• Kiri takes a giant leap forward
  Advertiser, Australia - 10 Apr 2003
  ... the smoothest preparation. Kiri has sleep apnoea, a disorder that causes
  him to stop breathing when he is asleep. This week he has ...
  
• Waist management
  Guyra Argus, Australia - 9 Apr 2003
  ... increased risk of heart disease and stroke, diabetes, several form of cancer, rheumatic
  and arthritic problems, and breathing problems such as sleep apnoea. ...
  
• Refugee not necessarily asphyxiated, court told
  Stuff, New Zealand - 4 Apr 2003
  ... Mr Ndongo's alcohol level was not life-threatening, and it was reasonable
  to think sleep apnoea might have played a part, he said. ...
  
• Heart Failure, Sympathetic Nerves And Central Sleep Apnoea
  Doctor's Guide, NY - 2 Apr 2003
  Patients with heart failure and who have concurrent central sleep apnoea showed
  increased sympathetic nerve activity compared to subjects with obstructive ...
  
• Golfers chip in to help a child breathe easy
  Tasmania Examiner, Australia - 1 Apr 2003
  ... The money, raised in the Five-Pub Challenge charity golf day, was yesterday
  donated towards a $12000 sleep apnoea monitor in the ward. ...
  
• New hope for sleep apnoea
  Health24, South Africa - 31 Mar 2003
  ... Sleep apnoea is a condition that causes interrupted breathing during
  the night. While the problem is typically associated with adults ...
  
• Media: Comparison tests for cancer drugs
  Clinnix Pro, Great Britain - 31 Mar 2003
  ... REF: Maternity services praised. BBC News Online; 31 March 2003. Sleep apnoea in
  children may be alleviated by an operation called a 'partial tonsillectomy'. ...
  

APNEA

• On the Scene
  Bedford Times Mail, IN - 12 Apr 2003
  ... couldn't walk more than a few steps without losing her breath. She suffered
  from sleep apnea and her blood pressure was above normal. ...
  
• Change of attitude saves life of upcoming IWCC speaker
  Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA - 12 Apr 2003
  ... During his tours, he brings with him "props" of his former life -
  his old wheelchair, walking canes and his sleep apnea machine. ...
  
• Good night's sleep is
  Audubon County Advocate Journal, IA - 11 Apr 2003
  ... dream. Blocking the way to a healthy sleep are a number of maladies
  such as insomnia, restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea. Apnea ...
  
• Anne Rice said surgery was best choice
  Canada.com, Canada - 11 Apr 2003
  ... steps without losing her breath. She suffered from sleep apnea and
  her blood pressure was above normal. "When you're fighting this ...
  
• Childhood Obesity — A Matter Of Life And Death
  Plastic - 11 Apr 2003
  ... diabetes, hypertension, kidney involvement and liver involvement.' Other pediatricians
  report high blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint pain, sleep apnea, ...
  
• Respironics to Consolidate Acquired Product Lines and Functions
  Stockwatch (subscription) - 11 Apr 2003
  ... markets, providing programs that manage sleep disordered breathing, chronic respiratory
  diseases, asthma, allergies and sinusitis, infant jaundice and apnea, ...
  
• This time, the bad boy wasn't Sean Penn
  Orange County Register, CA - 11 Apr 2003
  ... Before the gastric bypass operation, she couldn't walk more than a few steps without
  losing her breath. She suffered from sleep apnea and high blood pressure. ...
  
• PEOPLE WATCH
  Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 11 Apr 2003
  ... to go on a book tour this fall. She suffered from sleep apnea and
  couldn't walk more than a few steps without losing her breath. ...
  
• Child not a victim of rare disease; DA suspends fund-raising ...
  The Express Times, PA - 11 Apr 2003
  ... condition or metabolic disease, he does have developmental problems, gastrointestinal
  difficulties, physical deformities that required surgery, sleep apnea and ...
  

• Around the Nation
  Washington Times, DC - 11 Apr 2003
  ... She suffered from sleep apnea and her blood pressure was above normal.
  Since her Jan. 15 surgery, her insulin dosage has been cut in half. ...
  

• 'Dawson's' star enters alcohol ed program
  Henderson Gleaner, KY - 10 Apr 2003
  ... t walk more than a few steps without losing her breath. She suffered
  from sleep apnea, and her blood pressure was above normal. ...
  
• Rice gets 'big part of life back'
  Dayton Daily News, OH - 10 Apr 2003
  ... without losing her breath. She suffered from sleep apnea and her blood
  pressure was above normal. ‘‘When you’re fighting this ...
  
• Free Mike Hawash, Google for Cops, Johns Online, and More
  TechTV - 10 Apr 2003
  ... UCLA researchers say that sleep apnea could help cause obesity. At the Red
  Bull White Rush, eight skiers race each other down an insane course. ...
  
• SLEEP APNEA
  KSPR, MO - 10 Apr 2003
  SLEEP APNEA AFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY.. AND NOW
  A NEW STUDY SAYS THE CAUSE... MAY ALL BE IN YOUR HEAD. FOR YEARS ...

