Sleep Fundamentals || X is for Xyrem (sodium oxybate)
People with narcolepsy have few pharmacological options for treating their hypersomnia; Xyrem (sodium oxybate) is one of them. [...]
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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. [...]
SHC announces its first literary quarterly devoted to sleep health and disorders
Introducing Vitamin ZZZ, Winter 2018 edition, theme “CLINICAL.” From narcolepsy to sleep studies, restless legs to sleepwalking, insomnia to jet lag, this collection of poems and personal prose captures just how insidious sleep problems can be.
Includes poetry and short prose from patients, sleep partners and loved ones, and healthcare professionals discussing a wide range of “clinical” topics and experiences, from sleep studies and hypnotic medications to witnessing sleepwalking and treating sleep apnea. [...]
Sleep News Weekly || Jan 12, 2018: Global Sleep Health Edition
Councilwoman resigns over restless leg condition; Queen Elizabeth's jet lag secret; sleep breakthrough in Germany; Iceland sleep research focuses on sleep apnea; Canadian labs undergo new accreditation standards; noise pollution addressed in India; sleep innovation supported by Danish government; drowsy driving and transportation safety fixes found in South Korea; more global sleep health news. [...]
Sleep Health Watchdog: Check out these change agents for better teen sleep
Without the work of dedicated activists from the grassroots, the medical research field, and legislators, we might know a lot less about the sleep needs of teenagers and the disservice we do to this population when we ask them to start class before 830am. [...]
Mid-year shout out to SHC’s top 12 Sleep Health Rock Stars!
SHC would be remiss were it to overlook the many influences, ideas and inspirations that come daily from these sleep health rock stars. [...]
Sleep Health Watchdog: Check out these change agents for drowsy driving prevention
Without the work of dedicated activists from the grassroots, the medical research field, and legislators, we might know a lot less about the clear and present danger that is drowsy driving. [...]
Science Matters & Sleep Matters: A brief history of the science of sleep medicine
Scientific evidence shows repeatedly that the need for adequate, quality sleep is as necessary to vitality in human beings as is regular exercise and nutritious diet. Sleep is not optional. [...]
Things to consider about sleep health and multiple sclerosis
You may or may not be aware that the curator of SHC is also a columnist for two different multiple sclerosis publications (as well as the admin for a 12,000-member MS group [...]
