Sleep Disorders

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  • Sleep Apnea and Progressive Brain Damage

    suzette
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:03 am
    Researchers have found yet another reason why people with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) should get tested and treated for the disease. According to a recent study published in the journal SLEEP,... Visit http://www.sleepfoundation.org for more!

  • Good Sleep, Eating Together and Less TV Can End Childhood Obesity

    suzette
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:25 am
    Childhood obesity is a top concern for parents and health care providers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 9 million children in the USA between the ages 6... Visit http://www.sleepfoundation.org for more!

  • Treating Sleep Apnea: What's New for CPAP Masks?

    suzette
    2 Feb 2010 | 2:14 pm
    For the 18 million people living with sleep apnea, under 50% regularly use their CPAP mask while sleeping at night. Visit http://www.sleepfoundation.org for more!

  • Sleep Management and Working Parents

    suzette
    2 Feb 2010 | 1:11 pm
    When a new baby enters the picture, it is sometimes difficult for working parents to get a good night of sleep. The Wall Street Journal recently offered a few coping tips through their blog "The... Visit http://www.sleepfoundation.org for more!

  • Do women need more sleep than men?

    suzette
    2 Feb 2010 | 12:19 pm
    Do women need more sleep than men? Yes, according to Dr. Jim Horne, Britain's leading expert in sleep science. Visit http://www.sleepfoundation.org for more!
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  • 8 Embarrassing Sleep Secrets

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:49 am
    WebMD article on what happens while we sleep. Learn about sleep behaviors from drooling to orgasms to sleepwalking.

  • Jet Lag: How to Cope

    1 Feb 2010 | 1:11 pm
    How to reduce or prevent sleepiness and other jet lag symptoms with simple strategies before, during, and after your flight.

  • Sleep-Diabetes Connection

    1 Feb 2010 | 1:10 pm
    Not sleeping? Check your blood sugar levels. Lack of sleep and diabetes often go hand in hand.

  • Sleep Loss and Depression

    1 Feb 2010 | 1:09 pm
    Lack of sleep and depression often go together. And treating one can help treat the other.

  • How Sleep Loss Affects Immunity

    1 Feb 2010 | 1:09 pm
    Lack of sleep can compromise our immune system’s ability to fight off colds and flu, including H1N1, and even heart disease.
 
 
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    MedWorm: Sleep Disorders

  • The sleep-like nature of early mammalian behavioral rhythms: Theoretical comment on Todd et al. (2010).

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    Early sleep patterns lack several of the major defining physiological criteria used to identify sleep states in adult animals, but many typical aspects of mature sleep can nevertheless be demonstrated at surprisingly early stages of development. In Todd, Gibson, Shaw, & Blumberg (2010), the ability to compensate for enforced sleep deprivation is found to be present already shortly after birth in laboratory rats, an altricial mammalian species. Whereas the brainstem is capable of resisting enforced wakefulness by an increasing “pressure” to fall asleep, “catch-up” replacement of the…

  • Brainstem and hypothalamic regulation of sleep pressure and rebound in newborn rats.

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    Sleep pressure and rebound comprise the two compensatory or “homeostatic” responses to sleep deprivation. Although sleep pressure is expressed by infant rats as early as postnatal day (P)5, sleep rebound does not appear to emerge until after P11. We reexamined the developmental expression of these sleep-regulatory processes in P2 and P8 rats by depriving them of sleep for 30 min using a cold, arousing stimulus delivered to a cold-sensitive region of the snout. This method effectively increased sleep pressure over the 30-min period (i.e., increases in the number of arousing stimuli…

  • Increased GABAergic activity in the region of the pedunculopontine and deep mesencephalic reticular nuclei reduces REM sleep and impairs learning in rats.