• CBoard to Hold Hearing on Quarry
  Missourian Publishing, MO - 10 Apr 2003
  ... His business would provide services including the delivery of oxygen to patients'
  homes, sleep apnea equipment, wheelchairs and other equipment, he explained. ...
  
• Life transformed
  Times Picayune, LA - 9 Apr 2003
  ... He developed sleep apnea, high blood pressure, borderline diabetes and cellulitis,
  a bacterial skin infection, in his right leg, all conditions that resulted ...
  
• Sleep Apnea Could Be Laid To Rest
  WEWS, OH - 9 Apr 2003
  ... Often when people snore and then stop suddenly, they have what's called
  sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is when loose muscle and tissue ...
  
• You snooze, you win
  Gainesville Sun, FL - 9 Apr 2003
  ... to McCullagh. Sleep apnea, a breathing disorder, for example, is more
  common in adults who are middle aged or older. Two more disorders ...
  
• Feeling sleep-deprived? try a "power nap'' and bedtime routine
  Jewish World Review - 9 Apr 2003
  ... Others may have a sleep disorder -- such as sleep apnea (sleep-disordered breathing)
  or restless legs syndrome -- that makes sleep less continuous and less ...
  
• Study: Obesity tied to low self-esteem
  Oakland Tribune, CA - 9 Apr 2003
  ... Obesity-related ailments were common among the participants and included fatty liver
  disease, obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes and orthopedic problems caused ...
  
• Long TV sitting raises obesity risk-US study
  Boston.com, MA - 8 Apr 2003
  ... to predispose children and adolescents to medical complications found in adults,
  including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, liver disorders and sleep apnea, she ...
  

• 04.08.03 Spring health fair starts Thursday
  Grand Junction Sentinel, CO - 8 Apr 2003
  ... There will be more than 20 interactive learning centers addressing health issues
  such as sleep apnea, organ donation, breast and heart health and nutrition ...
  

• I want to live'
  Times Picayune, LA - 8 Apr 2003
  ... than a few minutes at a time without becoming out of breath. Severe
  sleep apnea and joint pain make it almost impossible to rest. ...
  
• A surgical solution
  Times Picayune, LA - 7 Apr 2003
  ... stomach will give him control of his weight -- and of his life, which has become
  increasingly limited by high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, ...
  
• Maria's story
  Times Picayune, LA - 7 Apr 2003
  ... at Lakeview Hospital. I told her about my problems sleeping, and she
  said I would have to be tested for sleep apnea. I even told ...
  
• Are You A War Zombie?
  Katu.com, OR - 7 Apr 2003
  ... Doctors at the Swedish Sleep Medicine Institute are trying to find
  out if he's suffering from sleep apnea and insomnia. "People ...
  
• Events Fund-raisers Classes and Workshop Screenings
  Go Erie, PA - 7 Apr 2003
  ... n Sleep apnea clinic held the first Tuesday of every month, 3-6 pm, Vantage
  Home Respiratory Services Medical Arts Building, 225 W. 25th St. Free. ...
  
• Health calendar
  Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - 7 Apr 2003
  ... 6400. Obstructive sleep apnea. 9 am-noon. Wednesday. Westshore Sleep
  Center, 29160 Center Ridge Road, Westlake. Call 440-816-9526. ...
  

• Wake-up call
  Tacoma News Tribune, WA - 7 Apr 2003
  ... with age. Sleep clinics see a spike after age 45 or 50 in obstructive
  sleep apnea, insomnia and some pretty funky sleep disorders. ...
  
• Biovitrum initiates clinical Phase IIb study of anti-obesity ...
  News Online (press release), Sweden - 7 Apr 2003
  ... In addition, obesity is associated with sleep apnea, osteoarthritis
  and increased risk for cancers of the breast, prostate and colon. ...
  
• Extreme measures.
  Times Picayune, LA - 5 Apr 2003
  ... excess pounds to adult-onset diabetes type 2 will triple, while obese adults will
  face life-threatening battles with heart disease, cancer and sleep apnea. ...
  
• Sleep clinics cropping up in Palm Bay, Vero
  Florida Today, FL - 4 Apr 2003
  ... Knight, director of cardio-pulmonary and neurological care services at Wuestoff,
  said their sleep clinic began in 1983-84 to diagnose sleep apnea, when a ...
  
• Treat sleep disorder, fight heart failure
  Newindpress, India - 4 Apr 2003
  This finding suggests that the sleep disorder known as sleep apnea can affect the
  heart, and patients with both heart failure and sleep apnea should be treated ...
  
• Risks faced with bariatric surgery
  Marinette Eagle Herald, WI - 4 Apr 2003
  ... But since many of the patients also have other serious health problems, such as diabetes,
  hypertension (high blood pressure) and sleep apnea, they are at risk ...
  
• Granger man sues airport security
  South Bend Tribune, IN - 4 Apr 2003
  ... because Compston refused to change Ferrill's work schedule to accommodate his symptoms
  of chronic fatigue, dizziness and muscular pain caused by sleep apnea. ...
  
