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Drowsy Driving and Sleep Apnea - A Problem Too Dangerous to Ignore

Photo by Lechon Kirb via Unsplash   According to estimates by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the number of automobile accidents due to drowsy driving averages over 300,000 a year i...

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AASM Announces Winners of This Year’s ‘Sleep is Essential’ High School Video Contest

photo by People Creations via PikWizard   The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) announced this year’s winners of their annual ‘Sleep is Essential’ video contest, which showcases student ta...

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New Global Survey Finds More Sleep Problems but Less CPAP Use During COVID-19 Pandemic

Photo by engin akyurt via Unsplash   A new survey conducted by health technology company Philips Respironics highlights an alarming discrepancy between rising sleep-related health problems and sig...

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New Workshop Highlights the Effects of Sleep Health Disparities on Disadvantaged Populations

Photo by Gemma Chua-Tran via Unsplash   When it comes to sleep and sleep health, one issue that is often overlooked is the problem of social or cultural disadvantages in achieving and maintaining ...

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Top Ten Books on Sleep and Sleep Apnea

Photo by Aaron Burden via Unsplash   Problems associated with sleep and sleep disorders continue to receive a large amount of media attention, and in recent years has resulted in a surge of public...

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Sleep Myths: Misinformation Can Be Harmful to Your Health

Image by Leandro De Carvalho via Pixabay   In a new study on sleep myths, a team of researchers combed through an extensive collection of common sleep assumptions to identify the most widely accep...

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On Breathing: A Few Words About the Most Important Thing in Your Life

image via Pixabay   Do you ever stop to think about how you are breathing? Like a lot of things, we only notice our respiration habits when there are problems. But how we breathe affects our healt...

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Is Your Bedroom Keeping You Awake? Here are Seven Ways to Improve Your Sleep Space

The Bedroom Environment Do you ever stop and think about how the space you live in influences your behavior? For those with sleep difficulties, this is an often-neglected issue. Not only do our be...

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