Plan for Better Sleep?

Singapore
December 4, 2006 11:42pm CST
An interesting article which I read today. Thought it might be pretty good information for most people since insomnia is one of the very common challenges that most people are facing. By S. Brent Ridge, M.D. on Sun, Dec 03, 2006, 3:32 pm PST Did you know that insomnia (classified as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or poor quality sleep) affects around 45 percent of the adult population? Yes, you read right. Almost one out of every two people has trouble sleeping. Until recently, doctors didn't pay much attention when people complained of the inability to sleep. However, the rash of marketing surrounding sleep medications like Ambien changed that for the better. Insomnia is associated with a number of health conditions: impairment in attention, cognition and memory; poor performance at work and school; increased accidental injuries; higher rates of drug and alcohol abuse; higher rates of depression. Read the full article at: http://sleepingwelltonight.blogspot.com/2006/12/plan-for-better-sleep.html
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
5 Apr 07
Just saw the blogspot.com. It was good and thanks for that. Any other useful information, please share with the members.
• Singapore
5 Apr 07
hi, glad that you find this good information. Sleeping problem is something very common with people nowadays. I have friends around me who have sleeping problems too. Some of them is because they have insomnia, while others are having sleeping problem because of stress from work. Hope that the information has helped you or people around you.