• Federal grant to teach Hudson kids diet control
  Hudson Sun, MA - 3 Apr 2003
  ... Overweight children in America are being diagnosed with conditions normally found
  in adults like sleep apnea, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and ...
  
• In search of sleep
  Sacramento Bee, CA - 3 Apr 2003
  ... But there is a higher incidence of common sleep disorders like sleep apnea or a
  condition known as restless legs among older people, and those can be treated ...
  
• SubScol instructor drops 70 pounds for healthy lifestyle
  New London Dolphin, CT - 3 Apr 2003
  ... In September, I had surgery to fix my sleep apnea, said Azarjew. "They
  removed my tonsils, uvula and 'roto-rooted' my nasal passage. ...
  
• Blessing of Fleet set for next month
  Times Picayune, LA - 2 Apr 2003
  ... Topics discussed will include reduction of risk factors for heart disease, stress
  management, nutrition, smoking cessation, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive ...
  
• Drowsiness takes toll on drivers
  Norristown Times Herald, PA - 2 Apr 2003
  ... Also a variety of sleep disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea and
  narcolepsy, increase the risk of becoming drowsy while driving. ...
  
• Casa Grande Regional Medical Center News
  Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ - 2 Apr 2003
  There are several significant causes of poor sleep in older people.
  A common cause is sleep apnea. Normally a person may have a ...
  
• Sleepless in Jupiter? Here's your answer
  Jupiter Courier, FL - 2 Apr 2003
  ... More than 40 million Americans suffer from some form of sleep disorder — excessive
  daytime sleepiness, insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, drowsy driving, etc ...
  
• Two Brain Systems Tell Us To Breathe
  Science Daily - 2 Apr 2003
  ... have discovered that two systems in the brain interact to generate breathing rhythm
  — a finding that may translate into better treatment for sleep apnea and ...
  
• Carey Chapel & Mt. Pleasant News
  Holly Springs South Reporter, MS - 2 Apr 2003
  ... Mo., for several days. Kathy Goode stayed Thursday night at Baptist
  Memorial Hospital Collierville to be checked for sleep apnea.
  
• 'ID THIEF' TOO SICK FOR COURT
  New York Post, NY - 2 Apr 2003
  ... was diagnosed as suffering congestive heart failure/pulmonary edema, hypertension,
  abnormal cardiac enzymes, hepatic congestion and obstructive sleep apnea. ...
  
• Link Between Sleep Apnea and Heart Function
  HealthCentral.com - 2 Apr 2003
  TORONTO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers at Toronto General Hospital say treating
  obstructive sleep apnea could improve heart function in some patients. ...
  

• Literal lack of breath keeps millions from a good night's rest
  Billings Gazette, MT - 2 Apr 2003
  ... she explained. "A respiratory therapist who I work with came in and
  said, 'Nan, you have sleep apnea. I could hear it.' ". Luce knew ...
  
• Link Between Sleep Apnea and Heart Function
  Ivanhoe - 1 Apr 2003
  TORONTO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers at Toronto General Hospital say treating
  obstructive sleep apnea could improve heart function in some patients. ...
  
• Sleep department added to Vassar Medical
  Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 1 Apr 2003
  ... Tests monitor such things as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing patterns.
  ''What we've really set ourselves up to do is go well beyond sleep apnea to ...
  
• Health Alert: temporary insomnia
  WIS, SC - 1 Apr 2003
  ... Insomnia could be cause by breathing problems like sleep apnea or involuntary
  kicking. If the problem is something relatively simple ...
  
• Broward County Bulletin Board
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 1 Apr 2003
  ... Dinner with the doctor: Surgical Options for Snoring and Sleep Apnea, 4 pm
  at Holy Cross Hospital, 4725 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. Free. ...
  
• Seeking a good night's sleep
  Royal Oak Daily Tribune, MI - 1 Apr 2003
  ... Nothing worked. Then in January, at her doctor's advice, Deel underwent a test that
  finally identified a common cause for her various maladies: sleep apnea. ...
  
• Center for Sleep Disorders to hold open house
  Johnson City Press, TN - 31 Mar 2003
  ... The center allows healthcare professionals to study the stages of
  sleep and periods of sleep apnea. “What we are looking at is ...
  
• Hey, just lighten up
  Montgomery County Record, PA - 31 Mar 2003
  ... Sleep apnea, characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep, is as
  common as adult diabetes, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. ...
  
• Helpful Tips To Get A Restful Night's Sleep
  WAVY-TV, VA - 31 Mar 2003
  ... their insomnia is.". It could be breathing problems like sleep apnea
  or involuntary kicking in your sleep. But if it's something ...
  
• New Hope for Children With Sleep Apnea
  Yahoo News - 30 Mar 2003
  ... Sleep apnea is a condition that causes interrupted breathing during
  the night. While the problem is typically associated with adults ...
  
• Sleep Disorder Information Session To Be Held at Mall
  Scranton Times, PA - 30 Mar 2003
  ... Medical professionals from CMC's Sleep Disorders Center will be available to discuss
  conditions such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy and persistent insomnia. ...

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