sleep

Kids’ mobiles don’t belong in their bedrooms

We received an overwhelming response to comments by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg this week about the over-use of mobile phone technology by young children. Our research of 257 Australian parents representing 517 children showing 69 percent of kids aged under 18 have a mobile raises some interesting points. While no-one can deny mobile phone technology has [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2018-09-19T18:44:58+10:00June 10th, 2009|Categories: Cybersafety, Sleep|Tags: adolescent health, alcohol, australian, children, Cybersafety, generaiton next, Media, mobile phone, mobiles, sleep, sleep hygiene, texting|1 Comment

Sleep and susceptibility to common cold

A study of 153 individuals that assessed sleep habits and then exposed them to a controlled dose of common cold virus. 88% became infected, but those who averaged less than 7 hours of sleep per night had the highest risk for colds Those with a "sleep efficiency" (ie proportion of time spent in bed actually [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2009-04-18T18:32:59+10:00April 18th, 2009|Categories: Uncategorised|Tags: ramesh manocha, sleep, sleep hygiene|0 Comments

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