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  Insomnia not for the aged
  News24, South Africa - 26 Aug 2003
  ... solving long-term sleep disorders, the report says. Sleep disorders
  that affect older adults include sleep apnoea and insomnia. ...
  
• Spurred into research by death of father
  Otago Daily Times, New Zealand - 24 Aug 2003
  ... have been easily treated has spurred Dunedin orthodontist Chris Robertson on a
  mission to help prevent the deaths of others from obstructive sleep apnoea. ...
  
• Mother 'welcomed investigation'
  ITV, UK - 24 Aug 2003
  ... She said she had then placed Mia in her cot, which was fitted with an apnoea breathing
  monitor, before going to sleep herself on a bed in the same room. ...
  
• Surgery plan for teenagers
  The Age, Australia - 24 Aug 2003
  ... She said some suffered from conditions such as sleep apnoea, but the health implications
  would become more serious as they grew older if their weight was not ...
  
• Tubby teens face drastic trim
  The West Australian, Australia - 24 Aug 2003
  ... She said some had conditions such as sleep apnoea, but the health implications
  would become more serious as they grew older if their weight was not reduced ...
  
• Being too macho can give you heart-ache
  Economic Times, India - 21 Aug 2003
  ... Experts say the recent findings are not too surprising: earlier anecdotal
  evidence suggested that testosterone does cause sleep apnoea. ...
  
• Male HRT may raise heart disease risk
  New Scientist, UK - 21 Aug 2003
  ... While the men were on testosterone, they suffered 50 per cent more episodes of obstructed
  breathing, or apnoea, during each hour of sleep than when they were ...
  
• Concerns raised over male HRT
  BBC News, UK - 20 Aug 2003
  ... 60. It was found the treatment increased episodes of sleep apnoea
  - a condition where breathing is obstructed during sleep. But ...
  
• When snoring becomes a nightmare
  BBC News, UK - 20 Aug 2003
  ... His sleep was monitored overnight and he was diagnosed with sleep apnoea, a condition
  which means he stops breathing in his sleep, as much as up to 10 times a ...
  

APNEA

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  Dozing bullet train driver faces charges
  Japan Today, Japan - 1 hour ago
  ... Monday on the former driver of a Shinkansen bullet train who nodded off at the controls
  in February and was later diagnosed with having sleep apnea, they said. ...
  
• Health fair offers information for seniors
  Benton County Daily Record, AR - 29 Aug 2003
  ... County in Springdale, helped guide older audience members through the difficult
  distinction between plain old snoring and potentially deadly sleep apnea. ...
  
• Demand soars for surgery that shrinks the stomachs of the ...
  Naples Daily News, FL - 28 Aug 2003
  ... A one-time high school football player, his weight later soared to 450 pounds on
  a 6-foot, 4-inch frame. "I had sleep apnea, a very prevalent silent killer ...
  
• Hospitals Pressured by Soaring Demand for Obesity Surgery
  New York Times - 28 Aug 2003
  ... I had sleep apnea, a very prevalent silent killer, and muscular-skeletal aches
  and pains," said Dr. Rosser, a specialist in laparoscopic surgery who does ...
  
• Princeton, Kentucky
  Princeton Times Leader, KY - 28 Aug 2003
  ... Currently, the facility is awaiting the delivery of a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway
  Pressure) machine to assist in the treatment of sleep apnea, a disorder ...
  
• Between periods and menopause, kids and busy lives, women are not ...
  Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - 28 Aug 2003
  ... At St. Luke's, Romaker sees plenty of men as well as women. Men most often
  come in with sleep apnea, a tendency to stop breathing while sleeping. ...
  
• Insurance carriers leery of paying for bariatric surgery
  Portland Business Journal, OR - 27 Aug 2003
  ... The health problems that plagued her, including sleep apnea, high blood pressure
  and tendon inflammation have all disappeared; her energy has reappeared. ...
  

• Put Healthy Lunches at the Top of Your Back-to-School List
  Yahoo News (press release) - 27 Aug 2003
  ... College of Medicine in Bronx, NY "Excess weight is a serious problem, and even in
  children, there's an increased risk of developing diabetes, sleep apnea, high ...
  

• Advanced Healthcare Technologies , Inc . Announces New ...
  Business Wire (press release) - 27 Aug 2003
  ... with experience in laptop marketing, with Toshiba, and as a market service engineer
  for a worldwide medical equipment company specializing in sleep apnea and ...
  
• Insurers balk at obesity surgery costs
  MSNBC - 27 Aug 2003
  ... The health problems that plagued her, including sleep apnea, high blood pressure
  and tendon inflammation have all disappeared; her energy has reappeared. ...
  

