Sleepy Kids More Likely to Be Struck by Cars When Crossing Street
Even children who look both ways before crossing a street run the risk of being struck by a motor...
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Author: Sree Roy
Bizarre New Sleep Disorder on the Rise: Sleep Texting
KATU-2 reports on the phenomenon of people texting while asleep. There are more than 80 different kinds of recognized sleep disorders. If untreated they can effect mood, memory and even concentration. Today, technology has led...
Read MoreCanadian Defence Scientists Study Sleep Patterns In The Arctic
The Ottawa Citizen reports on a 3-week sleep study of 13 Canadian Armed Forces members in the Arctic. Canadian Forces Station Alert, located on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island, is the perfect place to study the effects of...
Read MoreChild Obesity Causing Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases, Testing
CBC News reports on the increase in Canadian children suffering from sleep problems due to obesity and how more pediatric sleep labs are needed. More Canadian children are suffering from obstructive sleep apnea due to spiking...
Read MoreMetro-North to Require Sleep Apnea Evaluation
Eyewitness News ABC 7 (New York) gets the first word that Metro-North, the train company whose engineer was found to suffer from sleep apnea after a deadly wreck, is developing a program to screen its engineers for sleep apnea....
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