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Chris Cantell Discusses Health: Sleeplessness can kill
by Claudia Sonea

It seems that we take for granted many things in life, sleeping being one of them. For most of us sleep varies as our schedule varies and therefore the 7-8 hours of sleep recommended by the doctor are not being fulfilled. However the implications are rather concerning as it may lead not only to incidents, but people are twice as likely to die, according to a British-US study made on 24 September 2007. If an occasional night without sleep makes you feel tired the next day, without harming you physically or mentally, then couple of nights can make you feel tired all the time, to find it difficult to concentrate or to take decisions, making it very dangerous if you are driving or operating heavy machinery. On Monday a study released by the National Sleep Foundation revealed that many Americans face sleeping problems due to longer workdays and an increase of the time spent working at home (3- 4 hours/week). If you think they are also trying to find time to spend with families, you can imagine how much sleep they actually get. It is a serious matter, especially if you work in a domain that is risky like a nuclear plant like the security guard at the Peach Bottom plant in south-central Pennsylvania. Besides other problems generated by an improper sleep are high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, heart diseases, low levels of HDL cholesterol. The study performed by the NSF attracted the attention of the negative aspects and even the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission promised to take more interest on the matter. Did you get enough sleep last night?

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080303/ap_on_he_me/sleepy_workers;_ylt=Aurjiom776j3iSseU7c1YMms0NUE

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