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How Working Nights and Sleeping Days Can Impact our Health, Cancer Risk

By Diane Mapes — 2017

New Fred Hutch study sheds more light on how shift work damages our health — and points toward a potential workaround

Read on www.fredhutch.org

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Do You Have a Sleep Disorder or Just Bad Sleep Habits?

Experts share the warning signs that your lack of sleep may signal a greater health problem.

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Colleen Travers
2019
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Key Sleep Disorders

Sleep-related difficulties affect many people. The following is a description of some of the major sleep disorders.

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CDC Staff Writers
2014
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Sleep Disorders and Problems

Do you have trouble sleeping, wake up feeling exhausted, or feel sleepy during the day? Here’s how to recognize the symptoms of a sleep disorder and get the treatment you need.

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Melinda Smith, Lawrence Robinson, Robert Segal
2020
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What Are Sleep Disorders?

Sleep disorders (or sleep-wake disorders) involve problems with the quality, timing, and amount of sleep, which result in daytime distress and impairment in functioning.

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American Psychiatric Association
2020
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Sleep Disorders

Sleep is a complex biological process. While you are sleeping, you are unconscious, but your brain and body functions are still active. They are doing a number of important jobs that help you stay healthy and function at your best.

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Medline Plus
2018
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Sleep Disorders

Sleep disorders are a group of conditions that affect the ability to sleep well on a regular basis. Whether they are caused by a health problem or by too much stress, sleep disorders are becoming increasingly common in the United States.

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Julie Roddick, Kristeen Cherney
2020
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How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) Works

Learn about this behavioral treatment and why it may be just the thing to help you get the rest that you need and help you to avoid the use of sleeping pills.

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Brandon Peters
2020
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Light Therapy for Insomnia Sufferers

You know you sleep better when it’s dark, but did you know light — at the right times — can help you sleep better, too? The connection between light and sleep is stronger than you may think.

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Danielle Pacheco, Alex Dimitriu
2020
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