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    Newly formed memories are initially fragile and require consolidation to be transformed into an enduring state. Memory consolidation may occur during increased postlearning REM sleep. REM deprivation during these periods (termed REM sleep windows [RSWs]) impairs subsequent performance. The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPT) and adjacent deep mesencephalic reticular nuclei (DpMe) have been implicated in the generation of REM sleep. Following 24-hr baseline recording, rats were trained on the 2-way avoidance task for 50 trials/day over 2 days and retested on Day 3. EEG was recorded 22 hr after…

  • Awake seizures after pure sleep-related epilepsy: a systematic review and implications for driving law

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Who with sleep seizures is safe to drive? Driving law is controversial; ineligibility varies between individual US states and EU countries. Current UK driving law is strongly influenced by a single-centre study from 1974 where most participants were not taking antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). However, pure sleep-related epilepsy is often fully controlled on medication, and its withdrawal can provoke awake seizures. This systematic review asked, ‘What is the risk of awake seizures in pure sleep-related epilepsy?’ 9885 titles were identified; 2312 were excluded (not human or adult); 40…

  • Effects of adeno-tonsillectomy on polysomnography patterns in Down syndrome children with obstructive sleep apnea: A comparative study with children without Down syndrome

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:19 am
    Conclusion: This study supports the fact that T&A in DS children improves some parameters of OSA, however not as markedly as in non-DS children. (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology)
 
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  • Western Australian women's perceptions of the style and quality of midwifery postnatal care in hospital and at home

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:48 am
    Conclusion: Although the majority of women in this study were satisfied with the components of physical care and information and assistance with infant feeding and sleep and settling provided in the short-term, there was less satisfaction with emotional care and preparation for life at home with a new baby. This study adds to our understandings of women's experiences of the early postnatal period and provides information on which to base improvements in postnatal care and maternity services in WA and across Australia. (Source: Women and Birth)

  • Family says hospital neglected son

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:11 am
    ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Emory Clinic Sleep Disorders Center in Atlanta is disputing a grieving family's contention that it neglected a 25-year-old man who died during a sleep study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

  • Assessment of Screening Tests for Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the Workplace. - Tanaka S, Shima M.

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:52 am
    Objectives: The Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) is often used for screening of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in the workplace. We conducted pulse oximetry for workers of a large transportation company, who were selected based on their response to a questionnai... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

  • Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:04 am
    A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage in one or more of three specific household routines: eating dinner as a family, getting adequate sleep and limiting their weekday television viewing time. In a large sample of the U.S. population, the study showed that 4-year-olds living in homes with all three routines had an almost 40 percent lower prevalence of obesity than did children living in homes that practiced none of these routines........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)

  • Sleep disturbance and fatigue in mild relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients on chronic immunomodulant therapy: an actigraphic study

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:48 am
    Conclusion: sleep efficiency was reduced by an average of 5% in 2/3 of the nights following IFNβ injections compared to the other nights, and daily sleep ratings correlated with actigraphy. Patients on glatiramer acetate also showed a lower sleep efficiency than patients without therapy. Actigraphy data were only modestly correlated with MOSsm scores, not with fatigue. Long term adaptation of sleep effects of immunomodulant agents is incomplete and needs to be considered in treatment planning and assessment of sleep in MS. (Source: Multiple Sclerosis)
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  • Coping with Antidepressant Side Effects

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:36 am
    All types of antidepressants can cause some side effects. The most common problems are sleepiness, dry mouth, constipation, nausea and sexual problems. Some people react badly to antidepressants; in others side effects can be quite mild. Different drugs have different risks: SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as fluoxetine (Prozac) may cause you to feel sick or more anxious during the first couple of weeks. Some types of SSRI can cause indigestion, but this can usually be avoided by taking them with food. They may interfere with sexual function, and there have been…

  • Novel Patent Targets The Most Common Sleep Complaint: Chronic Insomnia

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc. (CRI) announces the awarding of United States Patent 7,654,948 - which is a novel, drug-free system for treating people suffering from the most common sleep complaint: Chronic Insomnia. An estimated 10-20% of the industrialized world's adult population suffers from moderate to severe chronic insomnia, yet, unlike sleep apnea, there is a significant lack of technology addressing this tremendous need. Products based on Consolidated Research's patented technologies will address this market need. Source Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc... (Source:…

  • Novel Patent Targets The Most Common Sleep Complaint: Chronic Insomnia

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc. (CRI) announces the awarding of United States Patent 7,654,948 - which is a novel, drug-free system for treating people suffering from the most common sleep complaint: Chronic Insomnia... (Source: Sleep / Sleep Disorders News From Medical News Today)

