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Sleep Disorders
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- Alternative Therapy
- Coping
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Untested Drugs Being Used for Insomnia (06/15/2005, New York Times Syndicate)
- A Good Night's Sleep May Be Good for Memory (06/15/2005, Reuters Health)
- Lack of Sleep Can Affect Teen Athletic Performance (06/09/2005, Reuters Health)
- Study Finds Possible Mechanism for Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Metabolic Syndrome (04/21/2005, National Institutes of Health)
- Good Nights Sleep: NIHSeniorHealth Offers Helpful Information (04/04/2005, National Institute on Aging)
- More News on Sleep Disorders
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Sleep and Aging
(National Institute on Aging)
Overviews
- Overviews
- How Well Are You Sleeping? (Food and Drug Administration)
- Sleep Disorders
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish
Health Check Tools
- Health Check Tools
- Interactive Sleep Quiz (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Melatonin (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Questions and Answers about Valerian for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
Coping
- Coping
- Tips for Shift Workers: How to Eat, Sleep and Stay Fit When You Work Unusual Hours (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Hypersomnia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Insomnia: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Kleine-Levin Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Narcolepsy (National Sleep Foundation)
- Narcolepsy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Shift Work (National Sleep Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Sleep and the Traveler (National Sleep Foundation)
- Sleepwalking (National Sleep Foundation)
- Wake Up! (National Sleep Foundation)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Jet Lag (National Sleep Foundation)
- Nocturia (National Sleep Foundation)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Narcolepsy (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Breathing Problems during Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Report on the Safety and Effectiveness of Melatonin Supplements (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Sleep and Safety (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research)
- Sleep Duration and Levels of Hormones That Influence Hunger (American College of Physicians)
- Study in Dogs Shows That Histamine Is Key to Wakefulness (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Sustained Reduced Sleep Can Have Serious Consequences (National Institute of Nursing Research)
Directories
- Directories
- AASM -- Accredited Member Centers and Laboratories: Find a Sleep Center (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Sleep Apnea Association
- National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Sleep Foundation
Children
- Children
- Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Sleep Behavior Problems: Parasomnia (Nemours Foundation)
- Sleepwalking in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Star Sleeper (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Common Sleep Problems (Nemours Foundation)
- How Much Sleep Do I Need? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Teens and Sleep (National Sleep Foundation)
Seniors
- Seniors
- Good Night's Sleep (National Institute on Aging)
Also available in: Spanish - Melatonin: Does It Decline with Age? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sleep and Aging (National Institute on Aging)
- Sleep and Aging (National Sleep Foundation)