Northshore Sleep Medicine
Although it may be hard to resist your dog or cat’s cries and pitiful looks when you kick him or her out of your bed at night, if you are a light sleeper it might be the key to improving your sleep. WebMD reports that your dog or cat could be keeping you from obtaining [...]
Sleep apnea is a risk predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and death in diabetes patients who are receiving peritoneal dialysis. A new study published in Kidney International found that sleep apnea is an independent predictor of increased all-cause mortality in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis independent of age, male gender and diabetic status. Risk increases with the [...]
New research shows that employees who begin work at 11 p.m. are more tired than employees who start their work day at 9 a.m., according to Fox News. A study presented at the annual SLEEP meeting in San Antonio, Texas shows that employees who begin work between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. [...]
Although obtaining the sleep you need is difficult with a new baby in the house, it is vital to your physical and mental well-being to get as much sleep as possible. According to a new study published in the journal Sleep, postpartum mood disturbance is affected more by a women believing she is sleeping poorly [...]
I was recently interviewed by Longevity Magazine about the consequences associated with sleep deprivation. Many people fail to realize that they are putting both their mental and physical health at risk by not getting the sleep they need. Serious health problems such as heart disease, obesity and depression are associated with sleep deprivation. A lack [...]
According to WebMD, new research presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Vancouver, British Columbia also shows that inadequate sleep, particularly for boys, is a risk factor for childhood obesity. The study, which included data from 723 adolescents with a mean age of 14.7, measured how long participants slept on weeknights [...]
