SPECIAL || Recalls, special announcements, breaking news, events
WORLD SLEEP DAY || Just look at the World section below to see how World Sleep Day was recognized... so many important links to news, research, awareness, and advocacy in just one week. As you know, the SHC weekly curation hosts dozens of links like this every day. Sleep is not just the "topic of the month," but a global interest and area of great concern for public health and safety.
Here's a nice overview of the focus and purpose of World Sleep Day from WAER Syracuse Public Media (includes link to radio program): Have Trouble Sleeping? World Sleep Day Focuses on Medical, Behavioral Problems that Keep You Up
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Sheboygan, WI, March 25: Home Care Medical will offer a free CPAP clinic between 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on March 25 at 2922 S. Business Dr. Attendees should bring their CPAP machine for a pressure check. For more information call 920-458-5768, email communications@hcmedical.com or visit www.homecaremedical.com.
Warwick, RI, March 31: INSIGHT will host Vanda Pharmaceuticals for a discussion about Non-24-Hour-Sleep-Wake-Disorder (Non-24) at 1 pm. Dr. Ahamd N. Ali will present on the topic and answer questions. The program is open to anyone living with vision loss as well as friends, family, and caregivers. To register, call Lucille Gaboriault at 941-3322, extension 121 or online at www.in-sight.org.
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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
This week's Top Ten List honors World Sleep Day (March 18) by featuring the most intriguing posts to go live on this day.
1. ABC 13 EYEWITNESS NEWS
School law may mean earlier wake-ups for students, parents
From the curator: Earlier wake-ups fly in the face of trends informed by ample scientific evidence. Waking these people up in the midst of their final REM cycle is going to have repercussions: irritable, groggy students and parents and a much higher problem with early-morning drowsy driving. What is Texas thinking?
National
2. CLASSIC SLEEP CARE
When You Stop PAP, How Do You Start Again?
From the curator: A worthwhile question, as many PAP users stop and start again. Great advice.
Technology
3. DAILY MAIL
From the curator: Do the sermons have to be that noisy to work? And is witchcraft that big a problem in this town?
World4. FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
Army drills down on health of its force, finds it needs more sleep
From the curator: See "Fort Carson" article below in the Nation section.
Multimedia
5. HUFFINGTON POST
#SleeplessSenate: A Look Into Sleep Deprivation
From the curator: Why stop at Australia? Maybe this should be an international inquiry.
World
6. HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
7 Innovations That Are Making Sleep Easier In 2016
From the curator: Leave it to HuffPo to stay on top of these trends. Thank you, Arianna.
Technology
7. HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
A society without sleep
From the curator: A reasonable plea.
Lifestyle & Hygiene
8. THE MIRROR
Modern day dads are losing out on sleep as more are changing nappies at night than mums
From the curator: Not surprising at all. Maybe a long-overdue reckoning of the playing field and an opportunity for millions of women to be recognized for sacrifices they've made for centuries.
Parenting
9. THE MIRROR
When do pilots sleep in the cockpit during long-haul flights? Napping on the job isn't uncommon
From the curator: Autopilot still needs to be "manned." It's not a free pass to sneak in a few winks. If this is the norm, then we need to rethink the message we are sending to our pilots: that it's okay to work while sleep deprived.
Public Health & Safety
10. VOX
If you’re just not a morning person, science says you may never be
From the curator: But will the business world appreciate this is a distinct chronotype for millions of people? Some corporate leaders are recognizing sleep as an important asset to their employees, but their vision has yet to trickle down to employers who think nothing of assigning asynchronous shift times and scheduling their workers in random fashion.
Public Health & Safety
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WORLD || International sleep news
MAR 18 || CTV NEWS OTTAWA [CANADA]
Young Canadians aren't getting enough sleep
MAR 18 || SPUTNIK NEWS [GERMANY]
Dream Come True: German School Lets Children Sleep In
MAR 18 || THE STRAITS TIMES [SINGAPORE]
Sleep apnoea causes man, 29, to lose job and get into traffic accident
MAR 18 || TIMES OF INDIA [INDIA]
53% sleep apnea patients also have diabetes and hypertension: Study
MAR 19 || FINANCIAL EXPRESS [BANGLADESH]
Over 100m people suffer from obstructive sleep apnea
MAR 19 || THE HANS [INDIA]
16 per cent in Hyderabad suffer from sleep apnea
MAR 19 || THE HINDU [INDIA]
'Auto pressure machines now available for sleep apnea'
MAR 19 || THE HINDU [INDIA]
'Lack of sleep can affect mental health'
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 19 || THE RAKYAT POST [SAUDI ARABIA]
Pilgrims killed in Mecca as bus driver sleeps at wheel
From the curator: This particular case of drowsy driving is especially tragic to me.
