New Zealanders are celebrating Safe Sleep Day on December 6, 2013, a day of awareness for SIDS. The site offers educational videos for the proper way to position a baby for sleep and includes ways supporters can get involved to raise awareness.
Read MoreThough several journalists asked NTSB Member Earl Weener whether the Metro North deadly train derailment in Bronx, NY, on December 1 was due to operator fatigue or lack of sleep, Weener was tight-lipped about the ongoing investigation.
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London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of 38 narcolepsy sufferers against GlaxoSmithKline for GSK’s Pandemrix swine flu vaccine. The claimants were diagnosed with narcolepsy after receiving the vaccine.
Read MoreA small implant being studied for the treatment of central sleep apnea is showing significant promise, according to a study. Cardiovascular researchers tested the transvenous phrenic nerve stimulator made by Respicardia Inc.
Read MoreA new study has concluded that taking the drug modafinil, typically used to treat sleep disorders, in combination with antidepressants reduces the severity of depression more effectively than taking antidepressants alone.
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