  • Risk of first-generation H1-antihistamines: a GA2LEN position paper

    7 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm
    Conclusions: This review raises the issue of better consumer protection by recommending that older first-generation H1-antihistamines should no longer be available over-the-counter as prescription- free drugs for self-medication of allergic and other diseases now that newer second- generation nonsedating H1-antihistamines with superior risk/benefit ratios are widely available at competitive prices. (Source: Allergy)

  • Melatonin Precursor Stimulates Growth Factor Circuits In Brain

    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered unexpected properties for a precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep cycles. Melatonin is produced from the neurotransmitter serotonin in a daily rhythm that peaks at night. Melatonin's immediate precursor, N-acetylserotonin, was not previously thought to have effects separate from those of melatonin or serotonin. Now an Emory team has shown that N-acetylserotonin can stimulate the same circuits in the brain activated by the growth factor BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor)... (Source: Health News from…
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  • Enough Is Enough

    3 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    Last night at this time I was standing in line to get a burger. Tonight I'm lying down in bed trying to turn my sleep schedule around.If you follow me here or on Twitter, you know what a raving insomniac I am. After a bout of sickness last December, my schedule was flipped far out of control—even worse than the moon in Space: 1999. Without the benefit of a cute Mia with mannish sideburns to magically fix things, I've been left to my upside down fate. I've worked hard on the project this month, and that has only made the schedule worse as I did all my heavy writing in the still hours of…

  • You May Need Less Sleep as You Get Older

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:39 pm
    A new study suggests that healthy older adults without sleep disorders may have a reduced "sleep need." The results were published in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep.The U.K. study involved 110 healthy adults. They had no sleep disorders or sleep complaints. Their sleep was evaluated during an overnight sleep study.Results show that total sleep time decreased with age. Older adults between 66 and 83 years of age slept about 20 minutes less than middle-aged adults and about 43 minutes less than young adults.The study also found that the sleep of older adults was more fragmented and less…

  • Spitting in the Eye of Morpheus

    31 Jan 2010 | 4:59 am
    Although it is 6:30am now as I write this, yestermorn's insomnia was worse. I retired to bed at 9am and lay there awake and unsleepy. The CPAP mask hugged my face with its life-giving embrace. A dark blindfold was tied around my head to thwart the sun's purpose. The sounds of brown noise ebbed in the background, while my headphones were sounding the lilting oddness of binaural beats. Yet, sleep still eluded me. After twenty minutes of lying there trying to think of sleepy thoughts, I suddenly realized how to fix my easy reader manuscript. ADHD had struck. Off came the blindfold, and up came…

  • A Divine Book Launch Party

    30 Jan 2010 | 6:41 am
    Here's something I forgot to blog about. My friend, Bree Despain, had a book launch party in the beginning of January for her paranormal romance, The Dark Divine. You may recall that I put together a silly video for her a few months ago to help promote her book. I can't say the video had much impact, but the launch party was packed with eager readers, surprising the staff and Bree with the turnout. You can see photos of the event below. In fact, King's English Bookshop sold out of Bree's book quickly. Almost makes me feel guilty that I bought three copies. Maybe I'll have to give one of them…

  • Chronic Insomnia: Less Brain Gray Matter in Older Adults

    29 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm
    A new study from The Netherlands examined regional brain volume in people with insomnia.The study involved 24 adults with chronic primary insomnia. They were between the ages of 52 and 74 years. Seventeen of them were women. They were compared with 13 people who had no sleep problems.Results show that people with insomnia had a smaller volume of gray matter in the left orbitofrontal cortex. This reduction in gray matter was strongly correlated with the severity of insomnia.The NINDS reports that “gray matter” refers to the cerebral cortex. This is where the brain does most of its…
 
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    MedWorm: Snoring

  • Sereno opens snoring clinic at Crocker Galleria

    7 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pm
    Sereno, The Center for Snoring Solutions, late last month opened its first clinic at the Crocker Galleria shopping mall in downtown San Francisco. The upscale, 3,000-square-foot snoring clinic’s management company is owned by Wade Zander and Jason Godfrey; the clinic itself is run by Medical Director Matthew Mingrone, M.D., a board-certified ear, nose and throat specialist who specializes in snoring and sleep apnea. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from…

