Topic: Sleep in the News

There’s a new study out that’s showing a startling divide among racial groups when it comes to sleep-related deaths.   According to the Chicago Tribune, Researchers at Children’s Memorial Research Center in Cook County, Illinois (near Chicago) found that African-American babies are 12 times more likely to die in their sleep than white infants.  These sleep-related…
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What foods help you sleep at night?  Let us know in comments! There’s a great article on Yahoo’s Shine that talks about which foods can help you sleep better and which are .. at best .. part of an old wive’s tale.  Out of the five listed, including warm milk, herbal tea, alcohol, and sleep…
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What foods help you sleep at night?  Let us know in comments! There’s a great article on Yahoo’s Shine that talks about which foods can help you sleep better and which are .. at best .. part of an old wive’s tale.  Out of the five listed, including warm milk, herbal tea, alcohol, and sleep…
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Is it a chicken or the egg situation?  Most would assume that teens using illegal drugs don’t sleep well, but a new study actually indicates that teens who don’t sleep well are more likely to use drugs … and so are their friends.  The study from the University of California in San Diego was in…
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Is it a chicken or the egg situation?  Most would assume that teens using illegal drugs don’t sleep well, but a new study actually indicates that teens who don’t sleep well are more likely to use drugs … and so are their friends.  The study from the University of California in San Diego was in…
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In a discovery somewhat related to our news item yesterday about the sleep habits (or lack thereof) of Facebook and Twitter Addicts, we found a very interesting calculator today that claims it can figure out when you sleep, based solely on your Twitter account.  Presumably, SleepingTime.org uses a combination of your Twitter usage and your…
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We probably all know someone who is prone to staying up late playing on the computer.  A new study shows that Facebook and Twitter “addicts” are going one step further — they’re actually checking the social media sites while in bed.  A new study from electronics marketplace Retrovo.com asked social media users about how often…
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Today is World Sleep Day, as proclaimed by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM).  They proclaim this day every year to create “a platform for medical professionals to deliver the message of the importance of healthy sleep to the public.”  In a news release out this week, they also gave 10 commonsense tips to…
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A new survey out this week indicates that only heavy traffic beats out lack of sleep for the honor as the top excuse for being late to work.  The survey, conducted by jobs site Careerbuilder, indicates that fewer workers are actually arriving at their jobs late compared to last year.  One of their top excuses,…
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You may have read before on SleepBetter.org about how doctors and researchers are finding that kids and teenagers need more sleep than previously thought.  In fact, as was mentioned in a story here last month, some schools are beginning their days later to accommodate that.  A school in the UK, however, is trying a different…
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