Truckers and Sleep Apnea: What the Future Holds
By Go By Truck News+ | Updated: May 30, 2017 | gobytrucknews.com Last month, the U.S Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision, regarding a lawsuit filed by a trucker fired for refusing sleep apnea testing. The decision ruled in favor of Crete, one of the largest privately-owned trucking companies in the nation, saying that the company did not break any laws by requiring their drivers of certain body mass index to undergo sleep apnea testing. What this appears to mean to the industry is if a company institutes a program requiring sleep apnea screening …
The Science of Adolescent Sleep
MAY 22, 2017 | By PERRI KLASS, M.D. | NYTimes.com Why do children wake up early when they are young but want to stay in bed till noon as teenagers? Experts say it’s biology. Adolescents’ bodies want to stay up late and sleep late, putting them out of sync with what their school schedules demand of them. So kids have trouble waking up, and they often find themselves feeling drowsy in morning algebra class. But that chronic sleepiness can affect their health and well-being, their behavior, and even their safety; it becomes genuinely dangerous when sleepy teenagers get behind the …
Drowsy Driving: Asleep at the Wheel
CDC.gov – Drowsy Driving Drive alert and stay unhurt. Learn the risks of drowsy driving and how to protect yourself. In an effort to reduce the number of sleep-related crashes and save lives, November 1-8, 2015 has been named Drowsy Driving Prevention Week by the National Sleep Foundation. The Drowsy Driving Problem Drowsy driving is a major problem in the United States. The risk, danger, and often tragic results of drowsy driving are alarming. Drowsy driving is the dangerous combination of driving and sleepiness or fatigue. This usually happens when a driver has not slept enough, but it can also …
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