  • Tips to stop snoring

    7 Feb 2010 | 7:04 pm
    (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)

  • Tonsillar hypertrophy linked to childhood wheeze and snoring

    7 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm
    Children with a history of wheezing are more likely to have tonsillar hypertrophy than those without such a history, which may partly explain the association between asthma and obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in childhood, say Greek researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)

  • Study Suggests Slide-On(R) Endosheath(R) System Provides Several Advantages Over Traditional Germicidal Immersion

    6 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Results of a clinical study presented Thursday, Feb. 4 at the annual Triological Society meetings in Orlando, Fla., suggest a sterile barrier sheath system has distinct advantages over germicidal immersion processes used to prevent contamination of fiberoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopes (flexible ENT scopes). Flexible ENT scopes are used by otolaryngologists to examine the nose and throat area for various disorders such as dysphagia, reflux disease, snoring, and chronic sinusitis... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

  • Injection or Throat Spray for Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:26 pm
    Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may one day be able to have an injection or use a throat spray instead of getting their tonsils removed to cure their snoring, according to a new study from the University of Chicago, which found that a specific gene product may be responsible for the proliferation of adenotonsillar tissue that can cause pediatric OSA. (Source: Disabled World)
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  • Effects of adeno-tonsillectomy on polysomnography patterns in Down syndrome children with obstructive sleep apnea: A comparative study with children without Down syndrome

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:19 am
    Conclusion: This study supports the fact that T&A in DS children improves some parameters of OSA, however not as markedly as in non-DS children. (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

  • Assessment of Screening Tests for Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the Workplace. - Tanaka S, Shima M.

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:52 am
    Objectives: The Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) is often used for screening of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in the workplace. We conducted pulse oximetry for workers of a large transportation company, who were selected based on their response to a questionnai... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

  • Novel Patent Targets The Most Common Sleep Complaint: Chronic Insomnia

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc. (CRI) announces the awarding of United States Patent 7,654,948 - which is a novel, drug-free system for treating people suffering from the most common sleep complaint: Chronic Insomnia. An estimated 10-20% of the industrialized world's adult population suffers from moderate to severe chronic insomnia, yet, unlike sleep apnea, there is a significant lack of technology addressing this tremendous need. Products based on Consolidated Research's patented technologies will address this market need. Source Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc... (Source:…

  • Sereno opens snoring clinic at Crocker Galleria

    7 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pm
    Sereno, The Center for Snoring Solutions, late last month opened its first clinic at the Crocker Galleria shopping mall in downtown San Francisco. The upscale, 3,000-square-foot snoring clinic’s management company is owned by Wade Zander and Jason Godfrey; the clinic itself is run by Medical Director Matthew Mingrone, M.D., a board-certified ear, nose and throat specialist who specializes in snoring and sleep apnea. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

  • Effort, safety, and findings of routine preoperative endoscopic evaluation of morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery

    4 Feb 2010 | 11:43 pm
    Conclusions  Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy can be performed safely. However, careful monitoring and anesthesiological support are required for patients with concomitant diseases and those receiving sedation. Because 80% of the patients with pathological findings were asymptomatic, every morbidly obese patient should undergo endoscopy before bariatric surgery because there may be findings that might change the surgical strategy. Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00464-010-0893-5Authors M. A. Küper, Tübingen University Hospital Department of General, Visceral and…
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    MedWorm: Narcolepsy

  • Coupling changes in cortical and pontine sigma and theta frequency oscillations following monoaminergic lesions in rat

    4 Feb 2010 | 11:07 pm
    Conclusions  Our previous study [Saponjic et al., Physiol Behav 90:1–10, 2007] demonstrated that these systemically induced monoaminergic lesions failed to produce significant changes in sleep/wake distribution from control conditions. The present study, by using spectral analysis and by examining the Pearson's correlation coefficients and their approximate probability density (APD) distribution profiles in control and lesion condition, demonstrates significant augmentation of the sigma/theta coupling strength, an inversion of cortical sigma/theta coupling direction and emergence…

  • Narcolepsy with cataplexy associated with holoprosencephaly misdiagnosed as epileptic drop attacks

