Thursday, 21 January 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who take certain drugs for depression or anxiety may have heightened risks of preterm delivery or other birth complications, according to a new study.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with asthma may have a harder time getting a good night's sleep if they live with a smoker.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
* Chronic sleep loss builds over time
Monday, 11 January 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young children may be more apt to have high blood sugar, a precursor to diabetes, if they average 8 hours or less of sleep a night, report Chinese and American researchers.
Monday, 4 January 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Earlier bedtimes make for happier teens, a new study in the journal Sleep suggests.
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting plenty of sleep not only helps keep truck drivers safe and alert on the road, it also seems to fuel healthy eating habits, new research hints.
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
TAIPEI, (Reuters Life!) - More than one in five people in Taiwan suffers from insomnia likely caused by stress due to the economic woes, a figure higher than the global average, researchers said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who use the drug ecstasy may be raising their risk of the nighttime breathing disorder sleep apnea, researchers reported Wednesday.
Monday, 23 November 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of studies including nearly 80,000 people aged 60 and older confirms that certain types of widely prescribed drugs, such as antidepressants and sedatives, can increase their risk of falling.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Golfers with the nighttime breathing disorder obstructive sleep apnea can improve their scores by treating their problem, according to study findings presented this week at the CHEST 2009 meeting in San Diego, California.
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly 70 percent of adults in the US report having at least one day of insufficient rest or sleep per month, suggests a new survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Skimping on sleep, is unhealthy, but it doesn't make people fat, according to a new study.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daytime sleepiness caused by the nighttime breathing disorder sleep apnea is nothing to yawn at.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing weight does help relieve sleep apnea in people who are obese, a new study shows.
Friday, 18 September 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're one of those parents who likes to let their kids run themselves ragged so they fall asleep more easily, you may be onto something: the more activity kids get, the faster they'll drop off to sleep, according to a new study.
Monday, 14 September 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gabapentin, a drug used to treat seizures, improves the quality of sleep in menopausal women bothered by hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report in the Journal of Women's Health.
Thursday, 10 September 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just because they're sick doesn't mean that children with chronic illness will sleep peacefully through the night, new research from Norway shows.
Friday, 21 August 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who were born at a relatively small size may be more likely than their peers to have sleep difficulties, a new study suggests.
