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	America's Sleep Deficit
		Anyone who sleeps "too much," or who is not up and about by some arbitrarily defined time in the morning, is considered to be morally suspect--a practitioner of sloth, one of the seven deadly sins.
		Sleep deprivation and irregular sleep patterns are implicated in heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, overeating, drug and alcohol abuse, and depression.
		Ironically, at a time when their bodies need more sleep, teens are delighting in their newly-won freedom to stay up later, as well as in the increased number of interesting things they can do with those extra hours of waking time.
	www.salvoblue.homestead.com /sleep.html (790 words)

	INABIS '98 - Sleep Deficit, Fatal Accidents, and the Spring Shift to Daylight Savings Time
		Injuries in the work place due to sleep debt resulted in the loss of 29,250,000 work days, with 13,650,000 days lost directly due to the accident itself, while 15,600,000 days were lost due to complications and long term effects of the accident within the first year.
		If sleep deficit is the cause, then the effects of sleep loss should increase as the day wears on, becoming more obvious later in the day.
		If the sleep loss hypothesis is correct, then why isn't there a reduction in the number of traffic accidents in the fall, when the shift back to standard time provides an extra hour for sleep.
	www.mcmaster.ca /inabis98/occupational/coren0164/two.html (1689 words)

	insomnia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		'''Insomnia''' is a form of sleep disorder characterised by an inability to sleep and/or to remain asleep for a reasonable period during the night.
		If insomnia continues for more than a few nights running, it can become chronic and cause a sleep deficit that is extremely detrimental to the sufferer's well-being.
		Sleep apnea can be a cause of insomnia.
	encyclopedia.mysleepcenter.com /insomnia.htm (801 words)

	AHMF: References for sleep
		Sleep continuity complaints preceded fatigue in only 20% of CFS patients, but there was a strong association between relapse and sleep disturbance.
		Although sleep abnormalities may play a role in the etiology of CFS, they seem to be unlikely to be an important cause of daytime fatigue in the majority of patients.
		One of the most surprising effects was the dramatic improvement of sleep disturbances that occurred in most patients on this medication: more than 60% of the patients who finished the study reported over 70% improvement in sleep deficit.
	www.ahmf.org /database/sleep.html (1901 words)

	Power nap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is thought by many to maximize the benefits of sleep versus time.
		This type of sleep pattern may be associated with polyphasic sleep; however, it is more often used to supplement normal sleep, especially when the sleeper has accumulated a sleep deficit.
		For example, someone who doesn't get enough sleep at night and is drowsy at work may sleep during his or her lunch break.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Power_nap (250 words)

	Sleep Debt \| Sleep Deprivation
		Many Americans do not get the sleep they need because their schedules do not allow adequate time for it and they do not know the negative effects lack of sleep can have on their health and functioning.
		They are advocating that sleep deprivation be recognized with the same seriousness that is associated with the impact of alcohol on society.
		A 1997 study found that people whose sleep was restricted to four to five hours per night for one week needed two full nights of sleep to recover performance, alertness and normal mood.
	www.sleepdex.org /deficit.htm (1020 words)

	How Much Sleep Do I Need?
		The right amount of sleep is essential for anyone who wants to do well on a test or play sports without tripping over their feet.
		This change in the circadian rhythm seems to be due to the fact that melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleeping and waking patterns, is produced later at night for teens than it is for kids and adults.
		Sleep experts believe that exercising 5 or 6 hours before bedtime (in late afternoon) may actually help a person sleep.
	kidshealth.org /teen/your_body/take_care/how_much_sleep.html (1062 words)

	Learning Disabilities OnLine: LD In-Depth:AD/HD and Sleep Problems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If these cause sleep disruption or dangerous roaming about in the night, clonazepam or other agents which alter the ratio of REM sleep time to non-REM sleep time may be helpful.
		Antidepressants may be warranted, and when sleep is disturbed, mirtazapine, nefazodone, or other sleep-promoting antidepressants may be appropriate, either alone or with other sleep aiding medication.
		Although sleep remains mysterious in many ways, it is difficult to over-emphasize the importance of sleep in our daily lives.
	www.ldonline.org /ld_indepth/add_adhd/sleep_problems.html (1451 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> World -> American suffering from sleep deficit: Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Washington: Americans are suffering from a serious sleep deficit while also cutting back on leisure activities and sex as they spend more time at work, the National Sleep Foundation has said.
		''Sleep is a health, safety and performance necessity, not a luxury and Americans are not getting enough of it,'' Ronald Krall, the foundation's President, told a news conference.
		Adults with children and those not happy with their marriages are particularly susceptible to sleep disorders, the survey showed.
	newsarchives.indiainfo.com /2001/03/28/28sleep.html (477 words)

	Everything Sleep:Country Sleep
		Sleep in America Poll Executive Summary Here is a valuable overview of NSF's 2001 poll, complete with questions, answers, charts and graphs—an invaluable tool for the sleep researcher that is designed in PowerPoint as a presentation for a variety of audiences.
		Sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous disorder in the Town and Country area with fairly benign symptoms such as loud snoring at night, and morning headaches or daytime bouts of sleepiness.
		Sleep researchers now believe that sleep disturbances are a leading cause of high blood pressure, strokes, chronic fatigue, and auto accidents.
	www.siql.com /sleep/country_sleep.htm (3977 words)

