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Current News on Sleep Apnoea / Apnea as of:-

  Tue 27 Dec 2005

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Malaysia Star
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Dec 3, 2005
Sleep apnoea is generally categorised as obstructive, central, or mixed, and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the most common form. ...
 
Sleep apnoea, stroke risk
Health24.com, South Africa - Dec 7, 2005
Even a moderate level of sleep apnoea - disordered breathing while sleeping - can quadruple long-term stroke risk, a new study finds. ...
 
Didgeridoo Playing Improves Your Sleep
Science Daily (press release) - Dec 24, 2005
... full story. Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome are common sleep disorders caused by the collapse of the upper airways. ...

 
Doctor will see you now, Santa
Times Online, UK - Dec 23, 2005
... I reckon he might have sleep apnoea. ... That lowers his risk of cardiovascular disease, chronic back pain, sleep apnoea and getting stuck in a chimney. ...

 

BBC News
Didgeridoo 'helps sleep problems'
BBC News, UK - Dec 23, 2005
Swiss researchers found using the instrument for 25 minutes a day helped people with sleep apnoea, the British Medical Journal reported. ...
 

Daily Mail - UK
Snorers have to sing for their sleep
Daily Mail - UK, UK - Dec 23, 2005
... The singing exercises designed to strengthen the throat could help snoring - as well as aa condition
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Death answers sought
The Age, Australia - Dec 25, 2005
... The drug, which can depress breathing, was given despite Ms McDonald having sleep apnoea, a condition in which people stop breathing. ...
 
‘I would fight to keep awake – I started snoring at the wheel ...
Bucks Free Press, UK - Dec 1, 2005
... the wheel. Ray is one of the 400,000 people in the UK who are affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). Sufferers have problems ...
 
  • Killer in the Cab
    Transport News Network, UK - Dec 7, 2005
    Following Brian Weatherley's Big Lorry Blog piece on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, David Whitbread from the DVLA's Press Office contacted us. ...
     
CV shows quality without quantity
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Nov 26, 2005
... sales of $300 million for its patient-care products: heated humidification systems for respiratory care and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (a sleep ...
 
Jury clears man of raping woman friend after 'sleepwalking' ...
Yorkshire Post Today, UK - Dec 20, 2005
... The court heard Bilton also suffered from sleep apnoea (interrupted breathing) and at the time was under stress owing to work and money worries, which both ...
 
NOT TO BE SNORED AT
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - Dec 22, 2005
... instrument. The study, published in the online British Medical Journal, looked at obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and snoring. Swiss ...
 

Malaysia Star
Studying sleep
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Dec 3, 2005
... If apnoea is accompanied by abnormalities in ECG or elevations in blood pressure, this can indicate that sleep apnoea may be particularly harmful.
 

CBBC newsround (audio)
Didgeridoo 'helps sleep problems'
CBBC newsround (audio), UK - Dec 23, 2005
Swiss researchers found using the instrument for 25 minutes a day helped people with a certain kind of sleep problem called apnoea. ...
 
My life or death vigil
Sheffield Today, UK - Dec 1, 2005
... Lucas' rare condition, obstructive sleep apnoea, means his devoted parents Joanne and John take turns to stay awake at night to keep a watchful eye over him as ...
 
Smart bras herald fabric revolution
The Age, Australia - Dec 19, 2005
... The shirt, made by VivoMetrics of Ventura, California, currently is used mainly to monitor patients with sleep apnoea unobtrusively. ...
 
Good night's sleep brings terror for Lucas' parents
Sheffield Today, UK - Dec 1, 2005
... fell asleep. Further sleep studies helped to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea, where the patient stops breathing in their sleep. ...
 
  • Hospital appeal to help sleep fear baby
    Yorkshire Post Today, UK - Dec 2, 2005
    When he was just a baby the tot, who is now two-years-old, developed the dangerous condition sleep apnoea, where he is at risk of suffocating in his sleep ...
     
Snoring children perform poorly at school, Hong Kong study finds
Bangkok Post, Thailand - Nov 27, 2005
... Snoring is linked to sleep apnoea, a condition where a person stops breathing temporarily because of a blocked airway, which could be linked to hypertension. ...
 
Stay awake behind the wheel
Health24.com, South Africa - Nov 30, 2005
An untreated or unrecognised sleep disorder, such as those which are associated with depression, sleep apnoea and narcolepsy. Certain ...

 

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It's time to fight obesity with facts, not fads
The Age (subscription), Australia - Nov 26, 2005
... those that follow it will grow to adulthood at ever higher risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, obstructive sleep apnoea, digestive disorders ...
 
