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European Sleep Works has focused its design eye on the unique comfort and support needs of women. Find out what makes our mattress system so female-friendly.
Tired of being exhausted? Take advantage of New Year’s momentum and resolve to get the sleep you need this year. Think of it as the multivitamin of resolutions!
Heart disease, stroke, obesity, and fatigue are well-known symptoms of Sleep Apnea. But now studies show that chronic sleep deprivation—another common symptom—can impact intimacy.
Pop quiz! Time for the question of the day, just to check if you’re awake: Do you know what the acronym UARS stands for? Many people are aware of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, the most prevalent form of sleep disordered breathing, but few know about UARS, or Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome. Doctors who study UARS [...]
I was shopping as Costco the other day. Crates of this product caught my eye: Bed Bug Good Night Sprayaway The product’s active ingredient is Phenothrin, also know as 3-Phenoxybenzyl cyclopropanecarboxylate and Sumithrim. The pesticide is “natural,” which is to say it’s derived from an extract of chrysanthemum flowers. Good Night has been registered by the EPA, [...]
The presence of dust mites, and how to get rid of them, is one of the most common mattress concerns out there. Parents worry especially; untreated, a child’s dust mite allergy can develop into full-blown asthma. Whether or not to do something about dust mites isn’t the debate; what exactly to do about dust mites [...]
The campaign against bed bugs continues at the Second National Bed Bug Conference in Washington, DC.
Just because you’re allergic to the tiny critters it doesn’t mean you have trash your old mattress and start all over. Before you pull out the big guns and buy a HEPA vacuum cleaner, spring for dust mite covers (which, by the way, The New England Journal Of Medicine is not terribly enthused about), or invest in a chunk-of-metal dehumidifier, or consider these less melodramatic solutions first.