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm
    No abstract. (Source: Movement Disorders)

  • Restless legs syndrome associated with narcolepsy and somnambulism

    31 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm
    Narcolepsy is a disabling disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, that can be accompanied by abnormal rapid eye movement (REM) sleep manifestations that include: cataplexy (sudden onset falling due to loss of muscle tone), sleep paralysis (inability to move when falling asleep or while waking up), hypnagogic hallucinations (visual, auditory or, less frequently, cenesthetic – i.e. somatic hallucinations that are visceral in origin)-, are present at sleep onset (or more rarely at sleep termination), and sleep onset REM periods. (Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders)

  • Neuroimaging in narcolepsy

    31 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm
    To the Editor Narcolepsy is mostly an idiopathic disease, and clinical findings are used in diagnosing narcolepsy. There is no gold standard test for the diagnosis of narcolepsy , and the diagnostic criteria include clinical, polysomnogram, multiple sleep latency test, and measurement of hypocretin level in cerebrospinal fluid (an invasive method). A limited number of studies including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) are reported in the literature with inconsistent results . (Source: Sleep Medicine)

  • REM sleep behavior disorder in 703 sleep-disorder patients: The importance of eliciting a comprehensive sleep history

    31 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm
    Abstract: Objectives: The aim of our study was to evaluate the frequency of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in a mixed sleep laboratory population and to assess potential associations. Moreover, we investigated referral diagnoses of patients subsequently diagnosed with RBD and assessed the frequency of incidental RBD.Methods: Charts and polysomnographic reports of 703 consecutive patients comprising the full spectrum of ICSD-2 sleep disorders [501 males, 202 females; mean age, 51.0±14.1years (range: 10–82years)] were carefully reviewed. The vast majority of patients were adults (98.7%).
 
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  • What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition which causes interruptions in breathing during sleep. It is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep as the throat muscles intermittently relax and block the airway. In obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is interrupted by a physical block to airflow, despite the effort to breathe...

  • Novel Patent Targets The Most Common Sleep Complaint: Chronic Insomnia

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Consolidated Research of Richmond, Inc. (CRI) announces the awarding of United States Patent 7,654,948 - which is a novel, drug-free system for treating people suffering from the most common sleep complaint: Chronic Insomnia...

  • Melatonin Precursor Stimulates Growth Factor Circuits In Brain

    5 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered unexpected properties for a precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep cycles. Melatonin is produced from the neurotransmitter serotonin in a daily rhythm that peaks at night. Melatonin's immediate precursor, N-acetylserotonin, was not previously thought to have effects separate from those of melatonin or serotonin...

  • Possible Pharmacological Target(s) Identified In Pediatric OSA

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may one day be able to have an injection or use a throat spray instead of getting their tonsils removed to cure their snoring, according to a new study from the University of Chicago, which found that a specific gene product may be responsible for the proliferation of adenotonsillar tissue that can cause pediatric OSA...

  • Wakeful Resting Linked To Improved Memory

    1 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    New research from the US shows that resting while awake appears to strengthen memory, revealing new insights into how forms of rest other than sleep, affect the memory consolidation process...
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  • The Darth Vader Shadow Alarm Clock

    Brian Yalung
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:08 pm
    Star Wars fans get to have another alarm clock to add to their collection with the 2010 Darth Vader Shadow Alarm Clock. This wicked projector-based alarm clock displays Darth Vader’s shadow on the wall once the alarm goes off which supposedly can scare you out of bed. The Darth Vader Shadow Alarm clock comes in black color with a reddish orange hue LCD display. This new Star Wars clock retails for $26.99. (Source) Chip Chick Brought to you by: SLEEP Online Magazine - The SLEEP Blog - All about SLEEP, SLEEPING, and SLEEPINESS The Darth Vader Shadow Alarm Clock alarm clock, Alarm Clocks,…

