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WatchPAT™ Simplifies Anesthesia Practice Guidelines for Peri-operative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

[Businesswire press release] — In accordance with the new guidelines issued by the American Society of Anesthesiologists to improve the perioperative care and reduce the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT device for home sleep testing is already being used to effectively deliver fast, patient-satisfying results for pre-operative [...]

Floppy Eye Disorder linked to Obstructive Sleep Apnea

[PRLog press release] — A common eye disorder called floppy eyelid syndrome is strongly linked with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, a new study finds.
“This is very significant,” says researchers at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. “When doctors diagnose one condition in a patient they should also look for the other, in this case OSA.”
The study [...]

NTSB to meet about trucking accident

Federal safety investigators are now investigating a truck that slammed into a line of cars at Oklahoma highway last year. The accident killed 10 people.
Investigators say that the 76-year-old driver was more or likely suffering from fatigue.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, said that the driver only had five hours during the day of [...]

School of Dental Medicine Plans to offer Panacea for Sleep Disorders

The reported 27 percent of college students plagued by sleep disorders may have found unlikely saviors: their dentists. More and Read More

CPAP masks can change your facial structure

Nasal continous positive airway pressure (CPAP) masks can change the facial structures of users.
CPAP masks are the most common treatment devices for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sufferers need to put the mask on during sleep to regulate their breathing.
Recent research from the University of British Columbia suggests that the mask can change carniofacial structures of [...]

Genesee Community College Celebrates Sleep Tech Appreciation Week

[readMedia] — Genesee Community College will celebrate Sleep Technologist Appreciation Week October 4-10, 2010. The American Association of Sleep Technologists has dedicated the week to celebrating the accomplishments of the sleep community in sleep disorders centers and laboratories, education facilities and in public education. Genesee has planned a week of activities celebrating the event and [...]

Medical TV Dramas May Harm Your Mental Health: Study

Watching too many TV medical dramas may reduce your satisfaction with life, a small new study suggests.

Sleep Apnea/Snoring

[24-7Press Release] — Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder is defined by brief interruptions of breathing while you are asleep. This is a very serious condition, because it can result in high blood pressure, heart problems and stroke.
Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Apnea
The warning signs and symptoms of sleep apnea include:
- Loud snoring
- Choking or [...]

The Snoring Center Salvages Sleep for Houstonians Beginning Fall 2010

[BUSINESS WIRE] — The Snoring Center, a nationally recognized Dallas-based medical practice dedicated to providing minimally invasive, office-based solutions for snoring, sleep apnea and nasal allergies, will be celebrating their fifth anniversary by opening the doors of a Houston location October 4, 2010. Conveniently located in Houston’s Post Oaks neighborhood, The Snoring Center will bring [...]

Woman from Ontario falls asleep behind the wheel

A woman from London, Ontario was fined $500 for crashing her car and accidentally killing a bystander two years ago.
Maxine McCaulay, who had a sleep disorder, was charged with dangerous driving, causing the death of Mary McNamara and injuries to Marlene Klein.
The initial charges were withdrawn and McCaulay pleaded guilty to careless driving.
Back in February [...]

Sparks Regional Medical center hosts sleep disorder awareness event

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, around 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder.
To raise awareness about the emerging health concern, Sparks Regional Medical center held a free Lunch and Learn event that featured the center’s new sleep facility.
Experts say that sleep disorders can affect people of all ages, but are relatively easy [...]

Sleep Apnea Mask Page Added to Sleep Apnea Revealed

[BIGNEWS.BIZ press release] — Sleep Apnea Revealed, an informational website on the sleep disorder of sleep apnea, has expanded its information base, and added new information about the sleep apnea mask.
A sleep apnea mask (http://sleepapnearevealed.com/sleep-apnea-mask/) is the most important part of the sleep apnea machine. If it doesn’t have a snug fit, it won’t deliver [...]

