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Three Real Women With Three Real Sleep Problems

You take your shut-eye for granted, until you find yourself staring at the bedroom ceiling at 2:33 a.m. one predawn too many. And then -- finally -- it hits you: Could this be more than an off night? Could you have a sleep problem? If you do, getting to the bottom of the problem is important. Not
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The Toll of Sleep Loss in America

Elise G. hits the alarm at 5:30 a.m. to get her kids and herself up and ready. She's an elementary teacher in Marietta, Ga., with a seasonal business on the side. When a big holiday is coming up, she's typically burning the midnight oil most nights. On weekends, she says, "I've just got to catch up
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Teaching the Mind to Treat Insomnia

June 9, 2009 -- Changing bad sleep habits and clearing the mind with meditation may offer drug-free alternatives to traditional insomnia treatments. Two new studies suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy to change people’s attitudes and actions about sleep and using meditation to encourage relaxa
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Insomnia Got You Up (Again)?

Sleep has never been easy for Leslie Partridge Sachs, a dancer, choreographer, and mother of two young girls who lives in Garrison, N.Y. Even as a child, she says, "I had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep." Once she became a mother, her insomnia worsened. "I sleep very lightly -- I hear my d
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Tongue Exercises May Ease Sleep Apnea

May 7, 2009 -- Doing certain tongue and facial exercises for 30 minutes daily may ease the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, a Brazilian study shows. The study included 31 adults with moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Speech pathologists taught 16 of the patients to do tongue and facial exercises
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Work the Night Shift? Beware Diabetes

March 3, 2009 -- By pitting the time clock against the body's internal clock, night-shift work may cause diabetes and obesity. The 8.6 million Americans who work the night shift are at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Why? A new study shows that much of the body's biological c
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Losing Sleep Over the State of the Economy?

March 2, 2009 -- Worried you might lose your job? Searching for a new one? Concerned that your retirement funds are dwindling? In the mood, but lack the energy? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you may be among the nearly one-third of Americans who are losing sleep because of personal
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Daylight Saving Time: 8 Tips to Prepare

Daylight saving time will push your clock ahead from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. on March 8 this year. And you won't "fall back" until Nov. 1. Dread the thought of getting even less sleep than you do now? Don't burrow under the covers. A little prep work in the days leading up to daylight saving time might mak
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Better in Bed: Do You Need a Sleep Makeover?

By Ying Chu Insomnia plagues more than 50 million Americans - but can we ditch the fast-fix meds in favor of a healthier long-term solution? Sometime Ambien-popper Ying Chu books a session with a holistic sleep doc I was a champion sleeper. I'd doze off on cue, snooze soundly for seven hours, dream
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Oral Spray Sleep Drug Zolpimist Approved

Dec. 22, 2008 -- The FDA has approved a prescription oral spray called Zolpimist, which contains the sleep drug Ambien's active ingredient, for the short-term treatment of insomnia brought on by difficulty falling asleep. NovaDel Pharma Inc., the drug company that makes Zolpimist, issued a news rele
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