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  The Consent Gap
  Newsday - 27 Aug 2003
  ... is so easy on kids that they have been letting toddlers being treated for breathing
  difficulties, including some who may have obstructive sleep apnea, go home ...
  
• Loss of weight is coach's gain
  Arizona Republic, AZ - 27 Aug 2003
  ... But many candidates for the surgery face a multitude of health problems, including
  diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and sleep apnea. ...
  
• Insurers balk at obesity surgery costs
  MSNBC - 26 Aug 2003
  ... The health problems that plagued her, including sleep apnea, high blood pressure
  and tendon inflammation have all disappeared; her energy has reappeared. ...
  
• Some Mistake Kids' Sleep Disorders For ADHD
  WBAL Channel.com, MD - 26 Aug 2003
  ... that mimic ADHD. Researchers also found many children who snore have
  sleep apnea. Scott's little brother, Mark, is one of them. ...
  
• Health Alert: lack of sleep symptoms may mimic ADHD
  WIS, SC - 26 Aug 2003
  ... symptoms that mimic ADHD. Researchers also found many children who snore
  have sleep apnea. Scott's little brother Mark is one of them. ...
  
• Finally, fitting in
  St. Petersburg Times, FL - 26 Aug 2003
  ... The pounds that bring diabetes, high blood pressure, aching joints,
  crushed heels, sleep apnea and the prospect of an early death. ...
  
• Shana Helps THE DAILY HERALD on Tuesday, August 26
  Provo Daily Herald, UT - 26 Aug 2003
  ... Defense attorney Richard Gale earlier said his client suffers from
  narcolepsy and sleep apnea, causing him to jerk awake at night. ...
  
• All she wants is sleep
  Kansas City Star, MO - 26 Aug 2003
  ... At St. Luke's, Romaker sees plenty of men as well as women. Men most often
  come in with sleep apnea, a tendency to stop breathing while sleeping. ...
  
• Growing Old Shouldn't Mean Losing Sleep
  Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 25 Aug 2003
  ... in solving long-term sleep disorders, the report says. Sleep disorders
  that affect older adults include sleep apnea and insomnia. ...
  

• Jail Neglected Sick Prisoner, Inmates Say
  Winchester Star, VA - 25 Aug 2003
  ... arrest. Gilley said Hornung had sleep apnea and a heart condition
  and was supposed to receive medication but never did. He said ...
  
• Press Journal health briefs: August 26
  Vero Beach Press-Journal, FL - 25 Aug 2003
  ... Indian River Memorial Hospital Sleep Disorders Center's support group for patients
  being treated with continuous positive air pressure for sleep apnea will ...
  
• Health Alert: lack of sleep symptoms may mimic ADHD
  WIS, SC - 25 Aug 2003
  ... symptoms that mimic ADHD. Researchers also found many children who snore
  have sleep apnea. Scott's little brother Mark is one of them. ...
  
• Permanent, Unprecendented, Weight Loss Results in Children and ...
  Yahoo News (press release) - 25 Aug 2003
  ... Even very young children are now being diagnosed with type-2 diabetes,
  sleep apnea, heart complications and high blood pressure. ...
  
• Insurance carriers leery of paying for bariatric surgery
  MSNBC - 25 Aug 2003
  ... The health problems that plagued her, including sleep apnea, high blood pressure
  and tendon inflammation have all disappeared; her energy has reappeared. ...
  
• Advanced Care Medical Equipment opens shop in Ardmore
  Daily Ardmoreite, OK - 23 Aug 2003
  ... I think the difference in what we have to offer is service, really. We have lift
  chairs and wheel chairs, CPAP machines and BIPAP machines for sleep apnea.". ...
  
• Obesity among children on the increase
  Sioux City Journal, IA - 22 Aug 2003
  ... health problems and now doctors are seeing obese children with health problems similar
  to those of obese adults, such as Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, heart ...
  
• The Humorous Herbalist
  Glenwood Springs Post Independent, CO - 22 Aug 2003
  ... use. Unfortunately, they will not address snoring that is related to
  sleep apnea or where one’s septum is severely blocked. These ...
  
• Doing their duty in crisis
  St. Catharines Standard, Canada - 22 Aug 2003
  ... Energy powers the three machines she needs to keep breathing — one puts oxygen
  in her lungs, one feeds her medicine and another keeps her sleep apnea in check ...
• Janklow speeding to history
  United Press International - 21 Aug 2003
  ... According to press reports, there was medicine in his car for sleep apnea,
  a condition that causes the victim to stop breathing during the night. ...
  
