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Recognizing the huge numbers of people who suffer from sleep problems, this site has help for insomnia, curious insomnia cures, and sleep information resource links.
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<p>Questions and information that can help point you towards ways and places to start solving the problem.</p>
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<font size="7"> </font><a href="insom_help.html" target="Main"><font size="5">Ideas for Help with Insomnia</font></a></center>
<p>Ideas that can help you learn more and deal with insomnia. This section has a growing list of short articles that update you on some of the newer research, some techniques for removing sleep obstacles, and some basic information to help you find the right kinds of help.</p>
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<p>Millions of men, women, and children live their lives challenged by restless legs syndrome (RLS). Dedicated to identifying effective treatments and finding the cause of and a cure for this neurologic disorder, the RLS Foundation annually supports three to five, $35000, basic and clinical research awards and fellowships.</p>
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<a href="sleepbib.html" target="Main"><font size="6">Annotated Book List</font></a>
<p>A short-list of books that have been helpful to people suffering from insomnia and sleep problems.</p>
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<h1><a name="Hot off the Press"></a>Hot off the Press!</h1>
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<p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2007/10/12/hscout608552.html">Sleep Apnea Treatment Helps Stave Off Heart Disease</a><br>
10.12.07, 12:00 AM ET<br>
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FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Using a mask to deliver continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to treat people with obstructive sleep apnea dramatically reduces early indications of atherosclerosis -- hardening of the arteries -- within months, a new study finds.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.caller.com/news/2007/oct/12/safe-sleep-tips-babies/">Safe sleep tips for babies</a><br>
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Scripps Howard News Service, Originally published 12:15 a.m., October 12, 2007, Updated 12:15 a.m., October 12, 2007 </p>
<p><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2PvvkjLT5U5RVftQxtAaiw9lIigD8S59QKO0">NYC Hotel Uses Sleep Concierge</a><br>
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Oct. 8, 2007, NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City hotel is so determined to make sure its customers get a good night's rest that it's got its own sleep concierge.<br>
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Men sleep better beside mate; women worse<br>
Rest was more fragmented for females in shared bed, study found<br>
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NBC News video<br>
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21091112/">Separate beds: Good or bad?</a><br>
Oct. 10: Family psychologist Brenda Wade tells TODAY’s Hoda Kotb if sleeping by yourself is better or worse for a marriage. By Linda Carroll, MSNBC contributor<br>
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<p>Oct. 23, 2003 By Laura Ungar - <a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2003/10/23sleepmedicinehe.html">Sleep medicine helps the restless</a>. More patients seek help with health threat of sleep disorders</p>
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<li>A growing number of patients seeking help from sleep centers at a time when sleep disorders are increasingly considered a serious health issue.
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<p>Wednesday, October 8, 2003 <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/10/08/sleep.memory.ap/index.html">Good night's sleep may rescue memories</a>. Scientists say findings could help learning, mental treatments. New studies report that memories are lost during the day, but reconstituted by the brain during sleep.</p>
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<li>(AP) -- In a finding that backs up motherly advice to get a good night's sleep, scientists have found that peaceful slumber apparently restores memories that were lost during a hectic day. It's not just a matter of physical recharge. Researchers say sleep can rescue memories in a biological process of storing and consolidating them deep in the brain's complex circuitry.
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<p>Monday September 29, 2003 3:23pm - <a href="http://www.abcnews4.com/news/stories/0903/104483.html">N.J. First State To Make Driving While Tired a Crime in Deadly Accidents</a></p>
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<li>Bordentown, N.J. (AP) - As if staying alive were not enough of an incentive, motorists in New Jersey have another reason to make sure they are well-rested when they get behind the wheel - a first-in-the-nation law against driving while drowsy
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<p>August 11, 2003 <a href="http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=6782">Sleep Eating -- Full-Length Expert's Interview</a></p>
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<li>In this full-length expert's interview, Lea Montgomery, R.N., M.S., explains how nearly 4 million Americans are sleep eaters.
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<p>?.2003 - <a href="http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/healthyforlife/2093.shtml">HELP FOR INSOMNIA</a></p>
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<li>Everyone has difficulty sleeping from time to time, but chronic insomnia can cause serious problems. A new therapy may help insomniacs fall asleep and stay asleep without the side effects of standard sleeping pills.<br>
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<p>7/10/2003 - <a href="http://www.health24.co.za/news/Parenting_Child_health/1-937,24948.asp">Kids' sleep, behaviour linked</a></p>
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<p>June 17, 2002, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61282-2002Jun16.html">The Great Awakening With a Pill Called Modafinil, You Can Go 40 Hours Without Sleep</a></p>
<p>March 30, 2002 <a href="http://healthscout.com/printerFriendly.asp?ap=1&id=501351">Therapy Reduces Sleepless Nights: Understanding roots of insomnia eases its effects</a></p>
<p>June 11, 2001 <a href="http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1FDC9E.htm">APSS: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy For Insomnia Reduces Overall Medical Costs</a></p>
<p>10/4/2001, <a href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.90327">12 Tips for Better Sleep in Bad Times</a></p>
<p>12/5/2000 - <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/trends/12/05/napping2/">The big sleep - Nodding off</a></p>
<p>12/4/2000 - <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/trends/12/04/napping/">The big sleep - Hitting the Wall</a></p>
<p>11/22/2000 - <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/11/22/sleep.memory.ap/index.html">Study Shows Sleep Helps Improve Memory</a></p>
<p>11/10/2000 - <a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/2000/11/SLEEPPRG.SJU.html">MAJORITY OF PREGNANT WOMEN EXPERIENCE SLEEP PROBLEMS, ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY</a></p>
<p>5/23/99 - <a href="http://cnn.com:80/TECH/computing/9904/09/sleep.ent.idg/index.html">Fighting off sleep at the office</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cloud9.net/~thorpy/" target="_blank">Sleep Medicine Home Page</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sleepnet.com/index.shtml" target="_blank">Sleep Net</a></p>
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