MAR 20 || THE MIRROR [SPAIN]
Tarragona coach crash: Investigators probe whether bus driver was ASLEEP at wheel before 13 students died in smash
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 21 || GB TIMES [CHINA]
Nearly half of China's middle-income class suffer from insomnia
From the curator: For a country with a monumental workforce, this looks to be devastating nationwide if these people don't get help soon.
MAR 22 || ANHUI NEWS [CHINA]
China's "sleep testers" search hotels for a good night's rest
MAR 22 || SCIENCE DAILY [THE NETHERLANDS]
Dutch students' grades lower due to lack of sleep
MAR 23 ||REPÚBLICA [NEPAL]
Insomnia becoming chronic in Nepal
MAR 23 ||TIME OUT [UK]
London, the city that just can't sleep
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NATIONAL || Sleep news across the U.S.
MAR 18 || BEATRICE DAILY SUN [NE]
Driver falls asleep, collides with light pole on Sixth Street
MAR 18 || THE NEWS-MESSENGER [OH]
Woman survives rollover crash
MAR 18 || ROANOKE TIMES [VA]
Narcolepsy Bed Race raises awareness for neurological condition
MAR 19 || NBC BAY AREA [CA]
Family Mourns Dad, Toddler Killed in Fiery Crash
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 19 || RAPID CITY JOURNAL [SD]
Study shows South Dakotans sleep better than anyone else in US
From the curator: Fresh air, low light and noise pollution, slower lifestyle for the win!
MAR 20 || THE GAZETTE [CO]
Health report credits Fort Carson for letting soldiers sleep in
From the curator: Way to go!
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 21 || COUNSEL & HEAL [WI]
Health repercussions due to windmills being kept under wraps?
From the curator: This is not just a problem with people in Wisconsin. Everywhere in the US where turbines exist to generate power, there's a problem with noise pollution and sleep deprivation.
MAR 21 || PA HOME PAGE [PA]
Woman Falls Asleep At The Wheel
MAR 23 || WICKED LOCAL CONCORD [NH]
Committee may study later start time at Concord-Carlisle High
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PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education, safety regulations
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 21 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Crash risk soars among truck drivers who fail to adhere to sleep apnea treatment
From the curator: Findings continue to support what we in sleep health have known for a long time: long-haul truckers with OSA should not be driving without ample proof they are treating their sleep disorders. Just look at the daily accounts curated here, of drowsy driving among truck drivers. This is a public safety threat, people.
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 21 || ANESTHESIOLOGY NEWS
Sleep Deprivation Significantly Affects Mood Status of Anesthesiologists
From the curator: Having surgery any time soon? Let's hope your anesthesiologist is getting enough sleep.
MAR 21 || BIGWIRE
Why truck drivers need regular screening for sleep disorder?
MAR 22 || THE ATLANTIC
PTSD in the driver's seat
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 22 || E TURBO NEWS
Whistleblower: Sleep deprivation - Flydubai worked crew to death
From the curator: This is just terrible news, but I'm encouraged that there's a whistleblower on board looking out for us here. If regulatory oversight isn't working, maybe public safety everywhere will do the job of keeping the public safe from the unrealistic, downright inhumane demands of corporate employers.
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BUSINESS OF SLEEP || Corporate news, the business of sleep
MAR 18 || THE GUARDIAN SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK
Startups that aim to put you to sleep
MAR 18 || WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Daily Startup: ApniCure Raises $15.8 Million for Sleep-Apnea Treatment
MAR 19 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
E0486 continues to increase revenue
MAR 21 || NASDAQ
Philips' (PHG) Latest Website to Address Sleep Disorders
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 23 || AMERICAN SLEEP APNEA ASSOCIATION
ASAA receives funding award from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
From the curator: Congratulations to this important sleep health organization for the award!
MAR 23 || MODERN HEALTHCARE
Sleep apnea mask maker will pay $34.8 million to settle kickback allegations
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THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP || Scientific research and sleep medicine using ICSD-3 categories, may include full text, abstracts. Note: Some of these links are intended for medical professionals. Complete articles may require paywall access.
