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Current News on Sleep Apnoea / Apnea as of:-

  Thu 3 Nov 2005

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Sleep Apnoea - A Driving Simulator To Assess The Risk Of Falling Asleep at the Wheel of your Vehicle ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Oct 31, 2005
Sleep apnoea can lead to daytime sleepiness, which in turn increases the risk of road accidents. In an article to be published in ...  
 
Man jailed over triathlete hit and run
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 4 hours ago
... Mr Nardone said not only was Lia unlicensed at the time but he suffered from sleep apnoea – a condition in which the sleeper stops breathing at intervals ...
 

BBC News
Test can spot 'sleepy' drivers
BBC News, UK - Oct 28, 2005
... People with the medical condition sleep apnoea are particularly prone to dozing off and are thought to have a car accident rate 2-7 times higher others. ...
 
Severe asthma attacks - evaluating who is at risk
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Oct 31, 2005
... These include clinical entities varying from psychiatric disease, chronic sinusitis, severe heartburn, to respiratory infections, and obstructive sleep apnoea. ...
 
New help to stop snoring
Hendon & Finchley Times, UK - Oct 11, 2005
There are more than 15 million snorers in the UK, according to the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association, but it affects millions more as the partners ...
 
Snorers Urged: 'Take Killer Snoring' Test
PR Newswire UK (press release), UK - Oct 9, 2005
... been launched to help Britain's millions of snorers check if their condition is actually a symptom of the more serious obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), which ...
 
Why snorers may wake up depressed
Daily Mail - UK, UK - Oct 5, 2005
... Researchers have found that virtually undetectable breaks in the sleeping patterns of those with sleep apnoea are enough to leave sufferers feeling listless ...
 
ZZZZZZ . . . how snoring gets you down
Unison.ie (subscription), Ireland - Oct 6, 2005
Sufferers don't realise it but the virtually undetectable breaks in the sleeping patterns of those with sleep apnoea are enough to leave them feeling listless ...
 

Telegraph.co.uk
The healing power of song
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Oct 17, 2005
... and throat specialist at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, began to trial a singing course that aims to tackle snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a ...
 
7-year wait for life-saving surgery
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Oct 20, 2005
... to no avail. Her obesity has caused diabetes, severe sleep apnoea and put extraordinary stress on her heart. Despite this, the 41 ...
 
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Times Online - Auckland
F&P Healthcare bursting at the seams
Times Online - Auckland, New Zealand - Oct 18, 2005
... develops and manufactures a wide range of high-tech medical products, ranging from hospital humidifiers, machines to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) in ...
 
190kg woman to wait 7 years for op
NEWS.com.au, Australia - Oct 20, 2005
... to no avail. Her obesity has caused diabetes, severe sleep apnoea and put extraordinary stress on her heart. Despite this, the 41 ...
 
I’m too embarrassed to ask if my op will affect my sex life
The Herald, UK - Oct 30, 2005
... put your baby to sleep on their back or side and never on their front. The study turned up some other interesting results. Using baby apnoea monitors was found ...
 
Glasses to alert sleepy drivers as they nod off
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), Australia - Oct 8, 2005
... He said a device such as Optalert could particularly benefit people with sleep disorders, such as sleep apnoea and narcolepsy, in monitoring their fitness to ...
 
Interview - Professor Boyd Swinburn
ABC Online, Australia - Oct 12, 2005
... all, it’s huge. Heart disease, sleep apnoea, arthritis, all of those things, and that’s all the morbidity. Then there’s all ...
 
Grunberger Diabetes Institute Introduces New Weapon In The War On ...
Emediawire (press release), WA - Oct 4, 2005
... are now well known and include increased risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated lipids, arthritis, cancer, sleep apnoea, heart disease and ...
 
Plastic surgeons seek to increase numbers as demand for obesity ...
ABC Online, Australia - Oct 10, 2005
... re very glad the fact they’ve lost lots of weight, and a lot of their medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease and sleep apnoea all improve with ...
 
