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News and Press Releases

2007 Alerts
2006 Alerts
2005 Alerts
2004 Alerts
2003 Alerts
2002 Alerts
2001 Alerts
2000 Alerts
1999 Alerts

What's New

2007 Alerts

June

NHLBI Media Availability: Longer Treatment Benefits Sleep Apnea Patients, June 6, 2007

2006 Alerts

April

IOM Report on Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation—Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, April 4, 2006

March

NIH Offers New Comprehensive Guide to Healthy Sleep, March 23, 2006

2005 Alerts

November

Sleep Apnea and Risk for Stroke and Death, November 9, 2005

April

Study Finds Possible Mechanism for Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Metabolic Syndrome, April 21, 2005

2004 Alerts

October

Breathing Problems During Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children, October 7, 2004

June

NIH Offers New Resources to Better Understand Sleep, June 21, 2004

March

First National Sleep Conference March 29-30 Explores Sleep’s Role in Public Health, March 25, 2004

2003 Alerts

January

NHLBI Announces Grand Prize Winners of National HOW I GET A HEAP OF SLEEP Contest, January 28, 2003

2002 Alerts

September

Nine Hours of Sleep Key to “Back to School” Success, September 19, 2002
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Launches New and Expanded “Star Sleeper” Web Site, September 19, 2002

2001 Alerts

February

NHLBI Launches Sleep and Children Education Program with Garfield the Cat as "Spokescat", February 27, 2001

2000 Alerts

April

NHLBI Study Shows Association Between Sleep Apnea and Hypertension, April 11, 2000

January

New Web Site Provides Access to Information on Sleep and Sleep Disorders, January 18, 2000

1999 Alerts

August

Discovery of the Gene for Narcolepsy in Dogs, August 5, 1999

June

Combat Problem of Drowsy Driving Among Fast Growing Populations of Shift Workers and Teenagers, June 3, 1999