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disorder

a disturbance of public order or peace. Its existence may trigger extended police powers.

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The predominance of sleep disorders has significant consequences for business.

Sleep dreams: seven of 10 Americans need better sleep. Sleep disorders are more common--and more dangerous--than many people realize

Concise guide to evaluation and management of sleep disorders. 3rd ed.

National Sleep Awareness Week, March 3-9, 2008

Data from the 1990s suggest that sleep disorders themselves cost an estimated $15.8 billion in medical costs, a figure the committee believes is conservative.

IOM: it's time to wake up to sleep disorders

The National Sleep Foundation publishes brochures on sleep and sleep disorders. Write: 1522 K Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005.

A long winter's nap

The researchers found that more than one-fourth of participants (26.8 percent) were diagnosed with a subsequent sleep disorder. Health care utilization was not significantly predicted by sleepiness.

Sleep Disorders Up Health Care Visits, Costs for Low Back Pain; However, sleep disorder does not lessen the impact of pain intensity, disability on health care utilization

Questionnaires such as the STOP-BANG and Epworth Sleepiness Scale were used to assess the nurses for sleep disorder symptoms.

Nurses at higher risk of chronic insomnia and sleep disorder: Study

In "Restore Your Rest: Solutions for TMJ and Sleep Disorders", Dr.

Restore Your Rest

"We have a higher than average prevalence of diabetes in the UAE, which is why we start looking closely at the relationship between weight-related issues, diabetes and sleep disorders," he says.

How is your BMI affecting your sleep?

In our study, we also investigated the relationship between sleep disorders and most common complains of stressed people which are common pains and tiredness.

Sleeping Disorders and Anxiety in Academicians: A Comparative Analysis/Akademisyenlerde Uyku Bozukluklari ve Kaygi: Karsilastirmali Bir Analiz

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that sleep disorders are associated with a decline in cognitive performance, productivity, mood, and quality of life, as well as with major social, medical, and economic impacts.

Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease: Present Status and Future Prospects

Although the amount of caffeine and the time that it was consumed were not specifically indicated in this study, the authors suggest that different types of sleep disorders have different pathogenesis and avoiding caffeine intake may not be the answer for all.

Nursing care considerations for dialysis patients with a sleep disorder

The study's implications include the need for physicians to advise patients with insomnia or females with sleep apnea to use caution while driving without "exaggerating risks that introduce undue fear to patients with other sleep disorders and thereby limiting mobility unnecessarily," the authors wrote.