Obesity in Arab World Is on Rise
The Seoul Times, South Korea - Oct 17, 2005
... medical problems caused by obesity include almost all ‘modern' diseases: high blood pressure, stroke, gallbladder problems, sleep apnoea, gout — the list ...
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Survey Shows Restless Legs Syndrome Associated With Sleep and ...
DG News - 22 minutes ago
... Adults at risk for restless legs syndrome also appeared to be more at risk for sleep apnea and insomnia and were more likely to report taking longer than 30 ...
 
SLP Launches the Home Version of BiteStrip - a New Innovative ...
I-Newswire.com (press release) - 1 hour ago
... confidently and precisely prepare for and evaluate bruxing therapy, treatment of a malocclusion, occlusal restoration, snoring and sleep apnea treatment, and ...
 
About Town
Harbor Light, MI - 2 hours ago
... Free CPAP Clinic will be available to sleep apnea patients in the Petoskey area from 9 am-2 pm, Wed, Nov 9 at VitalCare’s Petoskey location, 2264 Harbor ...
 
Obesity Action Coalition Calls on Wal-Mart to Renounce ...
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 2 hours ago
... There are more than 30 medical conditions associated with obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep apnea and many more. ...
 
Fatty Liver A Possible Risk For Hypertension, Cardiovascular ...
Science Daily (press release) - 4 hours ago
Severe Sleep Apnea May Be A Risk Factor For Liver Damage (June 16, 2005) -- In the first study to examine liver injury in patients with obstructive sleep apnea ...
 
Antioch business helps customers catch zzzz's
Pioneer Press Online, IL - 4 hours ago
... Kane said that children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder may actually have sleep apnea. "It could be part of the underlying problem," she said. ...
 
Restless legs syndrome sufferers are affected physically, mentally ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 9 hours ago
... Adults at risk for RLS also appeared to be more at risk for sleep apnea and insomnia and were more likely to report taking longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep ...
 
Hometown honours Jerry Garcia
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 9 hours ago
... Hall as part of an inaugural exhibit for a new gallery. Garcia died on Aug. 9, 1995, from heart trouble brought on by sleep apnea.
 
Mark Calcavecchia US Golfer slumping no more
USA Today - 9 hours ago
ATLANTA — The past few seasons, he was mired in the worst slump of his career, beset by injuries, fatigued because of sleep apnea and wondering how much ...
 

 

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ABCs of Zzzzzz
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - 11 hours ago
... Sleep apnea, where an obstructed windpipe wakes a person momentarily at least once an hour and as many as 100 times per night. ...
 
Hey kids: Don't get fat
St. Petersburg Times, FL - 12 hours ago
... When Fogle got to college at Indiana University, he realized his health was at stake when he developed sleep apnea because all the fat around his neck was ...
 
An Expanding Probelm
LongIslandPress.com, NY - 14 hours ago
... eliminated. People with sleep apnea and asthma are often able to breathe again, and conditions such as reflux disappear. It sounds ...
 
Sleep Connection to Health Problems
abc11tv.com, NC - 22 hours ago
... At Second Breath Sleep Medical Clinic in Durham, Dale was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. He now uses a machine to help him sleep at night. ...
 
Music to your Rears
Richmond.com, VA - Nov 2, 2005
... And in the near future, whoever's sleep apnea causes them to stop breathing more during the course of an evening at the sleep clinic will be on the winner's ...
 
Americans suddenly desperate for sleep
Belleville News-Democrat, IL - Nov 2, 2005
... An estimated 10 percent of American adults -- 22 million -- suffer from chronic insomnia and 5 percent to 7 percent have sleep apnea. ...
 
Man 'very sorry' for crash deaths
Ottawa Sun, Canada - Nov 1, 2005
... of dangerous driving causing death after Justice Dianne Nicholas rejected the explanation offered by his defence team that his mild sleep apnea had caused him ...
 
Restless legs syndome takes mental toll
myDNA.com, TX - Nov 1, 2005
... Adults at risk for RLS also appeared to be more at risk for sleep apnea and insomnia and were more likely to report taking longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep ...
 
