Sleep Apnea Increases Accident Risk
People with sleep apnea – a night-time breathing disorder that disrupts sleep – double the risk of being in a serious car crash, a Canadian study finds.
“We were surprised, not only about how many sleep apnea patients’ crashes involved personal injury, but that some patients had fairly mild sleep apnea and were still having serious crashes,” said study author Dr. Alan Mulgrew, of the University of British Columbia Sleep Disorders Programme.
Researchers studied 800 p Read more
How To Get a Good Night’s Sleep With Rilax
Lack of sleep can have grave consequences on your health. According to a recent study, researchers from the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine have determined that getting seven hours of sleep is optimal for maintaining heart health. Getting too much, or too little, sleep can increase a person’s chances of developing cardiovascular disease.
However, merely clocking in more hours to sleep doesn’t necessarily mean that you will awaken well rested. It’s not just the Read more