Percy Harvin uses CPAP machine

Percy Harvin collapsed during a team practice last month. He was brought to a hospital after Thursday’s game, where medical practitioners said that his heart stopped beating for 10 seconds.
A sleep test revealed that Harvin’s heart stopped beating eight times at which point he was diagnosed with sleep apnea.
Doctors believe that the sleep disorder is [...]

Continucare acquires United Sleep Diagnostics

Continucare has acquired United Sleep Diagnostics, an operator of sleep diagnostic centers.
United Sleep Diagnostics has three independent sleep testing centers and has facilities in six hospitals.
Miami-based Continucare has doubled its efforts to expand into the sleep disorder industry. Sleep disorders are becoming a growing concern in America. That’s why awareness, diagnosis, and treatment are in [...]

Continucare now has more sleep testing facilities

Continucare Corp. has continued its expansion to sleep disorder treatment with the acquisition of United Sleep Diagnostics.
This gives the company three stand-alone sleep testing facilities and six sleep centers in South Florida hospitals.
United Sleep Diagnostics has facilities in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines. Each facility offers state-of-the art sleep [...]

Aetna Contracts with LifeWatch Nationally for NiteWatchTM Home Sleep Testing

[BusinessWire] — LifeWatch AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: LIFE), the leading provider of wireless remote telemedicine, announced today that Aetna now has a national contract with LifeWatch to provide access to the NiteWatch Home Sleep Testing (HST) service for their members effective September 15, 2010.
A large percentage of patients with suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are [...]

The Power of Sleep — Sleep Apnea Effects Every One

[PRWeb press release] — Sleep Apnea is a life threatening disorder caused by collapse of the soft tissues in the throat during sleep. Breathing is stopped for a few seconds up to a minute or more and people suffering from sleep apnea can have hundreds of these breathing stoppages per night. Pressure on the airway [...]

Exercise your right to better sleep

Did you know that exercise can help you get a good night’s sleep?
According to a new study, aerobic exercise helps older adults (50 years old and over) sleep better.
The study examined the effect of aerobic exercise among middle-aged individuals with insomnia. Half of the participants exhibited chronic insomnia symptoms.
The exercises resulted in improvement in the [...]

New sleep Clinic in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is planning to develop a sleep clinic as part of a new ambulatory care center at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown.
Kennie Martin, a representative of the hospital, says that they want to improve the offered services for people with sleep disorders.
“We’re going to be building an electro-neural diagnostic area,” Martin told reporters from [...]

Sleep HealthCenters Hosts Fourth Annual Future of Clinical Sleep Medicine Forum

[PR Newswire] — Sleep HealthCenters is hosting the fourth annual Future of Clinical Sleep Medicine (FOCSM) on September 23 at the Dedham Hilton.
The recognition of sleep medicine and sleep science as an independent specialty has brought increased scrutiny regarding the impact of treatment of sleep disorders on health outcomes and health care costs. It is [...]

Insomnia May Be Deadly for Men: Study

Researchers found that these men were more than four times as likely to die during the 14-year study than men who reported being good sleepers.

British Association Releases Guidelines for Sleep Problems

The British Association of Psychopharmacology has created guidelines to help psychiatrists and physicians help people who have chronic sleep problems.

People should be aware of sleep disorders, their symptoms and treatments

Millions of people suffer from sleep disorders.
Apart from disrupting your regular hours of sleep, this can also affect your general health. It is linked to obesity, cardiovascular problems, and even Parkinson’s disease.
If left untreated, a sleep disorder will only get worse over time.
The main problem is awareness. People who have sleep disorders rarely know if [...]

Neuroimaging identifies patients with REM sleep disturbances who will suffer Parkinson’s disease

[EurekAlert] — REM sleep disturbances constitute an early marker of neurodegenerative diseases. This was demonstrated by the Multidisciplinary Sleep Disturbances Unit of the Hospital Clínic, in an article published in 2006. A new study published by the same team in Lancet Neurology applies neuroimaging techniques to identify patients with REM sleep disturbances who will develop [...]

