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• I play video games . . .
  The Globe and Mail, Canada - 3 Feb 2004
  ... It can also cause sleep apnoea, an illness that makes you stop breathing for a few
  seconds in your sleep. It disturbs your rest and makes you tired at school. ...
  
• Snoring Could Be Dangerous
  Mmegi, Botswana - 1 Feb 2004
  ... up frequently during the night. You might be suffering from Obstructive
  Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS). According to an Ear Nose Throat ...
  
• Royal ' dog ' ma bites
  Hindustan Times, India - 31 Jan 2004
  ... Chronic snorers apparently sleep for only four hours a night, and those who suffer
  from obstructive sleep apnoea can stop breathing for up to 30 times an hour. ...
  
• Obese drivers more dangerous than boozers!
  Times of India, India - 29 Jan 2004
  According to a report in the Herald Sun , Dowson said that growing
  obesity is fuelling a rise in the disorder, sleep apnoea. The ...
  
• Surgeon ties tongues to bring snorer wars to an end
  Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 29 Jan 2004
  One of the patients, 50-year-old Regine Kotsis, had suffered disrupted sleep for
  five years as the result of chronic sleep apnoea, a syndrome in which the soft ...
  
• Fat drivers 'worse' than drinkers
  NEWS.com.au, Australia - 28 Jan 2004
  ... expert has warned. Dr Lee Dowson said growing obesity was fuelling a
  rise in the disorder sleep apnoea. The disorder causes sufferers ...
  
• Fat drivers worse threat than drinkers
  Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 28 Jan 2004
  ... expert has warned. Dr Lee Dowson said growing obesity was fuelling a
  rise in the disorder sleep apnoea. The disorder causes sufferers ...
  
• Fat drivers 'danger on roads'
  Femail, UK - 27 Jan 2004
  ... Dr Lee Dowson said growing obesity is fuelling a rise in the disorder sleep apnoea,
  which causes sufferers to wake as many as 1,000 times a night and is blamed ...
  
• Danger of sleeping drivers
  icBirmingham, UK - 26 Jan 2004
  ... Hundreds of thousands of people suffering from sleep apnoea could be undiagnosed
  and respiratory physician Lee Dowson warned they could be more lethal behind ...
  
• SEW STOP SNORING
  Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 25 Jan 2004
  ... Doctors say the surgery could lead to a new lease of life for the three million people
  in the UK who suffer from sleep apnoea syndrome, including Billy Connolly ...
  

• Surgical cure for snoring
  Calcutta Telegraph, India - 25 Jan 2004
  One of the patients, Regine Kotsis, 50, had suffered disrupted sleep for five years
  as the result of chronic sleep apnoea syndrome, in which the soft parts of ...
  

• Surgeons find cure for chronic snoring
  Telegraph.co.uk, UK - 24 Jan 2004
  ... One of the patients, Regine Kotsis, 50, had suffered disrupted sleep for five years
  as the result of chronic sleep apnoea syndrome, in which the soft parts of ...
  
• ResMed says wake up Australia
  Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 22 Jan 2004
  ... Dr Farrell said the company was extremely optimistic about the potential for its
  breathing masks and sleep apnoea technologies to treat diabetes and people ...
  
• ResMed chief frank with luncheoners in 'Botswana'
  The Age, Australia - 22 Jan 2004
  ... Dr Farrell said Resmed was extremely optimistic about the potential for its
  sleep apnoea devices to treat diabetes and people prone to heart attacks. ...
  
• Restless nights due to sinusitis
  News24, South Africa - 19 Jan 2004
  ... The most common of these is sleep apnoea, a potentially serious condition marked
  by intermittent periods during which a person's breathing actually stops or ...
  
• F&P Healthcare rival halts rumours of contract loss
  New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 18 Jan 2004
  Shares of Respironics, which makes sleep apnoea products and sleep diagnostic equipment,
  fell as much as 15 per cent after Fisher & Paykel said on Friday it ...
  
• F&P Healthcare wins US contract
  New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 16 Jan 2004
  ... primary supplier of flow generators, humidifiers, ventilator humidifiers and patient
  interfaces to Apria for use in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. ...
  
• Snorers tongues tied to jaw in new op
  Ananova, UK - 15 Jan 2004
  ... The procedure which leaves the titanium screws and nylon thread permanently in
  the mouth was developed to tackle what doctors call obstructive sleep apnoea ...
  
• Last drop of blood
  The Star, Malaysia - 12 Jan 2004
  ... panting. Her blood pressure was high. She suffered from sleep apnoea.
  She was almost a hermit: “I didn’t want to go anywhere.”. ...
  