  • Jonathan James-Moore
    Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Nov 28, 2005
    ... by colleagues as encouraging evidence of his defiance of the new order, although in fact it probably had more to do with the sleep apnoea from which he suffered ...
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    Standard Treatment Best for Sleep Apnea
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
... Newswire) -- Standard treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP) is the best strategy for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who ...
 

Sleep apnea a risk factor for stroke
Macleans - Toronto,ON,Canada
This form of disordered breathing is called obstructive sleep apnea. Older ... down. So could the same be true if we treat sleep apnea?". ...
 

BTG Initiates Proof of Mechanism Clinical Study for its Novel Drug ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... patient enrolment for a proof of mechanism clinical trial for BGC20-0166, its novel pharmacologic therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. ...
 

SLEEP APNEA, BLOOD PRESSURE LINKED
Newswise (press release) - USA
... blood pressure, suggests UAB researcher Monique Pratt-Ubunama, MD "And those who are resistant to treatment and are found to have sleep apnea may benefit ...
 

Study highlights potential peril of sleep apnea
Charlotte Observer, NC - Dec 26, 2005
... According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, obstructive sleep apnea sharply elevates the risk of stroke or death. ...
 
CPAP Merely Palliative in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Medscape (subscription) - Dec 21, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Dec 21 - Treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) "is not a solution to the ...
 
  • Standard treatment best for sleep apnea
    myDNA.com, TX - Dec 19, 2005
    The best therapy for obstructive sleep apnea is still nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP), according to researchers. ...
     
Quick, simple snoring treatment
The News Journal, DE - 12 hours ago
... Even more serious than DeFrehn's snoring was his sleep apnea, a condition that occurs when normal breathing is interrupted because of snoring. ...
 
what is sleep apnea and body position in patients
I-Newswire.com (press release) - Dec 17, 2005
The potential consequences of obstructive sleep apnea are significant and include hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, pulmonary ...
 
Experimental Treatment for Sleep Apnea Disappoints
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Dec 14, 2005
14 (HealthDay News) -- What seemed like a promising treatment for sleep apnea -- using an implanted device to make the heart beat faster -- doesn't appear to ...
 
BTG to study novel therapy for sleep apnea
Pharmaceutical Business Review - Dec 16, 2005
... patient enrolment for a proof of mechanism clinical trial for BGC20-0166, its novel pharmacologic therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. ...
 
Experimental Treatment for Sleep Apnea Disappoints
HealthCentral.com - Dec 14, 2005
... 14 (HealthDay News) -- What seemed like a promising treatment for sleep apnea -- using an implanted device to make the heart beat faster -- doesn't appear to ...

 

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Sleep apnea a risk factor for stroke
Macleans, Canada - Dec 13, 2005
This form of disordered breathing is called obstructive sleep apnea. Older ... down. So could the same be true if we treat sleep apnea?". ...
 
SLEEP APNEA, BLOOD PRESSURE LINKED
Newswise (press release) - Dec 11, 2005
... blood pressure, suggests UAB researcher Monique Pratt-Ubunama, MD “And those who are resistant to treatment and are found to have sleep apnea may benefit ...
 
Breathing easier at night
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - Dec 26, 2005
... Dozens of issues are keeping us up nights: Stress, chronic pain, sleep apnea and sacrificing sleep for overbooked schedules are only a few reasons Americans ...
Sleep apnea treatment tests well in clinical study
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - Nov 30, 2005
of Roseville on Wednesday released results from a one-year clinical study in Europe of its device that treats obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ...
 
  • Sleep Apnea Boosts Stroke Risk
    Forbes - Dec 5, 2005
    5 (HealthDay News) -- Even a moderate level of sleep apnea -- disordered breathing while sleeping -- can quadruple long-term stroke risk, a new study finds. ...
Children sleep apnea due to sleeping position
Pravda, Russia - Nov 25, 2005
New research has revealed that very young children with obstructive sleep apnea who sleep on their backs appear to have more respiratory problems, as measured ...
 
Toddlers with sleep apnea experience more respiratory disturbances ...
News-Medical.net, Australia - Dec 6, 2005
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston have discovered that toddlers with sleep apnea experience more respiratory disturbances when ...
 

 

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Search for sweet dreams fans pharmaceutical boom
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), AR - Dec 25, 2005
... An estimated 10 percent of American adults — 22 million — have chronic insomnia and 5 percent to 7 percent have sleep apnea. ...
 
Obese Kids May Have Breathing Problems During Sleep
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - Dec 24, 2005
... Wing added that treatments for sleep-related breathing problems, also known as sleep apnea, include surgery to remove enlarged tissues in the back of the throat ...
 
