Insomnia Leads to Lost Productivity

Insomnia Leads to Lost Productivity

A common cold or a fever is usually what leads to most sick days in corporate America. Most employers prefer their employees to stay home if he or she is sick. They rather not get other employees sick, which would lead to lost productivity. A recent study, sponsored by Sanofi-Aventis and Merck, revealed some very astonishing data. They study revealed that almost 23% of employees in the United States suffer from insomnia or another form of sleep disorder. Even though 23% of the work force suffers from insomnia, there is not an increase in sick days in that pool of employees with the sleep disorder. A further survey showed that employees with sleep disorders still come into work on their regular schedules, but are more likely to be less productive due to lack of sleep. The amount of productivity lost by the average employee with a sleep disorder is 7.8 working days a year. This equates to almost $ 2,300 a year in salary paid for work not performed. Ultimately, that round off to almost $ 63 billion lost in productivity due to insomnia or other sleep disorders.

Conditions such as asthma or COPD require constant monitoring of oxygen levels. To monitor one’s oxygen levels, a pulse oximeter is required. A pulse oximeter, also known as a pulse ox, is a medical device used to measure blood oxygen saturation and pulse rate of an individual. A pulse oximeter has been a staple in clinical settings for decades now, but recently became available in a portable form for home use. Sleep disorders, such as insomnia, have a close relationship with low oxygen levels. As oxygen levels go down, various disorders can form from. A pulse oximeter provides readings of oxygen levels within seconds, which has proven to be very useful to sleep disorder patients. It allows the patients to be able to discuss their issues in detail with their doctors. It also allows them to better understand their own conditions.

The study’s main focal point was to put focus on lost productivity, but in reality it brought to the attention of the medical world and normal citizens that sleep disorders are real, and are considered an illness. Almost one fourth of the workers in the United States suffer from lack of sleep. Yes, it is not a good thing to lose productivity, but it is also important to understand that lack of sleep brings about other health related illnesses.

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Insomnia Leads to Lost Productivity

Computer support call leads to burglary arrest

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Mike Witonis got an email from Apple thanking him for calling customer service about his laptop computer. Problem is, someone had stolen it from him a year earlier.

Police eventually arrested 24-year-old Casey Wentworth of Portsmouth on Monday and charged him with burglary. He's accused of taking the laptop from Witonis' home in Dover in February 2013.

When the break-in happened, police said they couldn't identify any suspects. Detectives contacted Apple and the laptop's serial number was flagged.

When Witonis got the email, he contacted police, who said the person who called customer service used the serial number of the stolen computer.

Witonis tells WMUR-TV (http://bit.ly/1k2NLgi ) the discovery was sort of shocking.

Wentworth is scheduled to be arraigned on May 2. It wasn't immediately known if he had a lawyer.

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Severed finger leads police to Ariz. theft suspect

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A severed finger left at the crime scene helped police in Arizona arrest a man suspected of trying to steal copper wire.

An air conditioning company employee told Glendale police someone tried to steal the wire from his truck on Oct. 7.

The spool of wire — worth more than $300 — had been pulled out about 20 feet from the truck, and what appeared to be a cut off finger was caught in the wiring.

Police retrieved the finger as evidence, and forensic technicians were able to match the fingerprint to 29-year-old Joshua Allen Goverman.

Goverman told detectives he lost part of a finger while working on a car. He was booked on suspicion of theft.

Authorities didn't know whether Goverman had a lawyer who could be reached for comment.

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Bad parking leads to wanted man's arrest in NY

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — State police say bad parking led to the apprehension of an upstate New York man wanted on a probation violation.

Troopers say a state police investigator spotted 23-year-old Matthew Bergeron of Richmondville on Thursday afternoon as he tried to back a vehicle into a parking space at a truck stop in Rotterdam in Schenectady (skeh-NEHK'-ta-dee) County.

Police say Bergeron parked crookedly, straddling two spaces, then walked away from the vehicle.

