• Ex-MPs banking pensions up to $120000
  Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 9 hours ago
  ... She will be remembered for falling asleep in Parliament and blaming it on sleep
  apnoea, as well as being cleared of sexually harassing a female member of her ...
  
• Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Alleviates Sleep Apnoea ...
  Doctor's Guide, NY - 17 Mar 2003
  Application of nasal continuous positive airway pressure is effective for sleep
  apnoea hypopnoea syndrome and coexisting cardiovascular abnormalities in ...
  

APNEA

• Mild Hyperactivity in children may stem from Sleep Problems
  PakTribune.com, Pakistan - 5 hours ago
  ... Pediatricians and parents should be aware that in a portion of these children, "hyperactive
  symptoms may be due to the presence of snoring and sleep apnea," ...
  
• Paul Home Oxygen Service to open in April
  Greeley Tribune, CO - 13 hours ago
  ... 96. “So I’ll have all the oxygen needs, sleep apnea therapy —
  anything to do with respiratory needs,” Paul said. Paul said ...
  
• Georgia pupils are too heavy
  Augusta Chronicle, GA - 16 hours ago
  ... Health officials are concerned because children who are overweight can develop
  serious health problems such as hypertension, asthma, sleep apnea and type-2 ...
  
• Three in 10 Georgia kids are too fat
  Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 16 hours ago
  That extra weight puts them at increased risk for such serious health problems
  as Type 2 diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. ...
  
• Valtronic Selected to Develop Miniature Battery Management ...
  Business Wire (press release) - 21 Mar 2003
  ... devices using electrical stimulation to treat over 6.6 million Americans suffering
  from conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, sleep apnea, ...
  
• Carey Chapel & Mt. Pleasant News
  Holly Springs South Reporter, MS - 20 Mar 2003
  ... Mo., for several days. Kathy Goode stayed Thursday night at Baptist
  Memorial Hospital Collierville to be checked for sleep apnea.

• Inquiry into drivers with disorders
  Charlotte Observer, NC - 20 Mar 2003
  Some 2.5 million people in the United States have epilepsy, 17 million have diabetes,
  18 million have sleep apnea and 62 million have cardiovascular disease ...
  

• Safety Officials Study Impaired Driving
  Austin American Statesman, TX - 19 Mar 2003
  ... Some 2.5 million people in the United States have epilepsy, 17 million have diabetes,
  18 million have sleep apnea and 62 million have cardiovascular disease ...
  
• Safety Officials Study Impaired Driving
  Guardian, UK - 19 Mar 2003
  Some 2.5 million people in the United States have epilepsy, 17 million have diabetes,
  18 million have sleep apnea and 62 million have cardiovascular disease ...
  
• Should people with medical conditions drive? Federal safety ...
  Boston.com, MA - 19 Mar 2003
  ... Some 2.5 million people in the United States have epilepsy, 17 million have diabetes,
  18 million have sleep apnea and 62 million have cardiovascular disease ...
  
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR
  Northeast Philadelphia News Gleaner, PA - 19 Mar 2003
  ... AWAKE -Sleep Apnea Support Group. Northeast Regional Library (conference
  room), Cottman Ave. and Oakland St., 6:30 pm Visit for ...
  
• Cat on the Cutting Edge
  Wired News - 19 Mar 2003
  ... Which means: Doberman pinschers get heart disease, schnauzers develop
  cataracts, and English bulldogs suffer from sleep apnea. By ...
  

• Guide to a Good Night's Sleep
  Mercola, Illinois - 18 Mar 2003
  ... This is particularly true for dairy and wheat products, as they may have effect on
  sleep, such as causing apnea, excess congestion, gastrointestinal upset, and ...
  

• QUICK STUDY : A weekly digest of new research on major health ...
  Washington Post, DC - 18 Mar 2003
  ... THE QUESTION For people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) -- where frequent
  collapsing of the airway during sleep causes people to awaken repeatedly ...
  
• Around the Commonwealth
  Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - 18 Mar 2003
  ... free sleep disorders seminar. Sufferers from snoring and sleep apnea
  can attend the seminar, held April 3 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm . ...
  
• Combined HRT raises women ’ s risk of stroke
  Canton Repository, OH - 17 Mar 2003
  ... Sleep apnea is an interruption of airflow for 10 seconds or more during
  sleep, which can cause lower oxygen levels in the bloodstream. ...
  
• Puritan Bennett Introduces GOODKNIGHT 420 Nasal CPAP Systems
  Stockwatch (subscription) - 17 Mar 2003
  ... is also the only CPAP device on the market that detects persistent residual apnea ... Puritan
  Bennett is a leader in ventilators, oxygen and sleep therapy equipment ...
  
• Osaka Stocks Up; May Rise More
  Yahoo News - 17 Mar 2003
  ... in sleep disorder treatments after bullet train driver fell asleep at wheel for
  8 minutes late last month; driver later diagnosed as having sleep apnea. ...
  
• Fukui, Deputies Now To Speak At 10:00
  Yahoo News - 17 Mar 2003
  ... in sleep disorder treatments after bullet train driver fell asleep at wheel for
  8 minutes late last month; driver later diagnosed as having sleep apnea. ...
  
• Nikkei Opens Up; Recovers 8000
  Yahoo News - 17 Mar 2003
  ... in sleep disorder treatments after bullet train driver fell asleep at wheel for
  8 minutes late last month; driver later diagnosed as having sleep apnea. ...
  

• SSP Bid-Only On OTC Sleep Drug
  Yahoo News - 17 Mar 2003
  ... in sleep disorder treatments after bullet train driver fell asleep at wheel for
  8 minutes late last month; driver later diagnosed as having sleep apnea. ...
  

• Puritan Bennett Introduces GOODKNIGHT 420 Nasal CPAP Systems
  Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 17 Mar 2003
  ... is also the only CPAP device on the market that detects persistent residual apnea ... Puritan
  Bennett is a leader in ventilators, oxygen and sleep therapy equipment ...
  

• Hypnion nabs $47.5 million in funding
  Boston Business Journal, MA - 17 Mar 2003
  ... More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from serious sleep disorders
  that include insomnia, sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness and circadian ...
  
• Worcester’s Hypnion hauls in $47.5M in second round financing
  Boston Mass High Tech, MA - 17 Mar 2003
  ... According to Hypnion, more than 50 million people in the US suffer from serious
  sleep disorders that include insomnia, sleep apnea, excessive daytime ...
  
• Attorney fills in employers on disability cases
  Palm Beach Post, FL - 16 Mar 2003
  ... Weitzman noted the case of the anesthesiologist who fell asleep during surgery and
  claimed sleep apnea as a disability, the postal carrier who said he couldn't ...
  
• Not-so-sweet dreams common
  Calgary Sun, Canada - 16 Mar 2003
  ... Snoring can increase with age and can lead to more serious sleep problems
  such as sleep apnea -- a disruption of breathing while sleeping. ...

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