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Article: National Sleep Foundation Statement on IOM Report titled 'Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation, An Unmet Public Health Problem'
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- U.S. Newswire
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- April 4, 2006
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WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Sleep
Foundation (NSF) welcomes today's report from the Institute of
Medicine (IOM) that outlines how sleep deprivation and sleep
disorders are having devastating effects on the health, performance
and well-being of tens of millions of Americans and are also having a
harmful effect on the nation's productivity, healthcare and public
safety.
While studies that assess health or societal issues often speak of
"looming threats," it is important to note that this IOM report
states that an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans already
chronically suffer from a disorder of sleep and wakefulness. In
particular, the report confirms links between ...