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Sleep Apnea Defined

A condition in which breathing stops for very short periods of time during sleep

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Fourteen Reasons You're Not Sleeping

Published July 20, 2008, 3:17 pm, Forbes

Many people have no idea what is keeping them up at night. Here are some answers.

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Ischemic Risk In Postmenopausal Women Increased By Too Much, Too Little Sleep

Published July 20, 2008, 10:10 am, Medical News Today

Study highlights: Sleeping nine hours or more a night significantly increases the risk for ischemic stroke among post menopausal women. Sleeping less than 6 hours showed a modest increase risk of stroke, but was reported by twice as many women. The findings cannot be applied to other groups.

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Is Your Head on Straight?

Published July 20, 2008, 2:46 am, Westerly Sun

Chiropractor Dr. Chris Kerszko discusses Foward Head Posture. From the side, your ear should be centered directly above the middle of your shoulder. Dr. Chris Kerszko (left) and his family.

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Mothers risks last childs lifetime

Published July 20, 2008, 2:23 am, The Appleton Post-Crescent

At five months, the fetus growing inside Kathy Kidd-Wuest was old enough to suck his thumb or get the hiccups.

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Sleepy kids

Published July 20, 2008, 2:19 am, Straits Times

On some nights, Mr Michael Devakishen resorts to certain tactics to keep his 11-year-old daughter awake. Beverly has a packed schedule of ballet and piano lessons and science, maths and Chinese tuition. There's daily school homework on top of that.

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No Sleep: Rest is a casualty of war, soldiers find

Published July 19, 2008, 9:14 pm, Winston-Salem Journal

Sgt. Rashaun Carpenter was on his way home in 2003 to see the birth of his first child -- a daughter -- when his Chinook was shot down by insurgents south of Fallujah, causing a fireball to soar through the helicopter and send it spiraling downward.

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TRIAL BY FIRE: Morning Journal sports reporter recounts explosion and painful treatment for burns

Published July 19, 2008, 9:05 pm, The Morning Journal

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Longtime Morning Journal sportswriter Dan Gilles was severely burned one year ago on July 18, 2007, when his brand-new propane grill exploded. Here is his account of that day and his marvelous recovery over the past year.) Part one of two parts. By DAN GILLES Morning Journal Writer EACH of us has a day that stands out among all the others in our lives. These days can ...

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Sleep patterns and ischemic risk in postmenopausal women

Published July 19, 2008, 2:10 pm, News-Medical-Net

Postmenopausal women who regularly sleep more than nine hours a night may have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Health problems force Eagle"™s family's move to Florida

Published July 19, 2008, 2:08 pm, Vail Daily

Lisa Kosak, right, stays on oxygen because of rare genetic lung disease she was recently diagnosed with. Kosak and her sons Paul, 14, center, and R.J., 17, are moving to Florida where she can breath more easily.

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Woman Charged in PTA Theft Sentenced to One Year

Published July 19, 2008, 1:12 am, Washington Post

A woman who stole more than $180,000 from a Fairfax County elementary school's parent-teacher association was sentenced to a year in jail yesterday, though she will ultimately spend the time on home detention because of her poor health.

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