APNEA

• When he gets tired, he's likely to break out in song
  Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 1 hour ago
  ... He also suffers from sleep apnea and asbestos-related lung problems he says stem
  from his 40 years as a conductor and switchman at Alton Southern Railroad. ...
  
• Many Web Sites Offer Potentially Misleading Self-Test for Sleep ...
  About Mental Health, United States - 1 hour ago
  ... Sleepiness can reflect many different conditions, including sleep deprivation,
  depression, obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy. ...
  
• A last resort
  Boulder Daily Camera, CO - 1 hour ago
  ... In certain circumstances, when a prospective patient's obesity is compounded by diabetes,
  hypertension, asthma, sleep apnea or arthritis, a BMI of 35 or above ...
  
• Does The Sleeping Brain 'Wake Up' – If Only Just A Little – ...
  Science Daily (press release) - 11 hours ago
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Patients who snore or have other symptoms of sleep apnea often
  undergo testing in a sleep laboratory to measure the number of breathing ...
  
• Getting a more harmonious snooze
  Journal Times Online, WI - 15 hours ago
  ... While snoring and sleep apnea (which may result in snoring) can be serious health
  issues that require a doctor's advice, for some people all it takes is a ...
  
• State employee's death in jail ruled natural
  Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 5 Feb 2004
  ... Mowery and Fort Worth Councilman Chuck Silcox have said they feared
  that Waldron may have died from sleep apnea. They said they ...
  
• Health Tips
  Good Housekeeping Magazine - 5 Feb 2004
  Two University of Michigan studies report sleep apnea makes breathing more
  difficult all night, not just when breathing is visibly obstructed. ...
  
• State helps schools track obesity
  Rapid City Journal, SD - 4 Feb 2004
  ... levels. Overweight children are more likely to have liver disorders,
  hypertension, sleep apnea and orthopedic complications. Schools ...
  
• Sleep Apnea Can Constantly Wake You
  WebMD - 4 Feb 2004
  ... during the night. These breathing pauses -- called sleep apnea -- mean
  waking many times during the night. That's bad enough. But now ...
  
• Sleep Apnea Can Constantly Wake You
  WebMD - 4 Feb 2004
  ... during the night. These breathing pauses -- called sleep apnea -- mean
  waking many times during the night. That's bad enough. But now ...

• Sleep Apnea Can Constantly Wake You
  WebMD - 4 Feb 2004
  ... during the night. These breathing pauses -- called sleep apnea -- mean
  waking many times during the night. That's bad enough. But now ...
  
• FDA Approves Wider Use of Provegil
  WYTV, OH - 4 Feb 2004
  ... The FDA says physicians can now use provigil for other sleepy problems such as
  sleep apnea, a loss of breath overnight that makes you tired in the daytime. ...
  
• Sleep Disorders in Older Adults
  Doctor's Guide (press release) - 4 Feb 2004
  This text-only teaching module reviews causes of sleep disorders in the
  elderly such as restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea and medications. ...
  
• Health Tips
  WTOP, United States - 4 Feb 2004
  Two University of Michigan studies report sleep apnea makes breathing more
  difficult all night, not just when breathing is visibly obstructed. ...
  
• 'Step Up, Florida'
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 4 Feb 2004
  ... health officials say that obesity is a known risk factor for diabetes, heart disease,
  stroke, hypertension, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, ...
  
• Does the sleeping brain ’wake up’ – if only just a little ...
  Innovations-Report, Germany - 4 Feb 2004
  Patients who snore or have other symptoms of sleep apnea often undergo testing
  in a sleep laboratory to measure the number of breathing pauses and arousals ...
  
• How much does snoring wake the snorer up in his sleep
  Medical News Today, UK - 4 Feb 2004
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (USA)– Patients who snore or have other symptoms of sleep
  apnea often undergo testing in a sleep laboratory to measure the number of ...
  
• Tubby tots: How parents can help overweight kids
  Seattle Times, WA - 4 Feb 2004
  ... In fact, many heavy school-age kids already have lists of health complaints — type
  2 diabetes, joint pain, sleep apnea and high blood pressure — that make ...
  
• Second Hand Snoring: Bad For Your Health?
  CBS New York, NY - 3 Feb 2004
  ... While sleep apnea patients awaken 26 times an hour, on average, their
  partners are stirred a surprising 21 times. "The arousals ...
  
• Study: Sleep apnea an all-night problem
  Washington Times, DC - 3 Feb 2004
  3 (UPI) -- Two University of Michigan studies report sleep apnea makes breathing
  more difficult all night, not just when breathing is visibly obstructed. ...

