October is SIDS Awareness Month
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Sleep News Weekly || February 16, 2018: Fired for sleep apnea? Chinese shoppers awoken in IKEA, dodgeball for narcolepsy, more
Workers claim they were fired for sleep apnea, IKEA shoppers in China are awoken from naps on display furniture by local comedians, new lung pacemaker treats first-ever sleep apnea patient, 700 people in Kentucky split $500k Provigil settlement, Japan examines the relationship between insomnia and suicide; narcolepsy mom plays dodgeball to raise awareness; and more about how America (and the world) sleeps. [...]
Sleep News Weekly || February 2, 2018: 60 million sleepless Mexicans, Hollywood calls out film set sleep deprivation, sleep paralysis story, more
Actors cry foul on overworking producers and directors who seem to encourage drowsy driving; Mexico is sleepless; can this pillow really prevent you from snoring?; women who work night shift suffer from sleep problems; and more about how America (and the world) sleeps. [...]
Sleep News Weekly || Jan 19, 2018: The United States of Sleep Special Edition
Sleep health news from across the United States. Includes links to content from Alabama, California, Washington DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Washington. [...]
Sleep News Weekly || Oct 27, 2017: Sleep for special needs kids, the vicious cycle of insomnia and sleeping pills, more
Life-saving baby boxes prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); deviated septum causes and symptoms; the vicious cycle of insomnia and sleeping pills; Trump might worsen your seasonal affective disorder (SAD); and more about how America (and the world) sleeps. [...]
Wordless Wednesday || FDA promotes ABCs of sleep, warns against infant sleep positioners
This ABCs of infant sleep video by the FDA clarifies the best way to put baby down for a nap. [...]
Eclipse moves Monday Morning Coffee to Tea Time Tuesday for August 22, 2017
SHC has vetted the week's sleep news so you don't have to! Happy post-eclipse Tuesday! [...]
NEW! Monday Morning Coffee for June 12, 2017
We've vetted this morning's sleep news so you don't have to. Happy Monday! [...]
World No Tobacco Day: quit smoking and start sleeping better
There's never been a better time to quit smoking, with so many chronic smoking-related health conditions likely to become expensive pre-existing conditions. Insurers will penalize those who continue to smoke. You may as well quit while the quitting's good. [...]
Yes, there’s a (sleep) app for that, too!
Just when you thought you had this new sleep technology trend figured out... [...]