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Are Your Medications Keeping You Up at Night?

It's 4 a.m., and you can't sleep. As you lie awake wondering why, consider whether any of your medications could be causing the trouble. "Medications can interfere with sleep in a number of ways…

Heidi Godman 09 December 2022

Sleep Added To List of Essential Healthy Heart Habits

The American Heart Association (AHA) has updated its list of essential components for heart and brain health. The organization added sleep duration to its "Life's Simple 7" and renamed the list "Life…

Heidi Godman 17 October 2022

Poor Sleep Heightens Risk of COPD Flare Ups

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who sleep poorly are far likelier than those who sleep well to experience flare-ups of worsened breathing, a new study suggests. COPD, a…

Maureen Salamon 05 October 2022

Amazon.com Unveils Device that Tracks Breath While Sleeping

Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday announced a contactless gadget that can monitor people's sleep, along with updates to its lineup of voice-controlled devices and e-readers. The online retailer said its…

28 September 2022

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Why the US is asking Lebanon for its bomb back

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Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

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With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

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Are Your Medications Keeping You Up at Night?

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