Insomnia
MAR 21 || SLEEP
Insomnia symptoms not linked to high LDL, triglycerides
MAR 23 || THE CONVERSATION
Explainer: what’s the link between insomnia and mental illness?
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
MAR 18 || CHEST
Oropharyngeal crowding closely relates to aggravation of obstructive sleep apnea (abstract)
MAR 18 || JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL & BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
Prevalence of Diagnosed Sleep Disorders and Related Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (abstract)
MAR 18 || PHARMIWEB
Ferring Pharmaceuticals: Wake up to Nocturia: the Most Common Cause of Disrupted Sleep That Could Be Damaging Your Health (press release)
MAR 18 || SLEEP BREATHING PHYSIOLOGY AND DISORDER
Prevalence of potential nonallergic rhinitis at a community-based sleep medical center
MAR 18 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Why do people snore? Reasons, risks, and treatment options
MAR 19 || BEL MARRA HEALTH
Tiredness upon awakening may be sign of sleep apnea
MAR 21 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
The dangers of untreated sleep apnea
MAR 22 || ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY
The Effect of SSRIs and SNRIs on Nocturnal Urinary Frequency: A Retrospective Study (abstract)
MAR 22 || ENDOCRINOLOGY ADVISOR
CPAP Associated With Decrease in Basal Metabolic Rate in Sleep Apnea
MAR 24 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Central Disorders of Hypersomnia
MAR 24 || NEWS-MEDICAL.net
What is Kleine-Levin Syndrome?
MAR 24 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
What is Narcolepsy? (Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis)
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
MAR 23|| PLOS ONE
Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypocretin-1 (Orexin-A) Level Fluctuates with Season and Correlates with Day Length
Movement Disorders of Sleep
MAR 18 || NEUROLOGY
Nocturnal systolic blood pressure is increased in restless legs syndrome
MAR 22 || WAYNE COUNTY JOURNAL-BANNER
Restless Legs Syndrome: What You Should Know
MAR 23 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Finding relief from restless legs syndrome
MAR 23 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
Restless Leg Syndrome: Causes and Symptoms
Sleep Deprivation
MAR 18 || DERMATITIS
Burden of Sleep and Fatigue in US Adults With Atopic Dermatitis (abstract)
MAR 18 || MEDICINE
The Incidence and Risk of Herpes Zoster in Patients With Sleep Disorders: A Population-Based Cohort Study
MAR 18 || SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS
Daytime sleepiness versus fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review on the Epworth sleepiness scale as an assessment tool
Diabetes and sleep debt
Normal Sleep-Wake Processes
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 22 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Sleep suppresses brain rebalancing
From the curator: This is an interesting development, considering the expectation of the trial was to prove the opposite.
Other Research
MAR 22 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Enhancing sleep after brain injury reduces brain damage and cognitive decline in rats
MAR 24 || SCIENCE DAILY
Sleep tight, fruit fly: Scientists find gene responsible for sleep deprivation and metabolic disorders
TECHNOLOGY || Devices (including PAP, dental sleep medicine, neurostimulation, etc) and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 21 || TEKREVUE
How to Use Night Shift on Your iPhone and iPad
From the curator: Just because you put a blue spectrum light filter on your phone does not mean you're off the hook... if you're staring at your phone all night while in bed, there's no filter in the world that will fix this kind of poor sleep hygiene. It's good to have that filter, but it doesn't guarantee you will get adequate sleep or never have insomnia again. Just sayin'...
MAR 22 || MEDICAL XPRESS
SleepHealth mobile study app grows along with Apple
MAR 22 || SLEEP REVIEW
With Global Strategic Partner, Serenium Moves Forward on OSA Screening Urine Test
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 23 || CITY A.M.
Woollip kickstarter: This is the only pillow you need for desk napping
From the curator: After watching the guy next to me sleep with his chin to his chest on the flight from Chicago to Seattle two weeks ago, I'm all for finding way more comfortable options for sleeping in place. My neck just aches thinking about that guy.
MAR 23 || SLEEP REVIEW
Comfort Innovations in CPAP Interfaces
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DRUGS || Over the counter drugs, prescription medications, illicit substances, nutraceuticals
MAR 18 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Read This If You Take Melatonin To Sleep At Night
Melatonin
MAR 19 || HEALTH NEWSLINE
Can’t Sleep? Intake of Calcium May Help You Get Good Night’s Sleep
Calcium supplements
MAR 21 || SHAPE
Will Melatonin Really Help You Sleep Better?