	Eight Hours: How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?
		Although many factors influence how much sleep you really need, most young adults report sleeping about seven and a half hours on weekday nights and eight and a half hours on weekend nights.
		Reducing sleep by as little as one and a half hours for just one night reduces daytime alertness by about one-third.
		If this is not the case, you may have an unrecognized sleep disorder and should see your doctor or a sleep specialist.
	my.webmd.com /content/article/62/71838.htm?z=1836_00000_0000_ep_01 (729 words)

	Shiftwork Annotated Bibliography by Round-The-Clock Systems
		Their study with Swedish males between the ages of 19 and 30 subjected to 64 hours of sleep loss revealed that resistance to performance decrement was highly related to adrenaline levels as well as to the range of adrenaline.
		Moreover, length of sleep was not predicted well by factors such as stress at work, noisiness of sleeping room, drinking coffee, and smoking cigarettes, although these and similar predictors were strongly related to quality of sleep.
		The article indicates that sleep architecture was first documented in the 1950s with the discovery of REM (rapid eye movement), or dream sleep, making modern sleep physiology a relatively new field of science.
	www.roundtheclocksystems.com /library4_biblio.html (9054 words)

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		Although the duration of sleep needed for stable waking functions varies among individuals and across the life span, daily sleep in our species is an average duration of eight hours.
		Sleep apnea involves collapse of the upper airway during sleep and chronic fragmentation of sleep, of which the sleeper is unaware.
		Insomnia, which refers to a complaint that sleep is difficult to initiate or maintain, or that it is neither refreshing nor restorative, is the most common sleep complaint-approximately 10% of adults report chronic insomnia.
	www.psychiatrictimes.com /p991064.html (3169 words)

	How Much Sleep Do I Need?
		The right amount of sleep is essential for anyone who wants to do well on a test or play sports without tripping over their feet.
		This sleep deficit impacts everything from a person's ability to pay attention in class to his or her mood.
		Cutting back on sleep the night before a test may mean you perform worse than you would if you'd studied less but got more sleep.
	www.kidshealth.org /teen/your_body/take_care/how_much_sleep.html (994 words)

	Taking Control: Reducing America's Sleep Deficit
		And the University of Pennsylvania found that individuals who sleep only four to six hours a night, are as sleep deprived as those who have gone three full days without sleep.
		It is important that individuals begin evaluating their sleep patterns and make changes to improve their quality of sleep.
		Determining the amount of sleep you need each night to be fully alert the next day is a big step towards sleep environment control.
	www.bettersleep.org /pressroom/takingcontrol.asp?print=true (493 words)

	CBS News \| The American Sleep Deficit \| January 31, 2002 08:41:30
		Tracy Mathis spent last night at a sleep laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, her brain waves and eye movements closely monitored to find out why she just can't close her eyes for more than 2 or 3 hours at a stretch.
		The National Sleep Foundation wants to end this nightmare by promoting a new public policy of spending less time on the job and more time under the covers.
		Those with children sleep less than 7 hours a night, and seven out of ten adults say they have a problem getting to sleep and staying asleep.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/01/31/health/main326995.shtml (305 words)

	Common Sleep Problems
		Stages 3 and 4 are the most refreshing of the sleep stages — it is this type of sleep that we crave when we are very tired.
		The final stage of the sleep cycle is known as REM sleep because of the rapid eye movements that occur during this stage.
		One common cause of obstructive sleep apnea is enlarged tonsils or adenoids (tissues located in the passage that connects the nose and throat).
	www.kidshealth.org /teen/your_body/take_care/sleep.html (1494 words)

	The Causes and Treatments of ADD-ADHD. A Multi-disciplinary approach to Attention Deficits, Attention Deficit Disorder, ...
		Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (add-adhd, ADHD, AD/HD) is being diagnosed with increasing frequency in both children and adults.
		Even though it is generally assumed that people diagnosed as having ADD or ADHD evidence a common set of characteristics emanating from a common etiology, little agreement is found among researchers regarding these symptoms.
		The difference is that medication, special education, and counseling can mask these symptoms and behaviors, while vision therapy, occupational therapy and/or treatment of allergies may alleviate the underlying causes and thus eliminate the symptoms long-term.
	www.add-adhd.org /attention_deficits_ADHD.html (1030 words)

	sleep, Sleep Disorders Dictionary - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Snoring, Insomnia, Sleep Debt, Narcolepsy, Nightmares, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Sleep Bruxism - Clenching or grinding of the teeth during sleep.
		Sleep Debt - sleep deficit caused by an individual sleeping for a shorter period of time than is healthy, usually to accomodate a busy or stressful lifestyle.
		Sleep Paralysis - waking and not being able to move for a short period of time, occurs when waking out of REM (dream) sleep.
	www.abed.com /sleepcenter/dictionary.html (712 words)

