blocked nasal passages pretty swiftly.
   
   You won't want to suck on menthol drops while trying to sleep, as that is an obvious choking hazard, but you could have a drop right before bed to help open up your airways.
   
   Also, 15 minutes before bed, try rubbing a little menthol ointment on your chest and let the vapors rise and help decongest your airways before applying your mask.
   
   Sometimes the challenge is just getting to sleep; once asleep, the humidity from PAP therapy can often take over and keep everything clear.
   
   Please do not add menthol products to your PAP humidity reservoir without first checking with your mask and PAP machine user's manuals to ensure you can safely do so; if so, they will also advise on which kinds of menthol products and how much to use.
   
5. Try cleansing your sinuses with a neti pot. These are little bulb- or teapot-shaped vessels that help you to flush your nasal passages out. They can be found in most drugstores and are often an effective pre-sleep solution for anyone with a problem with congestion.
   
6. Switch to a different style mask. There are many patients who have more than one mask. They use their nasal or pillow mask for normal use but switch to a full-face mask if they find they are breathing through the mouth, as full-face masks cover both mouth and nose and allow for oral breathing. Pillow masks are sometimes difficult to wear if the nose it sore and swollen; a nasal mask might be a good alternative if you aren't mouth breathing. However, having a head cold leads to mouth breathing even in those who don't normally do so; it might be worth it to look into having a spare full-face mask on hand for this reason.
   
7. If you use CPAP, consider APAP. This is a more expensive solution but if you suffer from seasonal allergies or viruses on a regular basis, the "smart technology" in an AutoPAP (or APAP) might help you breathe better when congestion is a regular problem. The APAP delivery system senses your need for more or less pressure and automatically adjusts, unlike the CPAP which, as its names suggests, only delivers one continuous pressure. Discuss this option with your physician; you will need a prescription in order to acquire one of these.

Here's what a simple neti pot looks like; there are also
more extravagant ones, but a simple over-the-counter
product can be just as effective.

Finally, keep everything clean! You should be vigilant about cleaning your PAP tubing and mask anyway, but if not, NOW is the time to change that bad habit to make it a regular part of your daily routine. Learn some basics here.
Keeping your tubing, masks and accessories clean and sterile is necessary to prevent the growth of bacteria inside your equipment, which can actually make you even sicker (or cause illness when you aren't sick).

Follow manufacturer's instructions for cleaning your PAP-related items or, if you know you are just not going to follow through on a daily regimen, look into one of the new PAP cleaning kits now available which sanitize all of your items with the push of a button.

SLEEP APNEA AWARENESS WEEK || Other Apnea Therapies to Consider

In case you missed it || What SleepyHeadCENTRAL has already posted about Other Therapies To Consider: 

• Go to the dentist to fix your apnea?
• Inspire to stimulate your airway
• Therapies for sleep apnea that don't involve a mask
• What happens if I don't want or like PAP therapy? (You have options)

SLEEP APNEA AWARENESS WEEK || CPAP Therapy

In case you missed it || What SleepyHeadCENTRAL has already posted about CPAP Therapy

• ABCs of Sleep || C is for CPAP
• CPAP basics--how to get through the adjustment, how to improve long-term outcomes
• CPAP Care and Maintenance with Rui de Sousa, RPSGT, RST, B.Sc
• A season for masks: Smaller might be better
• SLEEP STUFF: Cleaning gadgets and products for PAP users

This week in Sleep News, July 31 - Aug 6

 SPECIAL  || BACK TO SCHOOL LINKS

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. 

• AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE || CDC publishes new state-specific analysis of middle and high school start times
• KSN-NBC || School sleep should start now
• LIMAOHIO.com || Expert: School-age children getting less sleep
• MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL || Snoozing for school: Developing healthy sleep schedule important for children, teenagers
• NARCOLEPSY NETWORK || Tips to make the back-to-school transition easier 
• OAOA.com || CENTERS' PIECE: Be aware of sleep deprivation in teens (OpEd)
• PR NEWSWIRE || New Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD survey finds majority of teens engage in dangerous driving behaviors to accommodate "always on" lifestyle
• SCOPE || Rethinking middle and high-school success: strategies for creating healthier students
• TIME || Schools Start Too Early, Federal Officials Say
• WASHINGTON POST || CDC: Too many schools start class too early, a problem for student health
• WTOC || Normal sleep cycle crucial for getting children back to school

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

1. AUG 6 || ALABAMA.com
Alabama mother fights for 'drowsy driving law'
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Please see the comments to understand why we actually NEED this kind of legislation. Drowsy driving is a major public safety hazard in the US, yet American citizens do not have the slightest clue how bad the problem is or that it's even a problem. -- The Curator, SHC
Public Health & Safety

2.  AUG 6 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
ResMed provides updated contraindication for ASV therapy - Link to the updates here
Special Bulletin

3. AUG 6 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
'Start high and go low' dosing strategy advised for chronic insomnia
Drugs

4. AUG 5 || TREEHUGGER
How to use screens at night without ruining your sleep
Technology

5. AUG 4 || THE EXPRESS
Hospital consultant accidentally killed himself by using anaesthetic to help him sleep
Public Health & Safety

6. AUG 4 || MACHINE DESIGN
Breathing Device for Premature Infants Targets Needy Countries
Technology

7. AUG 4 || PRAVDA 

Mechanism that allows melatonin to combat cancer cells discovered

Drugs

8. AUG 4 || THE PRESS ENTERPRISE
MORENO VALLEY: Fatal crash leads to family's plea: Young drivers, stay safe (drowsy driving)
Public Health & Safety

9. AUG 3 || REUTERS
Texas man ran $114 mln Ponzi scheme linked to drowsy driving -- SEC
Public Health & Safety

10.  JULY 31 || THE WASHINGTON POST
Companies wake up to cost of employee sleep deprivation on the job: The average worker loses 11 days of productivity each year due to insomnia
Business & Workplace

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

JULY 31 || PLYMOUTH HERALD [UK]
Friends say Plymouth Apprentice star Stuart Baggs, 27, 'worked himself to death' (Insomnia)

JULY 31 || THE STAR ONLINE [MALAYSIA]
Gun stolen while cop naps

AUG 1 || UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY [AUSTRALIA]
Need a power nap? Sleep pods are now in the Library

AUG 2 || VICTORIA AGE [AUSTRALIA]
Sleep pods popping up as tired city workers seek an afternoon siesta

AUG 3 || THE LOCAL [GERMANY]
Man promises to stop coffin naps in public

AUG 6 || THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR [CANADA]

Kitchener sleep doctor found incompetent by regulators

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

AUG 3 || POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL [NY]
Snoozing through ‘sleep study’ can shed light on disorder

AUG 5 || HAWAII NEWS NOW [HI]
How Do You Get Your Keiki Back on A Sleep Schedule? Doctor Offers Tips

AUG 5 || HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES [TX]
Working Through The Stress of Sleep Disorders

AUG 5 || NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER [PA]
Insomnia and heart disease risk

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

JULY 31 || HOMETOWN LIFE
Stay alert behind the wheel this vacation season

AUG 3 || YALE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Food Insecurity Linked to Poor Sleep Patterns, Study Finds

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

AUG 3 || BUSINESS INSIDER TRAVEL
See the secret airplane bedrooms where flight attendants sleep on long-haul flights

AUG 6 || FORBES
How The Sleep Industry Is Making Billions From Our Sleepless Nights: "The main driver of the growth, according to the report, is the one you’re holding in your hand."

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

AUG 3 || VAN WINKLE'S
Rethinking Our Rest: The Science Behind Polyphasic Sleeping

AUG 4 || BIOSCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 
Changing Clocks & Changing Seasons: Scientists Find Role for Neuronal Plasticity

AUG 4 || SLEEP REVIEW
GABA May Act as Chemical “Brake” Preventing Histamine Wakefulness from Being Too Intense

AUG 4 || STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY NEWSROOM
Could Body Posture During Sleep Affect How Your Brain Clears Waste?

