February
28th 2009
Posted under sleep news
Parents are to be told that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines do not work on children under 12.
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February
27th 2009
Posted under bed bugs
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The Night Note: Bedbugs, Wireless Metro, Old Foot
MSNBC By Carlos Martinez Don Wilder remembers the night he found his own blood on his sheets. Itchy red welts had been appearing on his arms and legs for six months. His doctor, dermatologist, plastic surgeon, and psychiatrist all had different theories—so … |
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February
27th 2009
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Bed bugs make a comeback in Illinois
ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA, IL By Rajah Maples QUINCY, IL — Bed bugs are making a comeback in Illinois, at least according to the Department of Public Health. The department has seen an increase in the number of calls from the public and from local health departments about bed bug … |
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February
27th 2009
Posted under sleep news
Even though Teen Spirit is just a few months shy of 18 and the Oh So Feisty One is just weeks away from her 12th birthday, Smartmom knows that she still has a lot to learn about being a mom.
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February
27th 2009
Posted under bed bugs
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Ask the Experts: What are bedbugs? Are they Dangerous?
Scientific American By Brendan Borrell NEW YORK—Sleep tight and don't let the bedbugs bite? If only. The creepy critters have become such a nuisance here that the city council is mulling legislation that would establish a bedbug task force, ban the sale of used mattresses … |
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February
26th 2009
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Dog, the bug-hunter
24 Hours Vancouver, Canada Hache said her company receives about 10 calls a day from people concerned about bed bugs, compared to just a few years ago when there would barely be a call. Bed bugs can also be contained by completely encasing the mattress in plastic, or such wraps … |
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February
26th 2009
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Bedbugs Can’t Hide From Ruby and Pasha
New York Times, United States By JAMES BARRON Michael F. Morin says he has cutting-edge technology in the fight against that growing scourge of city life, bedbugs. Pasha, left, and Ruby, the investigative team in Bedbug Finders of Stratford, Conn., sniff out bedbugs. … |
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February
26th 2009
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Bed Bug Infestation
WSHM-TV, MA The reason an infestation of bed bugs. For the past 6 months tenants at this Springfield apartment complex off Locust street have been itching and complaining. Blanche Delbridge said, "I'm eaten up and my hair fell out." All thanks to their unwelcome … |
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February
26th 2009
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Boro with the most bedbug calls: B'klyn 42% jump in complaints to 311
New York Daily News, NY BY Jeff Wilkins Borough residents made 3387 complaints to 311 about bedbugs during fiscal year 2008 – up 42% from the previous year, according to the coalition New York vs. Bed Bugs. In fact, Brooklyn had more bedbug complaints than any other borough, … |
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February
26th 2009
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Bring Home Memories, Not Bed Bugs, This Spring Break
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States By Tom Uhlenbrock The National Pest Management Association reminds travelers of the risk of bringing home bed bugs from their spring outings. The association has noted a 71 percent increase in reports of these pests since 2001. … |
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February
26th 2009
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Research on the sleeping brain has revealed some fascinating stage-dependent interactions between areas involved in formation and storage of long term memories. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may also provide a framework for further understanding the role of sleep in memory. Mammalian sleep occurs in two discrete stages, slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
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February
26th 2009
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Bed, bugs and beyond disgusting
Chicago Tribune, United States "Now it's bedbugs all the time, every day." The common bedbug, Cimex lectularius, is a brownish, flattened insect that typically feeds on humans but will also bite animals, including dogs and cats. Hardy survivors, they can live for more than a year … |
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February
26th 2009
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Sleep tight; don't let the (rising numbers of) bed bugs bite
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL "And they don't wake you up," warns local Terminix owner Bill Fulton, who's been seeing bed-bug cases multiply over the last couple of years. Public health experts are seeing the increase, too. After a dramatic decline in the 1940s and 1950s, bed bugs … State issues alert on bed bugs St. Louis Post-Dispatch all 2 news articles |
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February
26th 2009
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Research on the sleeping brain has revealed some fascinating stage-dependent interactions between areas involved in formation and storage of long term memories. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may also provide a framework for further understanding the role of sleep in memory. Mammalian sleep occurs in two discrete stages, slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
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February
26th 2009
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By listening in on the chatter between neurons in various parts of the brain, researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have taken steps toward fully understanding just how memories are formed, transferred, and ultimately stored in the brain–and how that process varies throughout the various stages of sleep.
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