six hours

Too much television takes years off your life

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Wed, 08/17/2011 - 09:53

Researchers found that watching TV or videos for an average of six hours a day could shorten the viewer's life expectancy by almost five years.


 

Sleepy Surgeons Match Well Rested Ones (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 05/19/2011 - 12:30

(MedPage Today) -- Cardiac surgeons with less than six hours of sleep performed as well as those who had more than six hours of sleep, according to a six-year prospective study in a high-volume Canadian center.


 

Scientists find rare gene behind short sleepers

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 08/13/2009 - 15:01

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have discovered a gene that helps a mother and daughter stay alert on about six hours sleep a night, two hours less than the rest of their family needs....


 

Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 09:06

ATLANTA (AP) -- People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies....


 

Long Workweeks Keeping Americans Up Late

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 03/03/2008 - 07:21

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hey you! Dozing at your desk! Wake up, go home and get more sleep! That could be the message from a survey released Monday by the National Sleep Foundation.

The survey of 1,000 people found participants average six hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night on weeknights, even though they estimated they'd need roughly another 40 minutes of sleep to be at their best....