November 8th, 2009 
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Ten years ago, a former colleague of mine, a fine teacher and person, was tragically killed in a car accident in British Columbia. He was on vacation with his daughter who miraculously survived the accident. What happened was a classic case of sleep deprivation: my friend was anxious to make his way to a chosen destination and despite his fatigue and the fact that he had been on the road for over 6 hours, he made the decision to drive through the
July 23rd, 2009 admin 
A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning. A test commonly ordered for some sleep disorders is the polysomnogram.
Sleep is absolutely essential for normal, healthy function. Scientists and medical professionals do not fully understand this complicated, necessary, physi
December 9th, 2008 admin 
Sleep is something that everyone needs in order to maintain optimal health. Some people might say that they only need a couple of hours of sleep a night in order to properly function, but the reality is that all people need to get at least eight hours of sleep a night on a regular basis. There are some people who think that they are doing just that, but while they sleep they might be suffering from an underlying sleep problem.
Take, fo
September 5th, 2008 admin 
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. – Albert Einstein
As many as 70 million Americans suffer from some kind of chronic sleep disorder and previous research has shown that this lack of sleep can have serious consequences ranging from traffic accidents, to health problems, chronic disease and mortality. This does not even include the signif
July 22nd, 2008 admin 
Insomnia is a disorder that causes a prolonged inability to sleep. This is a broad overview of insomnia and how serious it can be. Insomnia is a condition that occurs when someone who has previously been a good sleeper suffers from chronic (at least several weeks) sleeplessness.
Women are twice as likely to suffer from insomnia as men. Some research suggests that certain social factors, such as being unemployed or divorced, are related
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