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How After-School Programs Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Days clogged with numerous after-school activities are detrimental to the mental health of over-scheduled high school students, a new study finds. Researchers also found...
ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements. A...
Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: What Are the 'Z Meds' for Sleep?
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: Millions of bleary-eyed Americans turn to this class of so-called "Z-drugs" to get restful sleep. But how do these drugs work, and do they come with...
It's That Time Again: Tips on Adjusting to the Start of Daylight Saving Time
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – When the clocks spring forward or fall back, many folks will find themselves struggling to adjust. The transition to Daylight Saving Time can be tough on people, both...
2019 to 2022 Saw ~11,000 ED Visits for Melatonin Ingestion in Under 5s in U.S.
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – From 2019 to 2022, there were an estimated 10,930 emergency department visits for unsupervised melatonin ingestion by infants and children aged 5 years or younger, according...
Short Sleep Duration Linked to Increased Risk for Developing T2D
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – Habitual short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online March 5 in JAMA Network Open....
Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new...
Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new...
More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests. People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more...
Try Mindfulness, Talk Therapy to Ease Mood, Memory Issues of Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy can help ease the mood and sleep problems associated with menopause, a new review says. Women experienced...
Melatonin Improves Sleep Quality, but Not Insulin Resistance, for Night Shift Workers
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Melatonin treatment improves sleep quality but does not improve insulin resistance after 12 weeks of administration in rotating night shift (NS) workers, according to a study...
How to Calm Your Child After a Nightmare
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they've just suffered through is real. Dr. Anis Rehman, an internal medicine...
Black Americans Lose Sleep After High-Profile Police Killings
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Police killings of unarmed Black people are robbing the Black community of a precious commodity – sleep. Black adults across the United States suffer from sleep problems after ...
Nighttime Driving: Know the Risks
SATURDAY, Feb. 3, 2024 – Driving at night can be risky business, as a dangerous combination of darkness and the glare of bright lights can make it hard to see the road, but one expert offers some...
Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Following a recall of millions of its breathing machines that began in mid-2021, Philips Respironics announced Monday that it would halt sales of all such machines within the...
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