• HRMC adds new doctor to staff
  Huron Plainsman, SD - 21 Aug 2003
  ... surgery; evaluation and management of head and neck masses and tumors, including
  skin and thyroid cancers; evaluation of treatment of obstructive sleep apnea ...
  
• September Declared Pain Awareness Month
  Yahoo News (press release) - 21 Aug 2003
  ... American Pain Foundation American Pain Society American Pharmacists Association American
  Public Health Association American RSD Hope Group American Sleep Apnea ...
  
• Treating apnea reverses heart enlargement
  Heart Center Online - 21 Aug 2003
  Aug 21 (Reuters Health) - In people with sleep apnea - breathing that becomes irregular
  or even stops periodically when they sleep - the left side of their ...
  
• On "Weighing Obesity"
  Tech Central Station - 21 Aug 2003
  ... stroke; cancer; high blood pressure; high blood cholesterol; type 2 (non-insulin
  dependent) diabetes; gallstones; gout; osteoarthritis; obstructive sleep apnea ...
  
• Russ Janklow: Father needed more medical tests
  Sioux City Journal, IA - 20 Aug 2003
  ... Part of the problem was a machine Janklow uses for his sleep apnea was
  in the car and wasn't returned by police until the following day. ...
  
• Poverty, obesity linked in kids
  Toronto Star, Canada - 20 Aug 2003
  ... In addition to diabetes, obesity can lead to a rash of other childhood
  ailments, including asthma, joint problems and sleep apnea.
  
• McMahan Loses 60 Pounds After Gastric Bypass
  WBAL Channel.com, MD - 20 Aug 2003
  ... I am down 10 inches on my waist, from a 52 to a 42," McMahan said. "My sleep apnea
  went away. I have no cholesterol problem [and] no trigylceride problems. ...

• Panthers' front four hope to take defense to No. 1 spot
  Asheville Citizen Times, NC - 19 Aug 2003
  ... Diagnosed with sleep apnea, he had surgery that he says "gutted" him - out
  went his tonsils and adenoids and he had a deviated septum repaired. ...
  
• Treating Apnea Reverses Heart Enlargement
  Yahoo News - 19 Aug 2003
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In people with sleep apnea -- breathing that becomes
  irregular or even stops periodically when they sleep -- the left side of their ...
  
• Health Alert: the price of obesity
  WIS, SC - 19 Aug 2003
  ... Eric Finkelstein of RTI International says, "Obesity is associated with chronic diseases
  like diabetes, several types of cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis.". ...
  
• Getting help
  Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 19 Aug 2003
  ... Obesity in children and adolescents has been linked to heart problems, diabetes,
  sleep apnea and menstrual irregularities, among other problems. ...
  
• New life Synthetic enzyme transforms La Verne siblings suffering ...
  Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA - 19 Aug 2003
  ... They tend to develop barrel chests. Some lose their sight and hearing, develop
  sleep apnea, become mentally incompetent or confined to a wheelchair. ...
  
• Press Journal health notes: August 19
  Vero Beach Press-Journal, FL - 18 Aug 2003
  ... VERO BEACH — Dr. John Suen, 1355 37th St., Suite 302, Vero Beach, will conduct
  support group meetings at 11 am Friday for people with sleep apnea and snoring ...
  
• Rewards, risks seen in surgery
  Utica Observer Dispatch, NY - 18 Aug 2003
  ... The last time Balch took medication for high blood pressure, angina
  and sleep apnea was the morning of her surgery. Each condition ...
  
• Health Alert: the price of obesity
  WIS, SC - 18 Aug 2003
  ... Eric Finkelstein of RTI International says, "Obesity is associated with chronic diseases
  like diabetes, several types of cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis.". ...
  
• Two Women; Two Choices
  Bremerton Sun, WA - 18 Aug 2003
  ... She no longer suffers from type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stress incontinence,
  arthritis or sleep apnea, all of which plagued her before her operation. ...
  
• More than fat
  Times Record News, TX - 17 Aug 2003
  ... some time," she said. Obesity-related ailments gaining the most attention
  have been diabetes and sleep apnea. A 2001 Harvard study ...
  
• Feeling Sleepy In Daytime?
  WCCO, MN - 17 Aug 2003
  ... with sleep. And sleep apnea - where the throat keeps closing temporarily
  during sleep - prevents deep sleep as well. Treating these ...
  
• Student bodies
  Northwest Arkansas Times, AR - 17 Aug 2003
  ... According to the local school health officials, childhood obesity can lead
  to diabetes, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease and depression. ...

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