I Hate CPAP Comes to Ithaca, New York

[24-7 press release] — Dr. Janice Hall Ormsby is improving lives in Ithaca, Cortland, Tioga, Broome and all around New York with custom night-use oral appliances that keep the airway open, ensuring a restful night sleep and lowering her patients’ risk of stroke, heart disease, and sleep-related car accidents.
Sleep apnea is a life threatening medical [...]

New Anti-Snoring Devices Effectively Stop Snoring and Sleep Apnea by Gradually Repositioning the Jaw Forward with a Customized Set of Adjustable Mouthpieces

[WebWire] — The Ultimate Stop Snoring Solution is a new anti-snoring device that enables a quiet night of refreshing sleep. Each set is customized based on jaw position, breathing habits, teeth grinding habits and TMJ issues, ensuring a comfortable night’s sleep. These unique dentist-invented adjustable devices move the jaw forward in small increments to stop [...]

Link between insomnia and death is still not proven

The link between insomnia and premature death is still blurred.
A recent study suggested that the sleep disorder can cause early death, especially to its male sufferers. However, NHS says that the date from the study still needs careful examination.
In an article published in NHS, the writer said: “These findings require careful interpretation and do not [...]

First NY Professional Sleep Medicine Conference To Be Held in Albany, NY Oct. 1-2, 2010: Medical Reporters Welcome

[Newswise] — The New York State Society of Sleep Medicine (NYSSSM) will hold its first annual meeting and sleep conference, featuring speakers who are nationally recognized experts in clinical sleep medicine, on October 1-2, 2010 in Albany, NY.
Among the topics at the two-day conference for physicians, psychologists, dentists and technologists are:
• “Recent Advances in the [...]

More military vets suffer from sleep apnea

The veterans administration (VA) says that more than 20 percent of military veterans suffer from sleep apnea, a sleep disorder linked to daytime drowsiness, heart disease, and even strokes.
From 2008-2010, the number of veterans receiving benefits for the sleep disorder increased by more than 60 percent.
And one of the main risk factors is weight.
According to [...]

Sleep Apnea Group, SleepSafe Driver, Hires John Hill As Senior Advisor

[PR-USA.net press release] — SleepSafe Driver Inc announced yesterday that the former administrator of the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration), John Hill, has joined the company as a senior advisor in the area of regulatory affairs.
Hill has more than 20 years of experience in commercial vehicle regulations and enforcement, and was confirmed as the [...]

Insomnia linked to premature death in men

Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine in Pennsylvania say that men who sleep at short times have four times greater risk of premature death compared to men who sleep regular hours.
The research also said that women can cope up with lack of sleep far better than men do.
The research indicated that insomnia does have [...]

British Association for Psychopharmacology releases treatment guidelines for sleep disorders

The British Association for Psychopharmacology has authored new guidelines to help psychiatrists and physicians treat and diagnose people with sleep problems.
Members of the association met with clinicians and sleep disorder experts from the United States and Europe to develop a consensus statement on evidence-based treatments for sleep and circadian rhythm disorders.
The guidelines will be published [...]

Chronic Insomnia With Objectively Measured Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Increased Mortality In Men

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short sleep duration. The results suggest that public health policy should emphasize the diagnosi…

Less Than 5 Hours Sleep Linked To Higher Mental Illness Risk

Young healthy adults aged between 17 and 24 years who get less than an average of 5 hours’ sleep each night have three times the risk of developing a mental illness compared to individuals of the same age who sleep eight to nine hours every night, acco…

Covidien Completes Sale Of Sleep Therapy Product Line

Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Sleep Therapy continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and Bi-level products to PH Invest, a privately …

Being Hungry May Provide A Way To Stay Awake Without Feeling Groggy Or Mentally Challenged

As anyone who has ever struggled to keep his or her eyes open after a big meal knows, eating can induce sleepiness. New research in fruit flies suggests that, conversely, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without feeling groggy or mentally c…

Sleep Insights opens new sleep center

Sleep Insights, a company that provides sleep care, has opened a new sleep center at EconoLodge Inn & Suites in Oswego.
The Rochester-based company’s newest center will provide diagnosis and treatment for sleep disorders.
“We fashion our sleep labs after nice hotel rooms, making the EconoLodge Inn & Suites a perfect fit,” explained Scott Blodgett, the chief [...]

