Sleep experts recommend new school start time for teens
From safer driving to better attendance, teens would fare better if schools changed morning hours, say sleep doctors
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Chronic insomnia? Why pills may not be the answer
Before you look to medication to get some much-needed shut-eye, doctors say you should try this first
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