Press Release
1.9 Million Drivers Have Fatigue-Related Car Crashes or Near Misses Each Year
National Sleep Foundation Launches Annual Drowsy Driving Prevention Week® to Prevent Fall-Asleep Crashes with Tips and Countermeasures
National Sleep Foundation and Westin Hotels & Resorts Launch Free Sleep Hotline
(888)TIME-4-SLEEP Debuts in Celebration of 10th Anniversary of the Heavenly Bed®
WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 2009 — The National Sleep Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a free sleep hotline. The National Sleep Foundation Hotline brought to you by Westin Hotels will debut on August 17th at 6:00 p.m.
Thomas J. Balkin, PhD, Named Chairman of the National Sleep Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC, July 21, 2009 — Thomas J. Balkin, PhD has been named chairman of the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). Dr. Balkin is Chief of the Department of Behavioral Biology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He received his PhD in experimental psychology at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Balkin is NSF's 8th chair of the Board.
National Sleep Foundation Responds to Reports of Drug Use for Insomnia in Michael Jackson's Death
Washington, DC, July 2, 2009: The tragic death of Michael Jackson has raised public concerns over insomnia treatments, as recent reports speculate that Propofol might have been used to treat his insomnia. Propofol is not a sleep aid, but an intravenously-administered, controlled drug used by anesthesiologists during surgery.