  • Recycled Hard Drive Clock

    Brian Yalung
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:52 am
    TEcoART unveils another unique clock for your home use with the recycled hard drive clock. It is made of a recycled hard disk and a clock dial with an actual mirror-finished disk platter. The base of the clock is made from a circuit board and will come with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. Though you may end up getting ideas like doing it yourself, for the people who want to get it without much trouble, it costs $36 over at Etsy. (Source) Ubergizmo Brought to you by: SLEEP Online Magazine - The SLEEP Blog - All about SLEEP, SLEEPING, and SLEEPINESS Recycled Hard Drive Clock…

  • Recycled Apple iBook G4 Clock

    Brian Yalung
    6 Feb 2010 | 11:05 am
    Here is something to have at home for the Apple and MAC lovers. This clock carries a familiar mold, that of which is an Apple iBook G4 clock. It runs on quartz clock movement and even has a pendulum underneath tipped by a familiar mouse. This clock runs on 2 AA batteries and retails for $75.00. (Source) Ubergizmo Brought to you by: SLEEP Online Magazine - The SLEEP Blog - All about SLEEP, SLEEPING, and SLEEPINESS Recycled Apple iBook G4 Clock aa batteries, Alarm Clocks, apple ibook g4, mac lovers, mold, pendulum, quartz clock movement, SLEEP Gadgets

  • Natural Sleep Aid Somniac PM

    Brian Yalung
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:22 pm
    There is a new and revolutionary sleep aid available in the market thanks to Aikon Wellness, Inc. and it is called the Somniac PM. This new sleep aid aims to help sleep deprived and insomniacs gain better sleep all night long. Somniac PM includes twelve ingredients that synergistically work in phases to help you relax, fall asleep and reach healthy REM and even deeper sleep levels. What makes this natural sleep aid unique, however, is that it includes two lesser-known compounds, Indium Sulphate and a plant-based natural stem cell recruiter derived from eggplant. (Source) Press Brought to you…

  • Pillow’s Degree Celsius

    Brian Yalung
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:33 pm
    Here is a pillow that should be what a person would need to sleep well. It is no ordinary pillow. It comes with the works! It has a massager, heating, an aroma dispenser and even some solar charging options. Now you don’t have to worry about sleeping less. The Pillow’s Degree Celsius will make sure you get a lot of it! (Source) Yanko Brought to you by: SLEEP Online Magazine - The SLEEP Blog - All about SLEEP, SLEEPING, and SLEEPINESS Pillow’s Degree Celsius aroma, degree celsius, Pillows, sleep, Sleep Cures
 
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    About.com Sleep Disorders

  • Teen Girl is a Real-Life Sleeping Beauty

    5 Feb 2010 | 4:26 am
    Teens often sleep more than adults, but as recently featured on The Today Show, an English girl suffers from a rare disorder that makes her a real-life sleeping beauty. Just 15 years old, Louisa Ball can spend days and even weeks asleep. She is afflicted with a rare neurological disorder called Kleine-Levin syndrome that is known to affect only a few thousand people in the world. Its cause is not known. The syndrome is characterized by hypersomnia, or an excessive desire to sleep and time spent sleeping, that occurs episodically. There can be other associated symptoms including: confusion,…

  • SIDS Linked to Low Levels of Serotonin

    3 Feb 2010 | 1:01 am
    According to a study released in the February 3 issue of JAMA, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) seems to be linked to low levels of the neurotransmitter called serotonin. This preliminary research suggests that low levels of serotonin in the brainstem may increase the risk of an infant developing SIDS. The area of the brainstem called the medulla oblongata is critical in breathing control and may be compromised during sleep in affected infants. SIDS may represent an inability to respond to life-threatening events during sleep, resulting in asphyxia. SIDS is the leading cause of death in…

  • Is It Safe to Co-sleep with Baby?

