Jan 22, 2014 | Sleep and health, Sleep and women
On January 23rd, people around the world will observe Women’s Healthy Weight Day. This observance, now in its 21st year, centers around providing women and young girls with examples of what a healthy weight looks like as well as permission to feel good at a healthy...
Dec 18, 2013 | Sleep and women
Sleep experts have known for awhile that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA )increases the chance of pre-mature death by contributing to a host of serious health problems. It is also a well-known fact that the condition itself can lead to death in severe cases. But a new...
Oct 14, 2013 | Sleep and women, Sleep Articles
There is no question that one of the hardest things about being a parent is not being able to get the sleep you need because your baby isn’t sleeping through the night. If you are bleary-eyed and longing for the teenage years already, try these time-tested,...
Feb 6, 2013 | Sleep Aids, Sleep and women
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put out a consumer alert warning those who take these medications that the drug’s effects may last longer than expected. Additionally, the FDA has contacted the manufacturers of all sleep medication that...
Dec 17, 2012 | Sleep and women
It seems that the deck is stacked against women when it comes to getting the sleep they need to protect their health. Through each life stage, there always seems to be something that is keeping them up at night. Given the short and long term consequences of sleep...
Nov 13, 2012 | Cancer, Sleep and health, Sleep and women
If you are a woman and you work overnight shifts the news is not good. Two new studies into the effects of shift work on health outcomes have reinforced the negative consequences of following this type of schedule. The first study further established the link...