Continucare acquires sleep diagnostic center

Continucare says that its Seredor subsidiary has acquired a South Florida-based operator of sleep diagnostic centers.
The actual name of the company and the acquisition terms were left undisclosed. The only thing that was described about the company wa…

Upcoming Course: Management & Measurement of Sleep Apnea & Snoring

Weekend Course Train on the weekend, treat Monday morning. Click here for more information Date: 1 pm Friday, October 1, Read More

Circadian Rhythms: Their Role And Dysfunction In Affective Disorder

All humans are synchronised to the rhythmic light-dark changes that occur on a daily basis. Rhythms in physiological and biochemical processes and behavioural patterns persist in the absence of all external 24-hour signals from the physical environment…

NorthBay Healthcare holds sleep lecture

NorthBay Healthcare will hold an Advanced Medicine Lecture Series this September about sleep issues.
Dr. Donald Doyle, a pulmonologist from NorthBay, will discuss common sleep problems and ways to solve them in a lecture titled “For the Rest of Your Life,” which is scheduled on September 9.
Statistics indicate that sleep conditions affect nearly a quarter of [...]

New mothers get enough sleep, just not good-quality sleep

While new mothers are getting enough sleep, they are not high-quality sleep.
Recent research examined a group of new moms. Researchers found that the women only get seven hours of sleep during their baby’s first four months. While this passes the recommended hours of sleep for an average American, the sleep quality is poor.
Researchers found out [...]

‘Neural Inertia’ May Explain The Brain’s Resistance To Changes In Consciousness

Despite the fact that an estimated 25 million patients per year in the U.S. undergo surgeries using general anesthesia, scientists have only been able to hypothesize exactly how anesthetics interact with the central nervous system. They previously thou…

European Medicines Agency Starts Review Of Pandemrix

The European Medicines Agency has launched a review of Pandemrix on the request of the European Commission to investigate whether there is a link between cases of narcolepsy and vaccination with Pandemrix. A limited number of cases was reported, all co…

Vaccine linked to Narcolepsy

Health officials in Finland are investigating a vaccination program, following reports of narcolepsy among people who received the vaccines.
There have been 27 reports of suspected narcolepsy across Europe. The diagnosed people were previously injected with Pandemrix, the swine flu vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline.
Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder which has unknown causes. It causes sufferers [...]

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase III Clinical Study Aimed At Resetting The Body Clock

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA), announced it has initiated a Phase III clinical trial to evaluate tasimelteon in patients with Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder (N24HSWD), a condition experienced primarily by totally blind individuals that re…

New sleep apnea research reported from University of California, Department of Psychiatry

[Insurance News Net press release] — Investigators publish new data in the report ‘Obstructive sleep apnea and age: a double insult to brain function.’ According to recent research from the United States, “Healthy aging is associated with cognitive deficits similar to those found in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). As in OSA, older adults show compensatory [...]

Sleep Apnea Revealed website adds new content on Sleep Apnea Surgery

[WebWire] — Sleep Apnea Revealed, an informational website on the sleep apnea disorder, has expanded its information base and added new information about sleep apnea surgery.
Sleep apnea surgery (http://sleepapnearevealed.com/sleep-apnea-surgery/) is usually the last option for a sleep apnea sufferer when all other treatments have failed. It can be a scary thought, but understanding the reasons [...]

Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms By Chronic Drinking

Circadian rhythmicity is regulated by circadian clock genes, and animal studies have shown that chronic drinking can alter expressions in these genes…

New drug combats jet lag

Researchers have are now developing a new pill that could help people combat jet lag.
The drug resets the body’s internal clock, allowing the human body to quickly and easily adjust to time zones. It can also be used by night-shift employees.
“It can be really devastating to our brains and bodies when something happens to disrupt [...]

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