Snoring Is Not A Laughing Matter

The apocryphal story goes like this: A wife could not stand any longer her husband's snoring. Ear plugs were ineffective; sleeping in another room was indecisive; so she came up with a unique idea. She placed...

Sleep Apnea Raises Early Death Risk 46% (Cheyne-Stokes Breathing)

Severe sleep apnea raises the risk of early death by 46%, according to a study carried out at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. The result of the study, performed wth a group of 6,400 men and women over the...

More Sleep is Key to Fighting and Preventing Colds

Researchers have found that the key to cold prevention is simple:  cultivate a healthy sleeping pattern.  Those who get a solid 8 hours of sleep a night are less likely to suffer from the common cold...

Rapper Pimp C Died of Cough Syrup Overdose

It is small consolation that rapper Pimp C's death was found to be accidental, as it also casts a strange light over the cough syrup combinations popularized in Southern hip-hop song lyrics that both celebrate and...