	Common Sleep Problems
		The final stage of the sleep cycle is known as REM sleep because of the rapid eye movements that occur during this stage.
		People with these conditions find their sleep is disrupted by leg (or, less frequently, arm) movements, leaving them tired or irritable from lack of sleep.
		One common cause of obstructive sleep apnea is enlarged tonsils or adenoids (tissues located in the passage that connects the nose and throat).
	kidshealth.org /teen/your_body/take_care/sleep.html (1551 words)

	INABIS '98 - Sleep Deficit, Fatal Accidents, and the Spring Shift to Daylight Savings Time
		Some researchers claim that society is chronically sleep deprived, and even small additional reductions in sleep time may have consequences for safety.
		Alternative explanations, not involving sleep are that after the spring shift people must drive to work in dimmer light or that those who forget the time shift find themselves late for work and driving with reckless haste.
		Thus these data are consistent with the hypothesis that a small decrease in sleep duration, such as that which occurs with the spring shift to DST, can significantly increase accident susceptibility.
	www.mcmaster.ca /inabis98/occupational/coren0164 (312 words)

	Sleep Deficit Spending
		According to a well-known sleep specialist, any night you don't get your fully required x hours of sleep (differs for each person, but usually anywhere from 8-10 hrs), you build up a sleep deficit.
		And according to him, sleeping a good 10-14 hours at some later point does not reset your sleep deficit to zero.
		After accumulating a sleep deficit over the last thirteen years or more (basically ever since I started college), I'm sure it's easily into thousands and thousands of hours.
	www.nonsensicalgibberish.com /journal/031303.html (141 words)

	Depression and Insomnia
		Perlis, who is an associate professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Rochester and director of the behavioral sleep medicine service, published study results in a 2003 issue of Psychology Today magazine to the effect that insomnia pre-dates depression by about five weeks.
		Perlis believes that, due to a complex mix of chemistry and behavior, disordered sleep may actually bring on depression, setting in motion an array of forces in the nervous system that result ultimately in a depressive episode.
		Get some sleep without drugs - An evening filled with tossing and turning can be downright frustrating, an...
	www.sleepremedy.com /herbal-remedies/sleepremedy/depression-and-insomnia (288 words)

	Daylight saving time
		It is a system intended to "save" daylight (as opposed to wasting it by, say, sleeping while the sun shines).
		The official time is adjusted forward during the spring and summer months, so that the active hours of work and school will better match the hours of daylight.
		The disruption in sleep patterns associated with setting clocks forward, and thereby "losing" an hour, correlates with a spike in the number of severe auto accidents, as well as emotional trauma.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/da/daylight_saving_time.html (1356 words)

	CTV.ca \| FDA considers pill to help with sleep deficit
		The company is asking the FDA to consider the drug for improving wakefulness in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with shift work sleep disorder, and in patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome.
		Sleep deprivation can lead to increased risk of diabetes, as well as heart problems and shorter lifespans.
		She told CTV News that Modafinil is a good drug that could help emergency workers who need to work nights, but it shouldn't be put into general use.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1067037193194_60/?hub%3DCTVNewsAt11 (352 words)

	Memory and Learning: Myths and Truths
		Sleep in wrong hours, or sleep interrupted with an alarm clock is bound to undermine your intellectual performance and creativity.
		Sleeping pills can be useful in circumstances where sleep is medically vital, and cannot be achieved by other means.
		It is a philogenetic remnant of a biphasic sleeping rhythm.
	www.supermemo.com /articles/myths.htm (10026 words)

	Insomnia - DrDonnica.com - The First Name in Women's Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A sleep deficit results when someone’s activities of daily living - including watching late night tv - frequently interfere with getting a sufficient night’s sleep. Insomnia, on the other hand, includes difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and difficulty with waking up too early.
		Do these conditions require medical therapy? Not always, but if they are causing undesirable consequences, they deserve a medical evaluation. Yet only one in 20 women with trouble sleeping seek medical attention and fewer than half of family physicians routinely ask about trouble sleeping in an annual checkup.
		Many patients treat themselves for sleep problems with scheduled napping, a great solution for those who can’t get sufficient sleep at night. Falling asleep at your desk, however, doesn’t count. Daytime napping itself, however, can interfere with nighttime sleep.
	www.drdonnica.com /radio/00002222.htm (234 words)

	CBS News \| The Nation Suffers from a Sleep Deficit \| January 31, 2002 08:43:20
		Ambien is the most widely prescribed sleeping medication in the United States.
		Melatonin, which made a huge splash a few years ago was once touted as "nature's sleeping pill." But recent studies have suggested it is not very effective.
		Also, for most people, four weeks is the recommended time limit for taking sleeping pills, which cuts back on the risk of becoming addicted.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/01/31/health/main327406.shtml (313 words)

	Unisom - Sleep is our specialty! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		According to the most recent survey by the National Sleep Foundation, more than half of the survey respondents had trouble falling asleep a few times a week in the last year.
		Go to the sleep center and find out what the brain does while we sleep, why we dream, and more.
		Then take our sleep quiz and see what you’ve learned.
	www.unisom.com /index1.asp (169 words)

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