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Sleep in the News

CNN seems to be a few years behind important health news, especially news that heavy snoring may be a warning sign of sleep apnea.

The health story on CNN tells about the married life of Kim and Curtis Christiansen, married for about nine years, and who started having problems when Curtis began snoring. When Curtis began snoring about three years ago, CNN’s story relates, Kim took to sleeping on the couch.

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The Erie (PA) Times-News reported that one of Pennsylvania’s coveted super delegates, Ian Murray, had to skip the visit by presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to Mercyhurst College. It seems the health care became the focus for the super delegate in a personal way.

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WASHINGTON, DC (March 3, 2008) — Prolonged work days that often extend late into the night may cause Americans to fall asleep or feel sleepy at work, drive drowsy and lose interest in sex, according to a new Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) and Awake In America.

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Dr. Alex Karev, of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy TV show, is seeking help from real doctors in real life, according to his publicist.

It seems Justin Chambers, the actor who plays Dr. Alex Karev, has checked himself into the UCLA Medical Center “to get help with a pre-existed sleeping disorder,” according to his publicist, Danica Smith.

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