About 30% of Canadians suffer from a sleep disorder — and less is known about women's insomnia
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Frustration: that's the word Vancouverite Jacqueline Sinclair uses most often to describe her insomnia. Increasingly, doctors and sleep experts recognize that insomnia and sleep disorders affect women differently.
Frustration: that's the word Vancouverite Jacqueline Sinclair uses most often to describe her insomnia. Increasingly, doctors and sleep experts recognize that insomnia and sleep disorders affect women differently.
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Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids' mental health
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Sleep statistics 2024
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Insomnia Facts and Stats
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45 Insomnia Statistics: How Many People Suffer From Insomnia?
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Having trouble sleeping since arriving in Canada?
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Sleep disturbances in patients with parkinsonism
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How your diet can help your sleep – DR.VEGAN
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How This Breakthrough Menopause App Can Help You Get Better Sleep – Become ™
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