    31 Jan 2010 | 3:53 pm
    Recently in Wisconsin, a 6-month-old child was smothered by his father during the night. They were sharing a bed and it seems the man unwittingly rolled on top of the infant and smothered it. Is it safe to co-sleep with your baby? Some think it is an excellent way to bond with a child, but when instances like this occur, the risks seem apparent. Following better sleep guidelines would suggest that the infant may be better served by having its own sleeping space. Follow me on Twitter to receive notice of all the latest updates to this site. Is It Safe to Co-sleep with Baby? originally appeared…

  • iSleep: Exploring the Sleep Applications for Apple's iPhone

    28 Jan 2010 | 1:23 pm
    The saying goes that there isn't much new under the sun. However, you may not believe that if you explore the various applications pertaining to sleep available for Apple's iPhone. Part of the iPhone's appeal are the thousands of applications, or apps, available for download to the device. These serve astounding, varied, and impressive purposes, and many are designed by entrepreneurial software designers. It is relatively surprising how many relate to sleep. There are a variety of alarm clocks as well as sound machines that are meant to produce sleep-inducing background noise such as calming…

  • Hotel Bed Too Cold? Hire a Human Bed-Warmer

    21 Jan 2010 | 6:11 am
    In a unique business move, three Holiday Inn hotels in Britain will begin offering a service to have someone crawl into a cold hotel bed to warm it up for their customers. The employee will be dressed in an all-fleece sleeper suit with their head covered. They shall also be equipped with a thermometer to ensure the bed reaches a temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit. The hotel chain assures its guests that the bed-warmer would leave the bed before the guest occupies it. A spokeswoman for Holiday Inn suggests the quirky bed-warming method was a response to Britain's recent snap of cold weather.
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    Your Guide to Healthy Sleep

  • Study Finds Reduced Brain Gray Matter Concentration in Patients with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    1 Feb 2010 | 7:56 pm
    A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found gray matter concentration deficits in multiple brain areas of people with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The study suggests that the memory impairment, cardiovascular disturbances, executive dysfunctions, and dysregulation of autonomic and respiratory control frequently observed in OSA patients may be related to morphological changes in brain structure. Results indicate that in newly diagnosed men with severe OSA, gray matter concentrations were significantly decreased in multiple brain areas, including limbic structures,…

  • Expanding waist worsens kids’ sleep apnea

    1 Feb 2010 | 3:45 pm
    For children who have trouble breathing during sleep, gaining weight around the middle may make things worse, new research shows. In obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, a person stops breathing multiple times during the night. It is often accompanied by heavy snoring. About 2 percent of children have OSA, which is frequently treated by removing the tonsils and adenoids. Gaining weight is known to worsen OSA in adults, but it’s not clear what factors increase the likelihood that a child with mild OSA will experience worsening of their symptoms, Dr. A. M. Li of The Chinese University of Hong…

  • Study suggests that healthy adults may need less sleep as they age

    1 Feb 2010 | 3:43 pm
    A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that healthy older adults without sleep disorders can expect to have a reduced “sleep need” and to be less sleepy during the day than healthy young adults. Results show that during a night of eight hours in bed, total sleep time decreased significantly and progressively with age. Older adults slept about 20 minutes less than middle-aged adults, who slept 23 minutes less than young adults. The number of awakenings and the amount of time spent awake after initial sleep onset increased significantly with age, and the amount of time…

  • Losing sleep, losing brain?

    27 Jan 2010 | 11:06 pm
    Chronic and severely stressful situations, like those connected to depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, have been associated with smaller volumes in “stress sensitive” brain regions, such as the cingulate region of the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus, a brain region involved in memory formation. A new study, published by Elsevier in Biological Psychiatry, suggests that chronic insomnia may be another condition associated with reduced cortical volume. Using a specialized technique called voxel-based morphometry, Ellemarije Altena and Ysbrand van der Werf from the research…

  • Scientists hope to end sleeping sickness by making parasite that causes it self-destruct

    15 Jan 2010 | 11:39 pm
    After many years of study, a team of researchers is releasing data today that it hopes will lead to new drug therapies that will kill the family of parasites that causes a deadly trio of insect-borne diseases and has afflicted inhabitants of underdeveloped and developing nations for centuries. In an article to be published in today’s issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vanderbilt University scientist Galina Lepesheva and her team are reporting their successful attempt at determining the structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of the protozoan parasites that cause sleeping…
 
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  • Obesity Increases Risk Of Anesthesia

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    Obesity has long been associated with sleep apnea. But doctors are saying that even during weight loss surgery, obesity can make going ... tags: american anesthesia anesthesiologists apnea bariatric loss obesity from Dailymotion - Official Content