• Brain may wake, just a little, with each snore
  ScienceBlog.com - 3 Feb 2004
  Patients who snore or have other symptoms of sleep apnea often undergo testing
  in a sleep laboratory to measure the number of breathing pauses and arousals ...
  
• Does the sleeping brain 'wake up' – if only just a little – ...
  EurekAlert, DC - 3 Feb 2004
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Patients who snore or have other symptoms of sleep apnea often
  undergo testing in a sleep laboratory to measure the number of breathing ...
  
• SLEEP APNEA BRAIN WAVES CHANGE EVERY BREATH
  Newswise (press release) - 3 Feb 2004
  Newswise — Patients who snore or have other symptoms of sleep apnea often undergo
  testing in a sleep laboratory to measure the number of breathing pauses and ...
  
• Lifeaid Sleep Disorder Laboratory Holds Formal Tullahoma Opening
  Winchester Herald Chronicle, TN - 3 Feb 2004
  ... at LifeAid for consultation, diagnosis and prescription of therapies for the treatment
  of approximately 75 different sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, ...
  
• Pre-eminent threat
  Naples Daily News, FL - 2 Feb 2004
  ... Feb. 19 — "Could Your Heart Be Losing While You're Busy Snoozing?
  sleep Apnea and its Effect on the Heart," by Dr. Mitch Petusevsky. ...
  
• Sleep Apnea can Cause You to Be Tired After Eight Hours of Sleep
  WAFF, AL - 2 Feb 2004
  ... A previous night here, Craig stopped breathing several times an hour. He was
  immediately diagnosed with sleep apnea. His body wasn't getting any air. ...
  
• Forrest spreads from west to east
  Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 2 Feb 2004
  ... Hopes that Thursday's second quarter results will be as positive as those of US
  rival Respironics have triggered a mini-rally in sleep apnea treatment company ...
  
• Modafinil receives expanded indication
  Medical News Today, UK - 2 Feb 2004
  ... Cephalon) has received an expanded indication for improving wakefulness in patients
  with excessive sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and ...
  
• New treatment for sleep disorders
  KING5.com (subscription), WA - 1 Feb 2004
  Excessive sleepiness is the primary symptom and often the most debilitating feature
  of obstructive sleep apnea, shift work sleep disorder, and narcolepsy. ...
  
• Jonesville woman recovering after bariatric procedure
  The Jackson Citizen-Patriot (subscription), MI - 1 Feb 2004
  ... Asking for a tissue, she said, "I am just so excited to get off all of this medicine."
  Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1994, Reed also has sleep apnea, ...

• Prozac may be hazardous to your health insurance
  MSN Money - 1 Feb 2004
  ... Privacy and formerly president of the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals
  and Consumers, recalls a young graduate student whose sleep apnea was ...
  
• A good night ’ s sleep
  Gwinnett Daily Post, GA - 31 Jan 2004
  By Shelley Davis. Pulmonologist Gregory Mauldin explains how a CPAP device
  works on sleep apnea patients to help them breathe during sleep. ...
  
• Weight loss surgery provides hope, health for the morbidly obese
  The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT - 31 Jan 2004
  ... 4-inch, West Yellowstone woman was 48 years old at the time, weighed 277 pounds
  and suffered from respiratory problems, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. ...
  
• Doctor finds way to detect sleep apnea in kids
  CTV, Canada - 31 Jan 2004
  Up to three per cent of Canadian children suffer from obstructive sleep
  apnea. But a pediatrician in Quebec has come up with a faster ...
  
• State hospital sued over man's death
  Journal Inquirer, CT - 31 Jan 2004
  ... Staffers also were aware that Bell had a condition called obstructive sleep apnea,
  which was aggravated by his obesity and made it difficult for Bell to ...
  
• Bigger is better - - and faster than ever
  Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - 31 Jan 2004
  ... The New England Journal of Medicine reported last January that pro football players,
  especially linemen, were prone to experience sleep apnea, the blockage of ...
  
• "No Compelling Evidence" of Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease Risk ...
  Yahoo News - 31 Jan 2004
  ... Rhoden and Morgentaler describe other potential risks or side effects from testosterone
  replacement therapy as infrequent (acne or oily skin, sleep apnea); ...
  
• Terry Devine column: Fargo woman evicted; she offered to pay rent
  The Forum (subscription), ND - 30 Jan 2004
  ... Now it will sit empty. Does that make any sense to you?”. Hanson is in poor health
  and says she suffers from fibromyalgia, asthma, sleep apnea and diabetes. ...
  