Nightime acid reflux impacts sleep
myDNA.com, TX - Nov 1, 2005
... a separate study, researchers found that symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) are common and frequently severe in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. ...
 
A New Snoring Cure Eliminates Serious Health Effects of Snoring
PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 1, 2005
... People who snore or suffer from obstructive sleep apnea can experience serious health problems resulting from a constant lack of sleep. ...

 

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Teijin Pharma Brings Tyco's CPAP Device GoodKnight 420 to Japan
Japan Corporate News (press release), Japan - Nov 1, 2005
... Nov 1, 2005- Teijin Pharma has launched the GoodKnight 420 series of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices for treating sleep apnea syndrome (SAS ...
 
"Silent" Nighttime Acid Reflux Impacts Poor Sleep and Sleep Apnea
EndoNurse, AZ - Nov 1, 2005
... a separate study, researchers found that symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) are common and frequently severe in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. ...
 
Man gets 30-month sentence despite attorney's plea
St. Augustine Record, FL - Nov 1, 2005
... Both offenses happened on the same day. The defendant also has high blood pressure and sleep apnea, Morris said. "The doctor is very concerned ... ...
 
Business of sleep
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Nov 1, 2005
... An estimated 10 percent of American adults -- 22 million -- suffer from chronic insomnia and 5 percent to 7 percent have sleep apnea. ...
 
Southerners Have More Restless Legs
MedPage Today, NJ - Nov 1, 2005
... Sleep disorders are of interest to pulmonologists, she said, because one of the most common such conditions -- sleep apnea -- means sleepers stop breathing ...
Big bucks in getting folks to nod off
South Bend Tribune, IN - Nov 1, 2005
... An estimated 10 percent of American adults -- 22 million -- suffer from chronic insomnia, and 5 percent to 7 percent have sleep apnea. ...
 
Strong association between physical and mental health problems and ...
News-Medical.net, World - Nov 1, 2005
... Adults at risk for RLS also appeared to be more at risk for sleep apnea and insomnia and were more likely to report taking longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep ...
 
People in business
Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Nov 1, 2005
... recovery protocol, which has been effective in treating patients with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, brain trauma and sleep apnea, as well as ...
 
Crucial to Treat Even Smallest Of Strokes
The Ledger, FL - Nov 1, 2005
... Other factors that are associated with an increased risk are peripheral artery disease, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, sleep apnea and clogging of the carotid ...
 
SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 1, 2005
... "One generation ago, the word apnea was not even in the vocabulary of the average person," says Meir Kryger, a sleep specialist on the National Sleep ...
 
Ministrokes can be treated to prevent big one
Roanoke Times, VA - Oct 31, 2005
... Other factors that are associated with an increased risk are peripheral artery disease, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, sleep apnea and clogging of the carotid ...
 
Amphitheater in honor of Jerry Garcia
Daily Journal, Venezuela - Oct 31, 2005
... as a student at The California School of the Arts. Garcia died on Aug. 9, 1995, from heart trouble brought on by sleep apnea. AP.
Sleep lab helps patients overcome sleep disorders
New Albany Tribune, IN - Oct 31, 2005
... Most people suffer from a form of sleep apnea, according to Seipel. ... However, when a person suffers from sleep apnea, the muscles are unable to rest properly. ...
 
Restless Legs Syndrome Linked To Psychiatric Conditions
Science Daily (press release) - Oct 31, 2005
... Adults at risk for RLS also appeared to be more at risk for sleep apnea and insomnia and were more likely to report taking longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep ...
 
Ampitheater Named in Jerry Garcia's Honor
SBIndependent, NY - Oct 31, 2005
... anniversary of the legendary Grateful Dead frontman's death. Garcia died on Aug. 9, 1995, from heart trouble brought on by sleep apnea. ...
 
Heartburn: More Than Mere Nuisance
CBS News - Oct 31, 2005
... the American College of Gastroenterology shows that, even with no outward symptoms, acid reflux during the night can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea, in which ...

 

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