This is a regular report on new developments in the world of sleep from the National Sleep Foundation. Parents and students across the country are getting ready to go back to school this fall. For many youngsters, that means changing their sleep schedules.
Studies show untreated insomnia has serious health consequences.
Those reporting chronic insomnia report two and a half times the frequency of accidents related to fatigue and three and a half times additional disability days per month. Fighting fatigue on the highway and elsewhere is the topic of the cover story of the next issue of sleep matters , the National Sleep Foundation's colorful quarterly newsmagazine. NSF is in two national publications this month. Keynote speakers include Carl Hunt, MD, Director of the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research, and Richard Gelula, Executive Director, National Sleep Foundation. NSF has become a member of the Community Health Charities for the 2001-2002 Combined Federal Campaign.