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Article: Sleep
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ... ... with the total of day and nighttime sleep roughly equal. A newborn's total sleep need is from 16 to 18 hours in every 24-hour period. Newborns spend approximately 50 percent of their sleep period in the REM phase. Infants ...

Article: Sleep Parameters Recorded by Actiwatch® in Elementary ...
Sleep and Hypnosis;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... quality, sleep schedule, circadian rhythm, sleep hours, actigraph INTRODUCTION Sleep assessment is frequently evaluated in schoolchildren ... weekends, in US 14.5 years old teenagers sleep 7.4 hours in schooldays and 9.7 hours in weekends ...

Sleep apnea.(Adult Health Advisor 2007)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Clinical Reference Systems;  May 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... does it occur? During normal sleep, throat muscles relax. If ... breathing again. If you have sleep apnea, this cycle may repeat as often as 50 or more times an hour. Generally you will not remember ... airway. Other possible causes of sleep apnea are: * tobacco smoking ...

Article: The sleep connection: poor sleep can hurt more than ...
Vibrant Life;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Sleep. We all need it. Yet most of us don't get enough. Mostly we rob ourselves of sleep. Our rushed lives take huge tolls. According to a study done by the American Sleep Foundation, nearly two thirds of American adults ...

Article: Sleep deprivation plays havoc with body, mind.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  July 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... one of those people who think 5 hours of sleep per night is all you need, you ... 6 years need between 10 and 12 hours of sleep, while those aging 6 to 9 years about 10 hours of sleep. Children agi

Sleep apnea.(Senior Health Advisor 2006)(Disease/Disorder ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... does it occur? During normal sleep, throat muscles relax. If ... breathing again. If you have sleep apnea, this cycle may repeat as often as 50 or more times an hour. Generally you will not remember ... airway. Other possible causes of sleep apnea are: * tobacco smoking ...

Article: Sleep Disorders
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ... ... to 25 percent of total sleep time. It usually begins ... It alternates with NREM sleep about every hour and a half throughout ... course of the night. Sleep cycles vary with a person ... between seven and nine hours a night. This population ...