• This Week In Health
  Intelihealth.com, PA - 30 Jan 2004
  ... has approved the drug Provigil, already used to treat narcolepsy, to treat daytime
  sleepiness for people with disorders related to shift work or sleep apnea. ...
  
• Study Finds No Causal Link Between Testosterone Replacement, ...
  Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory - 30 Jan 2004
  ... Rhoden and Morgentaler describe other potential risks or side effects from testosterone
  replacement therapy as infrequent (acne or oily skin, sleep apnea); ...

• Grapefruit - Fad or Fact?
  About Diabetes - 30 Jan 2004
  ... of developing life-altering and/or life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease,
  cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, ...
  
• Study Finds No Causal Link Between Testosterone Replacement, ...
  Science Daily (press release) - 30 Jan 2004
  ... Rhoden and Morgentaler describe other potential risks or side effects from testosterone
  replacement therapy as infrequent (acne or oily skin, sleep apnea); ...
  
• Fifty-Three Early-Stage Medical Technology Companies Confirmed to ...
  Business Wire (press release) - 30 Jan 2004
  ... surgery, image-guided surgery, imaging technology, interventional cardiology, minimally
  invasive surgery, nanotechnology, neurology, obstructive sleep apnea, ...
  
• Jenkins makes impact
  Cincinnati Post, OH - 30 Jan 2004
  ... from his high school coach, a benching at Maryland, the arrival of head coach John
  Fox in Carolina in 2002 and Jenkins' surgery last summer for sleep apnea. ...
  
• Testosterone Replacement Therapy Safe
  WFIE-TV, IN - 30 Jan 2004
  ... Side effects of testosterone replacement therapy include acne, sleep
  apnea, fluid retention, and infertility. Researchers conclude ...
  
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 ( ...
  EurekAlert, DC - 30 Jan 2004
  ... Researchers demonstrated that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for moderately
  obstructive sleep apnea in patients who had congestive heart failure ...
  
• Testosterone Replacement Therapy Safe
  HealthCentral.com - 30 Jan 2004
  ... Side effects of testosterone replacement therapy include acne, sleep
  apnea, fluid retention, and infertility. Researchers conclude ...
  
• Whiting sued over James Bell ’ s death
  Middletown Press, CT - 30 Jan 2004
  ... Staff also failed to treat his obesity, and failed to diagnose, report
  and treat his obstructive sleep apnea, the lawsuit claims. ...
  
• The Panthers: Kris Jenkins Wakes Up
  TIME - 29 Jan 2004
  ... A doctor finally diagnosed Jenkins with sleep apnea, a breathing disorder
  that distorts normal sleep patterns and sparks fatigue. ...

• UTHCT awards five researchers $30000 in grants
  East Texas Review, TX - 29 Jan 2004
  ... The Impact of Treating Coexisting Periodic Limb Movement Disorder on CPAP (Continuous
  Positive Airway Pressure) Compliance in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.”. ...
  
• No Compelling Evidence' of Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease Risk ...
  Yahoo News (press release) - 29 Jan 2004
  ... Rhoden and Morgentaler describe other potential risks or side effects from testosterone
  replacement therapy as infrequent (acne or oily skin, sleep apnea); ...
  
• Pajama parties aren't just for kids anymore
  Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 29 Jan 2004
  ... Fla., medical-office manager brought along not just cute pajamas, but also Retin-A
  cream, blood-pressure and cholesterol medication, plus her sleep-apnea mask ...
  
• Gaining insight Boomers heeding the call to lose weight and get ...
  Press of Atlantic City, NJ - 29 Jan 2004
  ... Hardened arteries. Three angioplasties. Type II Diabetes. Sleep apnea.
  A daily quota of 11 medications to regulate his ailments. ...
  
• Odds and Ends - January 29 , 2004
  Phoenixville News, PA - 28 Jan 2004
  ... I have a long history of physical, hearing and breathing problems. I am an achondroplastic
  dwarf with a tracheostomy tube to aid my severe case of sleep apnea. ...
  
• FDA Approves First and Only Drug to Treat Excessive Sleepiness ...
  Yahoo News (press release) - 28 Jan 2004
  ... only medication -- Provigil® (pro.vi.jill) -- to improve wakefulness in patients
  who suffer from excessive sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea ...
  
• Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, ...
  EurekAlert, DC - 28 Jan 2004
  ... Rhoden and Morgentaler describe other potential risks or side effects from testosterone
  replacement therapy as infrequent (acne or oily skin, sleep apnea); ...

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