As per the study - among the 360,000 participants - when compared to people who reported never taking a nap, people who usually nap had a 12% higher likelihood of developing high blood pressure and 24% higher likelihood of having a stroke
Japan’s Itoki Corp. and Koyoju Gohan KK have partnered up to release a new product called “nap boxes”, vertical pods they hope will help bring a healthier office culture to the country, by giving workers a place to take power naps while sleeping standing up.
communities in nigeria, especially in the south west where the attack took place. until now, this part of the country had been relatively safe. many worshippers and churches are feeling jittery, worried that the churches targeted by these gunmen. no group has yet claimed responsibility. leana hosea, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how making doctors and nurses working night shifts take short power naps can improve patient safety. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy.
represents. nafteonhal, bbc news. now, here is a thing. doctors and nurses should take power naps to ensure patient safety if they are working nights, according to a new study. the research, presented in milan, found medical workers are also twice as likely to be involved in a car accident after a 12 hour shift than an 8 hour one, and up to half of medical workers describe a near miss incident when driving home tired after work. doctor rebecca robins is a sleep expert and instructor in medicine at harvard medical school. she s in charlotte, north carolina, where she s been attending the american academy of sleep medicine conference. so we have you at exactly the right time, rebecca, and thank you forjoining us for what, for us, is the middle of the night. its focus on first of all this point about doctors and nurses through the night getting tired but it is the patient that you have to think about first and foremost. how critical is that need for a nap? critical is that need for a na -
been quick to condemn this attack as heinous, saying: pope francis has also said: there s panic across many communities in nigeria, especially in the south west where the attack took place. until now, this part of the country had been relatively safe. many worshippers and churches are feeling jittery, worried that the church is targeted by these gunmen. no group has yet claimed responsibility. leana hosea, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how making doctors and nurses working night shifts take short power naps can improve patient safety.