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		<title>Preventing Cardiovascular Events</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the United States.  Several studies have reported a higher prevalence of coronary risk factors among rotating shift workers.]]></description>
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		<title>Working Nights President, Betsy Connolly, to Chat with Nurses on NurseTogether.com &#8211; Join us Tomorrow at 6 pm est.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chat about shift work with Working Nights President Betsy Connolly and nurses on NurseTogether.com]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Book to Read over the Holidays &#8211; &#8220;My Stroke of Insight,&#8221; by Jill Bolte Taylor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Book Review – My Stroke of Insight – a Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey, by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.,
Taylor’s book provides a unique education about our brains, in particular, about how the two different hemispheres of our brains work – together and independently.  Taylor provides insight into the impact of impaired brain functioning, something that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working Nights Spanish Calendar Provides Critical Health and Safety Know-How for Hispanic Population</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spanish and Latino shift workers can learn about chronic health challenges and safety prevention by using the Spanish Working Nights Calendar.]]></description>
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		<title>Calendar Contest Provides Healthy Benefits for Kids and Adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ ‘Working Nights’  is announcing its new 2010 Working Nights Creative Arts Calendar Contest offering organizations the opportunity to create a custom health and safety calendar incorporating winning illustrations or photographs submitted by company employees and their family members.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin D Deficiency Updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between 60 and 85% of people are lacking enough vitamin D. Shift workers often have less access to normal sunlight; a main source of vitamin D. ]]></description>
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		<title>Women and Sleep&#8230;Sleep Stress and Sleep Disturbances&#8230;Welcome to the Bedroom!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids and caffeine, stress and sleep apnea, menstruating giving way to menopause: women have a lot of unwanted guests in the bedroom when it comes to getting enough sleep. A healthy sleep schedule can save lives.]]></description>
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		<title>Men and Sleep; Yes &#8211; Men have Challenges Too</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going for 22 hours without sleep is equivalent to having a blood alcohol level of 0.08. One is perfectly legal, but the other will get you arrested behind the wheel and kicked out of work. Shift workers, especially night shift workers, might see nothing out of the ordinary in going 22 hours without sleep, but they pay for it in their health, and sometimes even with their lives. ]]></description>
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		<title>Here Comes the Sun: Getting Enough Vitamin D When Working Shift Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between 60 and 85% of people lack proper amounts of Vitamin D.   Symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency can include weak bones resulting in fractures, muscle pain, low energy and fatigue, renal or intestinal problems, depression, mood swings and sleep disorders. ]]></description>
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		<title>How Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Patterns Affect Learning and Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Circadian rhythms, or each person's internal "body clock" that clicks through the day setting off urges to sleep, eat, and complete other daily actions, have a larger affect on our lives than one might realize. Every body has a definitive time of day in which it is most alert, least alert, most active and most tired, and screwing with this natural cycle can be disastrous. Shift work forces most people to work outside their natural, circadian determined working hours, so that not only do workers find it more difficult to concentrate on their job while they are doing it, they also have more trouble relaxing and falling asleep during their off-hours. Your circadian biological clock can be "reset" over time using light therapy and gradually shifting sleep times to the desired pattern, but many shift workers try to sleep normal hours during their days off and opposite hours when they work night shifts, further disrupting their body clock. Several methods can help night workers and extended hours workers determine the workings of their own circadian rhythms and biological clock, and to better adapt themselves to shift work schedules.]]></description>
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