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Article: Think you don't have time for sleep? We know, we know. You're too busy to get eight hours a night. But we've got six reasons--including serious illness, weight gain, and being generally miserable--why you can't afford not to.(HANDBOOK SLEEP UPDATE)
Redbook;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......between seven-and-a-half and eight hours of sleep each night, the average American...adults who were allowed just five hours of sleep a night for a week continuously...Chicago were allowed only four hours of sleep for six nights in a row, at the...

Article: Can too much sleep be bad for your body?; 'For Penelope Cruz, nothing less than 15 hours will do. But too much sleep can make many people miserable and depressed '.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  February 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ......days straight. My record is 18 hours, though I don't usually sleep that long. But can lying in...throughout the day? Fifteen hours of sleep is excessive by any standards...people can get by on a few hours' sleep. Research suggests the average...

Article: Mind Tired and tested Eight hours' sleep is what the doctor orders, but research suggests as little as four could be healthier. Peta Bee burns the candle at both ends
The Independent on Sunday;  March 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......getting an average of seven hours' sleep had the lowest death rates. Surprisingly, even less sleep - as little as four hours - didn't increase deaths in...recommendation that six to seven hours' sleep a night is plenty for most of...

Article: UC-San Diego study finds 6 hours of sleep sufficient
University Wire;  February 18, 2002 ;     489 words ......than 8.5 hours or less than 4.5 hours of sleep per night increased to 15 percent...rested after five, six or seven hours sleep, there is no medical need to sleep...of the population needs eight hours of sleep, (but) school-age or teenagers...

Article: 7 hours of sleep: No more, no less; More than 8 can double risk of death.(PAGE ONE)
The Washington Times;  September 25, 2007 ;     464 words ......medical journal. A good night's sleep has become a rare commodity in this day and age. Fewer hours sleep and greater levels of sleep...to fall right into the new sleep ideal. The group also reports...Americans average between 6.9 hours of sleep on weeknights and 7.5 ...

Article: Studies find better caffeine alternative: 8 hours of sleep
University Wire;  February 10, 2004 ;     617 words ......further at the expense of a few hours of sleep here and there? Recent data tells...demonstrate that, after eight hours of sleep, research subjects are three to...college students. A proper eight hours of sleep (some experts recommend nine to...

Article: Get all-day energy even if you're low on sleep: your body functions best on 8 hours of sleep, but who gets that? Here's what happens when you lose 2, 4, and 6 hours of sleep--and what you'll need to make it through the day. (Health).
Marie Claire;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......coworkers (Americans average about 7 hours of sleep a night). You might think you...LONG-TERM HEALTH Getting six hours of sleep a night regularly could set you...when you're two hours short on sleep, four hours short will leave you forgetting...

Article: Study: Most American adults sleep poorly; Experts say adults need a minimum of 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 30, 2005 ;     633 words ......Philadelphia. She gets about 6.5 hours of sleep per night - slightly less than...need a minimum of seven to nine hours of sleep per night. A poll for the foundation...McCallian, who gets six to eight hours of sleep a night. It's not just how much...

Article: Health: Importance of getting enough ZZZzzzzzzzzz; Ed Carty and Rebecca Danton report on the latest sleeping patterns survey and discover that lack of quality time in the land of nod can have serious side effects It's a matter of quality not quantity. Six hours of quality sleep is better than ten hours, but most people in the UK seem quite satisfied with seven or seven and a half hours Prof Jim Horne, director of the Sleep Research Centre.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England);  January 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ......quantity,' says Horne. 'Six hours of quality sleep is better than ten hours, but...little himself, advocated six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman...saw with the Selby crash, 24 hours without sleep is dangerous,' says Stanley. '...

Article: Poll says most Americans have sleep problems Average adult manages 6.9 hours of shut-eye
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 29, 2005 ;     388 words ......Philadelphia. She gets about 6.5 hours of sleep a night -- slightly less than...need a minimum of seven to nine hours of sleep a night. A poll for the foundation...McCallian, who gets six to eight hours of sleep a night. It's not just how much...

Article: Is 12 hours sleep normal for a boy?
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  May 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......for my 8-year-old son to need 12 hours of sleep each night? He has always seemed to need long hours of sleep since he was an infant. But it...few weeks. Is the change in his hours of sleep affecting him so much that it...

Article: Study confirms link between rest, school; Reduction in hours of sleep per night shown to hurt kids academically.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 11, 2005 ;     417 words ......getting nine to nine and a half hours of sleep a night. Another week, they...study. Students who got eight hours of sleep or less a night were more forgetful...your workout at least a three hours before bedtime. Source: National Sleep Foundation

Article: Study Links 8 Hours' Sleep to Shorter Life Span
The Washington Post;  February 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......night live longer, and those who sleep eight hours or more die younger, according...that people get eight or nine hours of sleep every night. "There's an old idea that people should sleep eight hours a night, which has no more scientific...

Article: Good night's sleep may prevent a cold, study finds 3 times more likely to get ill with less than seven hours
The Boston Globe;  January 13, 2009 ;     514 words ......People who averaged less than seven hours of sleep a night were about three times...volunteers who got eight or more hours of sleep, Pittsburgh researchers reported...sleep duration. Even if eight hours of sleep was disturbed only 2 percent to...