AUG 6 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Could sleeping on one's side reduce risk of Alzheimer's?

AUG 6 || LAB MANAGER
Rhythm & Snooze: Gut microbes affect circadian rhythms in mice, study says

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

JULY 31 || SLEEP REVIEW
A Look at the 2015 Oral Appliance Clinical Practice Guideline

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 DRUGS & THERAPIES  || Pharmacology, therapeutics, alternative medicine

AUG 3 || HUFFINGTON POST
Ask JJ: Sleep Supplements
Drugs

AUG 4 || PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL
New CEO for Montco firm taking on sleep apnea: A Montgomery County biopharmaceutical company working on a pill to treat sleep apnea has a new chief executive
Drugs

AUG 5 || WAAYTV.com
Yoga experts say they have the secret to better sleep in six minutes
Alternative Therapies

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

AUG 1 || DAILY MAIL
'I'm 46 but it's more like 64': Jason Bateman loves nothing more than sleeping... and blames snooziness on his toddler daughter
Celebrities

AUG 4 || THE TELEGRAPH
Instagram jet-setters at risk of ill-health and relationship breakdown: Jet-setting may seem glamorous but it can lead to loneliness, isolation and a string of health problems
Culture

AUG 6 || YAHOO! HEALTH
Sleepwalking May Have Caused Death of TV's Chris Hyndman — But How? — TV personality Chris Hyndman was found dead late at night on Monday, July 3
Culture

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

JULY 31 || MINN POST
The importance of sleep: It's not just how much, but when

AUG 1 || SC TIMES
Take steps to reduce noise, light for better sleep

AUG 4 || CURRENT IN ZIONVILLE
Column: The (good) news about naps

AUG 5 || AMERISLEEP
How to Sleep Better Every Night: 45 Science-Backed Tips for More ZZZ’s

AUG 6 || THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Eight hotel hacks that will make your stay more comfortable

AUG 6 || YAHOO! TRAVEL
Kellan Lutz Invented the One Thing That Will Help You Sleep on a Plane

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

JULY 31 || THE 402 (411)
Sleep training teaches self-coping skills
Pediatrics

JULY 31 || NORTH JERSEY
Keep electronics out of kids' bedrooms for healthy sleep
Pediatrics

AUG 1 || SC TIMES
Your sleep habits change as you age
Seniors

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 MEDIA  || Sleep health education and issues captured in audio, video and print

AUG 3 || FOX 19 NOW
Cincinnati officer appears to sleep in cruiser
Video

AUG 4 || PRWEB.com
Terry Cralle, RN, and W. David Brown, PhD, Explore Sleep Health and Wellness in New Picture Book for Children
Books

AUG 5 || HUBSPOT
The Science of Sleep: What Happens During the 5 Stages of Your Sleep Cycle
Infographic

AUG 5 || KALW
Your Call: What are the public health implications of insufficient sleep?
Audio

AUG 5 || MY EAST TEX
Small portable device helps those with sleep apnea
Video

AUG 6 || THE DRUM
Innovating sleep: The technology helping you get a better night's kip
Video

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 FIRST PERSON  || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders

JULY 31 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
No screens before bedtime? Not in my house
Lifestyle & Hygiene

JULY 31 || THE GUARDIAN 
Night shifts are wrecking my health – but I can’t seem to give them up
Lifestyle & Hygiene

AUG 3 || ATTN
Why I Am No Longer Terrified of Sleep Paralysis
The Science of Sleep

AUG 4 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION

Why Do I Fool Myself?

The Science of Sleep

AUG 6 || BUSINESS INSIDER AUSTRALIA
I hate getting out of bed in the morning, so I tried the famous 'wake-up light'

Technology

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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

JULY 31 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 
How do we dream? What are nightmares?

AUG 6 || SLEEP JUNKIES
What is lucid dreaming and what can it do for you?

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