Melatonin
MAR 24 || MD
Drug Holds Key to Nighttime Sleep in COPD
Tiotropium
CULTURE || Cultural, social, athletic, legal, artistic and religious discussions of sleep
MAR 18 || THE SUN
West Ham ace Angelo Ogbonna cheated death after driving his car off a bridge
Sports
MAR 21 || NEW YORK POST
These tricks help Courtney Love and Tommy Lee get their beauty sleep
Celebrities
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 22 || FORBES
Why Sleep Is Arianna Huffington's Superpower
From the curator: It could be yours, too.
Celebrities
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LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE || Tips and clues for sleep self-improvement
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 21 || THE BRADFORD ERA
Sleep is the center of everyday wellness
From the curator: Yes, it really is as simple as that.
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 21 || BUSTLE
6 Healthy Activities To Do Before Bed Instead Of Staring At Your Phone
From the curator: Please see Tek Revue listing under Technology.
MAR 21 || FAST COMPANY
Glaring, Bright Street Lights Are Keeping Millions Of Americans Awake
MAR 21 || LIFEHACKER
Sleep In Light (or No) Clothes For Deeper, Better Sleep
MAR 21 || THE TIMES HERALD
Good design could lead to good sleep
MAR 22 || E! ONLINE
You're Doing It Wrong: How Sleep Can Help Your Skin
MAR 22 || KFOR.com
Why drinking coffee before a nap could lead to the mother of all naps
MAR 22 || THE SLEEP HUNTER
Nap duration and sleep inertia
MAR 22 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
Sleep and skin health: Beauty sleep is not a myth
MAR 22 || TIMES LIVE
Don't forget sleep as part of a weight loss plan
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FAMILY || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, women's health, family health, men's health, parenting, eldercare
MAR 21 || DAILY O
What science has to say about who you sleep with and how
Couples
MAR 21 || KEY 103
Bowie painting raises money for cot death research
Babies
MAR 22 || ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
Three big-name cot mattresses 'too soft', pose suffocation risk to babies, Choice says
Babies
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 22 || REUTERS
Sleep-deprived teens may have more diabetes risk factors
From the curator: One more reason to be vigilant about your teen's sleep health.
Teens
MAR 23 || CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
Menopausal Symptoms and Sleep Quality During Menopausal Transition and Postmenopause
Women
CURATOR'S CHOICE
MAR 23 || PARENT HERALD
Toddlers' Bedtime Excuses: Mom Shares Clever Excuses Her Toddler Gives For Not Going To Sleep
From the curator: What parent can't relate?
Toddlers
MAR 24 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Study: Tired parents may overestimate children’s sleeping problems
Families
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MULTIMEDIA || Sleep health media captured in graphics, photos, audio, film
MAR 18 || FAT BURNING MAN
Shawn Stevenson: Hack Your Sleep, How to Reverse Aging, & The Best Sleep Position
YouTube
MAR 18 || HUFFINGTON POST
'Social Jet Lag' Is Killing Your Sleep!
YouTube
MAR 23 || BREATHE BETTER, SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
Podcast #20: The Top 20 Anti-Snoring Options
Podcast
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FIRST PERSON || Op-Ed, letters to the editor, columnists, advocates, personal essays
MAR 18 || LONG BEACH POST
Long Beach Memorial (sponsor): "John Manley Troubleshoots His Irregular Sleep Patterns"
Advocacy
MAR 20 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Tony Soileau, DDS: "Sleep, stress, depression, and the pursuit of a happy life"
Advocacy
MAR 20 || WICKED LOCAL PLYMOUTH
Gregory Mathis: "Sleeping through the dark ages of high school"
Op-Ed
MAR 21 || THE WASHINGTON POST
Susan Fishman: "It’s our 8th year of night terrors. I’m convinced there’s more to it than just bad dreams"
Personal Essay
MAR 22 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Ashley Cramer: "How I Improved My Days by Tracking My Sleep Through the Night"
Guest Commentary
MAR 22 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
Lydia Smith: "This is IH"
Patient Testimonial
MAR 23 || AAST.web
Brendan Duffy: "Put me in Coach –I’m ready (and rested) to play!"
Guest Commentary
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DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreaming
MAR 18 || VAN WINKLE'S
How 7 Ancient Civilizations Made Sense of Dreams
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