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Medical residents need sleep, docs say (Scientific American)
Could more sleep be on the horizon for fatigued medical residents? If not, it should be, says the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which in a report released today recommends shorter shifts and scheduled time for snoozing. [More]
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AASM responds to the Institute of Medicine's report on fatigue and medical resident hours (EurekAlert!)
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) commends the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) for its independent analysis of current duty-hour regulations for medical residents. The AASM will conduct a thorough review of the recommendations made in today's IOM report, "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety."
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Institute of Medicine Report on Resident Work Hours Misses Opportunity, Fails to Endorse Significant Federal Oversight (Public Citizen)
“Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety,” a report by an Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee released today, bends over backwards in its efforts to address the concerns of organized medicine and in so doing has foregone a golden opportunity to enhance patient safety.
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High levels of prenatal smoking exposure affect sleep patterns in preterm neonates (EurekAlert!)
( American Academy of Sleep Medicine ) A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that high levels of prenatal smoking exposure strongly modify sleep patterns in preterm neonates, which places infants at a higher risk for developmental difficulties that could persist throughout early and middle childhood.
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Study shows how shift workers can improve job performance and implement a realistic sleep schedule (EurekAlert!)
( American Academy of Sleep Medicine ) A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a "compromise circadian phase position," which may result in increased performance and alertness during night shifts while still allowing adequate nighttime sleep on days off.
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THE DOCTOR IS IN: Sleep center uncovers causes of insomnia (Suburban Journals)
A good night's sleep is important to good health. Researchers are finding lack of sleep may contribute to a variety of chronic health problems and conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease. But sleeping well each night is a tall order for the three in 10 adults who suffer from acute or chronic insomnia.
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As some sleeping pills double your risk of a car crash, the experts check out how best to ensure a safe night's sleep (Daily Mail)
Around one million adults resort to prescription sleeping pills to ensure a good night's sleep. But how effective are these treatments - and, more importantly, how safe?
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Theory on brain's rhythms offers some new hopes (International Herald Tribune)
Dr. Rodolfo Llinas, the chairman of neuroscience and physiology at the New York University School of Medicine, said he believed that abnormal brain rhythms help account for a variety of serious disorders, including Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, tinnitus and depression.
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Baby boomers plagued by sleep disorders (Mohave Daily News)
PHOENIX (AP) - Crying babies and nighttime feedings are ancient history. The teens who kept you up night worrying are adults now and on their own. Time - finally - for a good night's sleep.
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Report: Doctors-in-training should work no more than 16 straight hours without time to sleep (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap. Regulations that capped the working hours of bleary-eyed young doctors came just five years ago, limiting them to about 80 hours a week.
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