Students with medical-related majors more likely to have poor quality sleep
...d daytime functioning. This study, which compared sleepiness and sleep quality among undergraduate students whose majors were either medically or humanities-oriented, found that, while there were no differences between STEM and humanities majors' self-reported sleepiness, there were significant differences in ...Catastrophic events can affect a person's sleep
...ane Katrina, while complaints of excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue decreased. "Our data shows an increase in the number of male patients and insomnia complaints after Hurricane Katrina, despite an overall decrease in initial sleep medicine evaluations. This increase might be a result of existential co...Journal Sleep: Longer CPAP use at night can normalize one's daytime functioning
...a day of testing that included measures of daytime sleepiness and functional status. The findings indicated th... the initiation of CPAP achieved decreased daytime sleepiness and enhanced functioning to normal levels with longer nightly CPAP durations. Dr. Weaver identif...Sleep apnea patients have greatly increased risk of severe car crashes
...tish Columbia. Patients self-reported feeling of sleepiness was not found to be linked with an increased risk of car crashes, suggesting that patients are unaware of their driving hazard, Dr. Mulgrew says. Even patients with fairly mild sleep apnea were at increased risk of car crashes. Based on these finding...Approved medical resident hours still resulting in sleepy doctors
...ur shift already sleepy and, on post-call, exhibit sleepiness in the pathologic range. This degree of sleepiness is seen in medical conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy. This has the potential...Sleep apnea increases risk of heart attack or death by 30 percent
... nights sleep, preventing daytime accidents due to sleepiness and improving quality of life. The study included 1,123 patients referred for sleep apnea evaluation. They underwent an overnight sleep study to determine if they had sleep apnea. Over the next four to five years, they were followed to see how many ...Procedural changes may reduce cardiac arrests outside pediatric ICUs
...labored breathing, increased oxygen use, excessive sleepiness and irritability. They later compared data gathered from October 2003 through March 2005, and from April 2005 through November 2006. They found some positive results and one that puzzled them: The number of cardiopulmonary arrests outside the PI...New study in Sleep finds a high level of negativity towards judicial sleepiness
WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- While sleepiness among judges and other members of the judiciary is... resulted from the ongoing press reports about his sleepiness during trials ultimately forced the judge to retire, a move that seemed to end the media frenzy. I...Government fails sleepy Judge Dodd
...earch Society, the paper asserts that occupational sleepiness in white-collar monotonous workplaces, such as cou...e Woolcock Institute examined 15 cases of judicial sleepiness including Judge Dodd who retired in 2005 following extensive media scrutiny about his workplace slee...Sleep disturbances affect classroom performance
...every night, a hard time waking up in the morning, sleepiness during the day, and falling asleep in class. "While a series of previously-conducted studies all found that adolescents reporting inadequate sleep, irregular sleep patterns, and/or poor sleep quality do not perform as well in school as students wit...Doctors neglect insomnia in older patients
... 75.5 years. Researchers found excessive daytime sleepiness was the best predictor of poor physical and mental health. Simply asking a patient, "Do you feel sleepy during the day?" will clue doctors whether to pursue further questioning about sleep in a patient....Journal Sleep: Link between insomnia and hypersomnia, depression in children
... problem, but having a combination of insomnia and sleepiness is 'double trouble'. Youths having both of these had more severe depression than youths with just one sleep problem. This means that we should carefully ask depressed youths about the specific type of sleep problem they're having. It may also mean...AASM position statement: Treating insomnia with over-the-counter sleep aids, herbal supplements
...uce side effects such as the following: Daytime sleepiness Dizziness Fatigue Headaches Reduced alertness Vomiting Daytime drowsiness can be severe in some people who use antihistamines, even when the medication is taken the prior day or night. Some side effects may be stronger in older peop...Newsbriefs from the journal CHEST, September 2006
...ring; 6 percent reported witnessed apneas. Daytime sleepiness was common in 26 percent, and 32 percent reported driving drowsy one or more times per month. Researchers suggest that efforts to expedite diagnosis and treatment are needed. This study appears in the September issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journ...Daytime light exposure dynamically enhances brain responses
...ues are of significant interest given that daytime sleepiness is a major source of complaint in modern society and has considerable socio-economic implications. In the present study, the researchers showed that a brief (21-minute) morning exposure to a bright white light increases alertness and significantly ...Penn researchers find many commercial drivers have impaired performance due to lack of sleep
.... Three tests were then given to measure daytime sleepiness and performance. The drivers were put in a dark room and observed to see how long it took them to doze off. Drivers who logged less than five hours of sleep dozed-off more quickly than those who got seven to eight hours of sleep. Drivers with severe ...Study shows new drug helps elderly with insomnia
...nts treated with eszopiclone reported less morning sleepiness compared with placebo." Since patients were in the study for only two weeks, McCall said longer-term studies are needed to determine the safety of longer treatment. The study conducted in 49 sleep laboratories -- was the largest sleep-lab-based tr...People keep driving even when sleepy
...fety, say the researchers. Studies have shown that sleepiness in drivers is an important factor contributing to ...s of the proportion of car crashes attributable to sleepiness range from 3% to 33%, but little is known about the extent to which drivers are able to assess that ...Small naps a big help for young docs on long shifts
...reported far less fatigue. They logged an overall sleepiness rating of 1.74 compared to 2.26 for those on the standard schedule. (Lower is better.) They had lower scores while on call, 1.59 versus 2.06, and much lower scores the day after being on call, 2.23 versus 3.16. "A rating of one or even two is consis......order is marked by extremely loud snoring, daytime sleepiness and is associated with an increased risk of stroke. Sleep apnea sufferers stop breathing several times a night, rousing to gulp in air in a pattern that disrupts normal sleep. "We know that treating sleep apnea is associated with a reduction of blo...