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Sleepy America: Are You Getting Enough Rest at Night?

An estimated 50 to 70 million American adults have a chronic sleep loss or a sleep disorder of some kind. Fully one-third just have bad sleeping habits, getting less than the recommended minimum of 7 hours of sleep per night, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That may be old news to the perpetually sleep-deprived masses, but the consequences of sleeplessness are notable.

Wah, I’m Tired. Is ‘Exhaustion’ a Legitimate Medical Condition?

Henrik Sorensen

Lady Gaga had it, and so did Wyclef Jean: exhaustion. In early October, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director, Riccardo Muti, was also diagnosed with exhaustion and had to withdraw from the last two weeks of his program, having been prescribed by his doctor to a solid month of rest. But is tiredness really a [...]

Lack of Sleep Linked With Depression, Weight Gain and Even Death

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A collection of studies published Wednesday in the journal Sleep tackled some important questions: What are the health effects of not getting enough sleep? How does sleep deprivation affect teens? Does insomnia have long-term consequences?