Sleep Disorders

Latest News
• Sleep Apnea--a Culprit In Heart Disease (03/29/2001, Reuters)
• Americans' Work Ethic Causes Sleep Habits to Suffer (03/28/2001, Reuters)
• Americans are Sleep-Deprived (03/27/2001, Associated Press)
• More News on Sleep Disorders

From the National Institutes of Health
• Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

General/Overviews

• Good Night's Sleep? Merely a Dream for Millions (National Institutes of Health)
• Test Your Sleep I.Q. (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research) - links to PDF file

Alternative Therapy

• Melatonin (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Narcolepsy (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Sleep Disorders (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Coping

• Helping Yourself to a Good Night's Sleep (National Sleep Foundation)

Research

• NHLBI Study Shows Association Between Sleep Apnea and Hypertension (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Scientists Pinpoint Possible Cause for Debilitating Sleep Disorder Narcolepsy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Sleep (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (National Sleep Foundation)
• Facts About Narcolepsy (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research) - links to PDF file
• Facts About Sleep Apnea (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research) - links to PDF file
• PDQ-Supportive Care-Patients: Sleep Disorders (National Cancer Institute)
• Sleep Apnea and Same-Day Surgery (American Sleep Apnea Association)
• Sleep Strategies for Shift Workers (National Sleep Foundation)
• Snoring: Not Funny, Not Hopeless (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.)
• Wake Up! (National Sleep Foundation)
• When You Can't Sleep (American Academy of Family Physicians) - Chronic insomnia

Treatment

• Considering Surgery For Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)? (American Sleep Apnea Association)
• Considering Surgery For Snoring? (American Sleep Apnea Association)
• Radiofrequency Treatment for Sleep Apnea (Center for Cardiovascular Education, Inc.)
• Sleep Aids (National Sleep Foundation)

Directories

• AASM-Accredited Member Centers and Laboratories (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)

Organizations

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Sleep Apnea Association
• National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
• National Sleep Foundation

Statistics

• 2000 Omnibus Sleep in America Poll (National Sleep Foundation)

Children

• Apnea and Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
• Having Your Child Evaluated For Obstructive Sleep Apnea (American Sleep Apnea Association)
• Is a Parasomnia Affecting Your Child's Sleep? (Nemours Foundation)
• Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Sleep Problems in Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Sleepwalking in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Seniors

• Cure For Getting Up At Night? (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Getting a Good Night's Sleep (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)

Teenagers

• Pointers For Parents (National Sleep Foundation)
• Seven Sleep-Smart Tips for Teens (National Sleep Foundation)
• Teens and Sleep (Nemours Foundation)

Women

• Women & Sleep (National Sleep Foundation)

Español/Spanish

• Niños con Problemas al Dormir (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• PDQ-Sobre Cuidado Médico-Pacientes: Trastornos del Sueño (National Cancer Institute)