Sleep Deprivation

4 03, 2011

CDC: More than 1 in 3 Americans are sleep-deprived

2022-09-28T18:55:35+00:00March 4, 2011|Drowsy Driving, Sleep Deprivation|

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shed light on some unsettling trends involving our sleep. More than 35 percent of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night – and 1 in 20 has fallen asleep at the wheel [...]

20 01, 2011

Fatigue formula may prevent future air traffic tragedy

2022-09-28T18:38:34+00:00January 20, 2011|Safety, Shift Work, Sleep Deprivation|

Shortly after 6 a.m. on August 27, 2006, 49 people were killed when a Delta Connection flight skidded off the end of a Fayette County, Kentucky runway on takeoff. The commuter plane was on the wrong runway – one too short for the plane. [...]

5 01, 2011

Blogger Arianna Huffington: Sleep for Success

2022-09-30T18:16:55+00:00January 5, 2011|Healthy Sleep Habits, Pop Culture, Sleep Deprivation|

In a recent TEDtalk, Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington stepped out from the political blogosphere to spread an idea that liberals and conservatives alike can use. Her big idea is in her words "a very very small idea that will unlock billions of dormant [...]

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