Surgery isn’t fun and an adult tonsillectomy definitely isn’t! When your doctor removes your tonsils through your mouth (i.e., no incisions), you will experience moderate pain for one to two…

Nocturnal asthma, also known as nighttime asthma, can make it challenging to sleep at night because of its symptoms including shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing, and tightness in the…

Mothers are pressured to be back on their feet, both literally and figuratively, as soon as they deliver their babies – and we have the likes of the Duchess of…

Co-sleeping has its benefits including a closer bond between parents and their children, as well as better performance in school and a greater sense of independence in later years. But…

Every parent has his or her own bedtime routine for his or her children, from giving them warm baths to reading to them stories. But there are also significant differences…

Sleep can be a controversial topic between societies and even between groups – and we aren’t surprised. In the United States, for example, people often sleep with their pets because…

Sleep scientists have discovered a new phenomenon that may afflict millions of people worldwide. From initial studies, people who have insomnia and/or who snore are more likely to have it…

Most people think that our bodies become physically and mentally inactive while we sleep – and scientists previously thought, too. But research has shown that this isn’t the case! Your…

Do you wake up feeling tired even after sleeping for six to eight hours? Do you feel exhausted even when you haven’t done anything physically strenuous yet during the day?…

Snoring may be a joking matter among family and friends (“Oh, he snores so loudly that it feels like I’m sleeping with a train!”) but it’s actually serious business. For…