  • UP FRONT | SUPER-SIZED ATHLETES
    Miami Herald, FL - 13 hours ago
    ... died of a heart attack in 2002, and former Packer and Eagle Reggie White died last December as a result of a respiratory ailment associated with sleep apnea. ...
     
Putting children's sleep problems to bed
Kansas.com, KS - 12 hours ago
... Most disorders can be treated with short-term medication, while sleep apnea can be eased by removing the tonsils and adenoids to make the back of the throat ...
 
While you were not sleeping
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 20 hours ago
... School of Medicine in the United States found that 1,400 fatalities each year are caused by sleep-deprived drivers with obstructive sleep apnea, a breathing ...
 
NEW: Procedure helping those with snoring and sleep apnea problems
San Antonio Express (subscription), TX - Nov 23, 2005
... The breathing apparatus kept her airway open, battling her snoring and sleep apnea. She felt confined and far away from her husband of 35 years. ...
 
For your health
NorthJersey.com, NJ - 6 hours ago
... Meeting of AWAKE (Alert, Well, and Keeping Energetic), a health-awareness support group for people with sleep apnea, 6:30 to 7:30 pm fourth Wednesdays ...
  • FAMILY DOCTOR: Sleep apnea must be taken seriously
    Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Nov 23, 2005
    So I went to a doctor, who told be that I probably had sleep apnea. ... But many people with sleep apnea will stop over 30 times a night for 10 seconds or more. ...
     
New procedure quiets snoring, treats sleep apnea
Gainesville Sun, FL - Nov 25, 2005
... The pillar procedure is now being used to treat patients with simple snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea by Dr. Jack Sedwick, an ...
 
  • When guys relive glory days of manhood
    Orlando Sentinel, FL - 10 hours ago
    ... It can worsen sleep apnea, a serious disorder that causes a person to stop breathing during sleep -- sometimes hundreds of times a night. ...
     
Sweet dreams
Record-Searchlight (subscription), CA - Dec 24, 2005
... that’s accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, treats problems such as sleepwalking, restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea, an affliction that ...
 
Researcher's Work Helping Patients With Brain Disorders
Springdale Morning News, AR - 10 hours ago
... Varadan is also developing biosensors to control seizures, sleep apnea, prosthetic limbs and heart attacks. "We're looking at all possibilities," he said. ...
 
Open Airway Better Than Heart Stimulation For Apnea
MedPage Today, NJ - Dec 15, 2005
... 15 - The best therapy for obstructive sleep apnea remains nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP), researchers here reported. ...
 
Experimental Treatment for Sleep Apnea Disappoints
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA - Dec 14, 2005
14 (HealthDay News) -- What seemed like a promising treatment for sleep apnea -- using an implanted device to make the heart beat faster -- doesn't appear to ...

Breathing easier at night
Cincinnati.com, OH - Dec 26, 2005
... Dozens of issues are keeping us up nights: Stress, chronic pain, sleep apnea and sacrificing sleep for overbooked schedules are only a few reasons Americans ...

Sleep problems plague older population
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Dec 26, 2005
... Sleep apnea, when the back of the throat collapses and interrupts breathing, and restless leg syndrome also become more common as we age, says Eichling ...

Changes in sleep habits send couples to separate beds
Lansing State Journal, MI - 7 hours ago
... sleep-stealers like cover-stealing, thrashing about and comfort- seeking tots, and more contemporary sleep issues like insomnia, sleep apnea and obesity ...

Ranbaxy and Cephalon Settle Patent Tiff Over Provigil
Patent Baristas, OH - Dec 26, 2005
... Modafinil is also used along with breathing devices or other treatments to prevent excessive sleepiness caused by obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome ...
CPAP is Better Treatment for OSA than AOP
Best Syndication, CA - Dec 16, 2005
... NEJM) on December 15th. The new findings indicated that CPAP is still a better therapy than AOP for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ...
 
Resting easier
Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - Dec 13, 2005
... The Perry Township couple's family doctor referred Paul to a pulmonary-medicine specialist, who diagnosed the condition as sleep apnea after running some tests ...
Should you use health Insurance to Buy Medical Equipment like a ...
Best Syndication, CA - Dec 21, 2005
My Dad recently got diagnosed with sleep apnea. ... My father attended a sleep study and the doctor prescribed him a CPAP machine for treatment of his sleep apnea. ...
Sleeping single in a double bed? You're not alone
Shreveport Times, LA - Dec 25, 2005
... sleep-stealers like cover-stealing, thrashing about and comfort-seeking tots, and more contemporary sleep issues like insomnia, sleep apnea and obesity-related ...
 

Prescription for good rest
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - Dec 22, 2005
... The killer is sleep apnea, a disorder that cuts off oxygen during slumber and contributes to hypertension, strokes and heart attacks. ...
 

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