Featured Health Conditions
Sleep Stages
How much do you know about sleep and the sleep cycle? Brain activity, body function, and sleep quality change with each transition from one sleep stage to the next.
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Snoring
Snoring is not usually serious—but it can significantly disrupt sleep for the person who snores and his or her sleep partner. In some cases, snoring indicates sleep apnea, which requires treatment.
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Shift Work Disorder
In industrialized countries, almost 20% of employees are employed in shift work—causing them to drastically change their sleep habits weekly or even daily. Are you affected by shift work change?
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Living With... Narcolepsy
I was just diagnosed with narcolepsy yesterday, but I have been falling asleep inappropriately since early high school. I fell asleep in classes all through college and when it was time to study for the final often found that I couldn't read my own notes cause I had been automatically writing while asleep. Read More