The investigator knew Bergeron from previous arrests. He also knew that Bergeron was a suspect in a burglary and was wanted on outstanding warrants in neighboring Schoharie (skoh-HAYR'-ee) County.

Police say Bergeron was taken into custody without incident. He was sent to the Schoharie County jail.

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'Bucket list' item leads to women's arrest in Fla.

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Two longtime friends ended up in jail in central Florida thanks to a "bucket list" that included stealing from a store.

Police say 36-year-old Andrea Mobley and 38-year-old Jennifer Morrow face petty theft charges after stealing bathing suits and beef jerky during a trip to Wal-Mart on Wednesday.

A loss prevention officer told police Mobley was eating beef jerky in the store and Morrow concealed items inside her purse. They were detained after taking the items from the store without paying.

The Ocala Star-Banner (http://bit.ly/18BR9KR) reports the women told police they hadn't seen each other in years and stealing from a retail store was on the "bucket list."

Mobley told the newspaper they were just "two stupid women" doing something they'd never done before. She added she's ashamed.

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Stella! Grumpy dog leads to win $ 1 M Idaho lottery

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-a group of University of Utah workers will split $ 1 million in lottery winnings with a set of keys left in a truck and a little ornery dog named "Star".

Thirteen years after playing the same set of numbers each month in Idaho Lottery, the Group of 33 workers who work on heating and cooling academic buildings struck pay dirt when Steve Hughes left his truck running to keep his dog "Star" hot while he went inside a gas station near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, on January 6. Utah has no lottery.
When he returned to his truck, his miniature pincher had blocked him putting his paw on the manual keylock. Hughes, 29, planned to buy tickets elsewhere, but instead had his girlfriend buy it there while trying to pick the lock with a slim jim.
He coached the late Star to put his paws on the electronic button on the backseat window, allowing Hughes to arrive by car.
What looked like an annoying delay that day turned out to be fortuitous, when the Group discovered Wednesday evening that had won the second prize in the Powerball Idaho. Announced the great news during a morning meeting Thursday morning at the HVAC shop at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Hughes thought it was a joke — trying the camera filming the hoax.
"It was pretty exciting," said Richard Tison, 50, the supervisor.
About 25 members of the Group made the 5.5-hour trip on a charter bus in Boise, Idaho on Friday to turn in their winning ticket and collect their checks. The rest had to stay behind to make sure the buildings of the University were toasted the cold winter day, Tison said.
It was a raucous ride on bus, with the crew that makes type atmosphere "party bus" as they celebrated their good fortune. After collecting the money, the Group expected climb back on board the bus for the journey home — although some have suggested it might stop at a watering hole in Boise to contemplate their winnings.
Tison and Hughes say will each get about $ 20,000 after taxes, or as Hughes said, "A nice little bonus during the year."
Hughes plans to save half of his share and buy a four-Wheeler. Many of the group plans to buy four wheels or drag cars, he said. Some are going to save or invest.
"I'm going to pay some bills and probably get a boat," said Tison.
Hughes, "dog Star", did not get to go on a Friday "party bus" but the lucky winners previously had made sure she was rewarded.
"He got a couple of big surprises, when I got home," said Hughes. "She got by 18 inch rawhide bones."
The Group began buying tickets in February 2001 with only three people. The pool has grown to 33 people, but the philosophy of use the same numbers is never changed.
Recently, some in the Group suggested changing the numbers — fed up with 13 years of futility. But Tison, one of three original, insisted that they stay the course. Hughes estimated that they each put in $ 200-$ 400 over the years, depending on how long you've been in the group.
Tison said they plan to continue playing the Powerball Idaho, turns making monthly 1.5 hour drive to Millad, Idaho to pick up a ticket.
And Yes, Tison says that you can continue to play the same numbers: 11-16-33-40-41.
"There is no need to change them," said Tison. "It worked once, why wouldn't work again".
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Associated Press writer John Miller in Boise, Idaho, contributed to this report.

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