Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Can Add Years to Your Life
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting good sleep may have long-term benefits — even extending your life span, a new study suggests.Researchers found that young people with better sleep habits were incrementally less likely to die early….
Learn MoreSleep Disorders in Children and Parents Increase Parental Stress
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stress is higher among adults with sleep disorders and whose children have sleep disorders, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in PLOS ONE.Ray M. Merrill, M.P.H., Ph.D., and Kayla R. Slavik, both fr…
Learn MoreCasi 1 de cada 5 adultos estadounidenses toma somníferos
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Casi un 20 por ciento de los adultos estadounidenses usan un medicamento para que los ayude a dormir, ya sea ocasional o regularmente, reportaron el miércoles las autoridades de salud.Los somníferos, …
Learn MoreSleep Medication Used by 8.4 Percent of Adults in 2020
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2020, 8.4 percent of adults took sleep medication in the last 30 days to help them fall or stay asleep, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Learn MoreNearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 20% of American adults use a drug to help them sleep, either occasionally or regularly, health officials reported Wednesday.Sleep medications, sold both over-the-counter and by prescription, are a co…
Learn More‘COVID-somnia’ May Be Easing as Americans Report Better Sleep
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Finally, more than two years into the pandemic, Americans are sleeping better. A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that 31% of people have had insomnia since the pandemic began…
Learn MoreTransgender Youth Much More Likely to Have Troubled Sleep
THURSDAY, Nov. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Transgender youth are more likely than others to experience sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea, and researchers now recommend these young people be screened for sleep problems.“Transgender and …
Learn MoreAlmost Three in 10 U.S. Adults Report Trouble Sleeping
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. adults show variability in sleep habits between workdays and free days, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Hongkun Di, M.D., from Huazhong University of Science and Technolo…
Learn MoreDormir mal podría aumentar las probabilidades de glaucoma
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dormir mal podría vincularse con el glaucoma, una importante causa de ceguera, sugiere un estudio reciente.El estudio utilizó una base de datos de más de 400,000 personas para explorar los vínculos…
Learn MoreBad Sleep Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poor sleep may be linked to glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, new research suggests. The study drew on a database of more than 400,000 people to explore links between sleep and vision loss.Glaucoma is …
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