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0800 024 1122Monday 18th February 2013
Results from a new study suggest that the risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in children may be very different than those for adults Finnish researchers looked at sleep-disordered breathing in 491 children aged between 6 and 8. The study...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: New risk factors for children with sleep-disordered breathing – study
Friday 11th January 2013
The US government department responsible for public health has announced plans to reduce the recommended dosages of popular sleeping pills, in a bid to lower the number of related safety issues. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated this week...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: US authority to lower sleeping pill dosages
Friday 28th December 2012
A significant percentage of the benefit of taking popular sleeping pills has been found to be a placebo-effect, claims a new medical study. The so-called “Z” drugs, including Ambien and Sonata, were analysed by researchers at the University...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Placebo effect found with sleep pills
Monday 10th December 2012
It has been found in a recently published study that sleeping pills that are being used by more that 1 million people in Britain may increase the users risk of contracting pneumonia. Drugs such as diazepam and temazepam have been linked with...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Sleeping pills linked to pneumonia – study
Wednesday 28th November 2012
According to a new study conducted by American and English researchers people living in the vicinity of industrial wind sites could suffer from significant sleep loss, along with a number of other health problems. The study claims that the data...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Wind turbines causing sleep loss – study
Tuesday 20th November 2012
A well-known sleeping pill has been linked to an increase in the risk of accidental falls and hospitalisation by new research in the US. Ambien (zolpidem) was found in the Mayo Clinic study to increase fall risk by as much as four times, resulting...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Sleeping pill linked to fall risks – report
Wednesday 24th October 2012
A UK body language expert claims that sleeping position can reveal a number of indicators of personality. Robert Phipps determined that there are four basic sleep positions that most people commonly adopt – the foetal (curled up like a baby),...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Sleeping position may indicate personality
Tuesday 11th September 2012
A survey of 20,000 people in the UK has found that 42% have suffered from sleep problems for a period of eleven years or more, it was revealed this week. Furthermore, the Great British Sleep Survey found that an additional 22% of the respondents reported...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Sleeping survey uncovers widespread problems
Friday 10th August 2012
An Australian sleep expert has cast doubt on the efficiency of sleeping pills as a sustainable treatment for insomnia and other sleep disorders, claiming that while they may offer a short-term fix they would likely create a dependency over time. Professor...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Sleeping pills no cure for insomnia - Expert
Wednesday 25th July 2012
Your sleep quality can be negatively affected from various distractions in your bedroom that may be unknown to you. Here at Ergoflex® we can provide you with some easy tips to help improve your bedroom environment to enhance your sleep quality: •...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Creating the perfect bedroom environment to aid sleep
Monday 23rd July 2012
Teenagers are becoming concerned about the health and productivity impacts of not getting enough sleep, according to the results of a new survey by the Schools Health Education Unit. The study assessed responses from thousands of children aged...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Teens schoolwork suffers from poor sleep
Wednesday 4th July 2012
The Australian Olympic Committee has announced that it is banning the use of sleeping pills amongst its athletes at this summer’s games, following an admission from a former swimming star that he was addicted to them. Grant Hackett, who competed...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Aussie Olympic team bans sleeping pills
Friday 18th May 2012
Sleep deprived Australians are increasingly turning to prescribed sleeping pills rather than self-medication, according to recently released figures. More than five million prescriptions were written in the last year across Australia, and the government’s...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Australian sleep deprivation leads to prescription increase
Monday 14th May 2012
A surge in the demand for sleeping pills and associated drugs has led to the annual cost for the NHS hitting nearly £50m, it has been reported. The number of prescriptions written for sleep aids in 2010/11 was reported at 15.3m, almost a million...Category: Sleep Research
Read full: Sleeping pill spend hits £50m
Friday 25th March 2011
Losing out on your sleep can seriously affect the quality of your life, as without sleep you feel lethargic, easily irritable and if you are subject to prolonged occurrences of sleep deprivation, even depression. Therefore it is important to avoid any...Category: Memory Foam Mattresses
Read full: Distractions in your bedroom