  • Obesity Increases Risk Of Anesthesia

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    Obesity has long been associated with sleep apnea. But doctors are saying that even during weight loss surgery, obesity can make going ... tags: american anesthesia anesthesiologists apnea bariatric loss obesity from recent posts tagged society - blip.tv (beta)

  • Sleep apnea and memory

    18 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Can snoring hurt your memory? Sleep apnea, a form of snoring that hinders breathing, affects at least twenty million households ... tags: apnea Family Health Information memory Osteopathic Sleep from Family Health Radio

  • Sleep apnea and memory

    18 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Can snoring hurt your memory? Sleep apnea, a form of snoring that hinders breathing, affects at least twenty million households ... tags: apnea Family Health Information memory Osteopathic Sleep from Family Health Radio

  • Sleep apnea and memory

    18 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Can snoring hurt your memory? Sleep apnea, a form of snoring that hinders breathing, affects at least twenty million households ... tags: Sleep apnea memory Family Health Information Osteopathic from Family Health Radio
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    Sleep Apnea Disorder

  • Menopause and Insomnia — New Findings Link Estrogen Decline, Sleeplessness and Mineral Deficiency

    ashvaj
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    By Jobee Knight Women in the pre-menopause and menopause years are more and more finding themselves experiencing symptoms of chronic insomnia, hot flashes, night sweats, migraine headaches, anxiety, fatigue and depression. Uzzi Reiss, M.D., author of Natural Hormone Balance for Women, says: “Some of the above reactions occur nearly simultaneously whenever the level of estrogen falls.”   Hormone [...]

  • Apnea Monitors-A Global Market Perspective:ReportLinkers Announced

    ashvaj
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:17 am
    [Press Release]-Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Apnea monitors constitute an integral part of patient monitoring systems and the alternate care markets. These devices are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in hospitals and alternate care sites such as sleep clinics. These monitors incorporate indirect methods of apnea identification [...]

  • $4.3 Billion US Home Healthcare Products Market is Most Prospective

    ashvaj
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:09 am
    [Press Release]-The Infoshop by Global Information would like to present a market research report, “U.S. Markets for Home Healthcare Products” by Medtech Insight. Valued at more than $4.3 billion, the home healthcare products market is one of the largest and most stable in the United States (U.S.) due to the burgeoning aging population and corresponding increase [...]

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Epidemic Increases Health Risks for Millions

    ashvaj
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:08 am
    GLEN BURNIE, Md., [Press Release]- Some 18-20 million Americans are at risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and of those, only 5 to 10 percent have been diagnosed.  Studies prove that fatality is a major risk of undiagnosed and untreated OSA; however, once detected, OSA can be readily and successfully treated. Historically, OSA diagnosis has required an [...]

  • Atlanta Snoring Institute:New Oral Surgery Technology

    ashvaj
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:01 am
    The skilled Ear, Nose, and Throat Physicians of the Atlanta Snoring Institute pay close attention to any new advances in medical technology that enable them to perform more effective, faster, and less painful treatments for their patients. Taking advantage of the latest knowledge and equipment allows the ASI team to focus on providing for the [...]
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  • How To Stop Snoring With Snoring Home Remedies

    Charles
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:17 pm
    If you’re looking for a way to stop snoring, you might want to consider a snoring home remedy to make your noisy nights a lot quieter. You need to know a little bit about what causes you to snore before you begin to look for a remedy, so let’s explore some of the reasons you might snore and the home remedies for your problem. Why You Snore Stop Snoring Home Remedy There are lots of different reasons that people snore, but one of the main reasons has to do with the soft palette and throat muscles. Often, people who sleep on their backs find that they snore because the muscles and tissues…

  • Overcoming The Symptoms Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Charles
    3 Feb 2010 | 4:11 am
    When you tell people that you have chronic fatigue syndrome, they might think that you are just tired all the time, but the truth is that this condition is much more serious than just wanting to sleep. This is the condition of the body always feeling exhausted and not having the energy to take on another hour of life, let alone a whole day. Many people who suffer from this condition find that even when they get enough sleep they are still tired, so if you think you have this condition, then you might be looking for a way to overcome your symptoms. First of all, you should know that not…

  • What Are The Dangers Of Sleep Apnea?

    Charles
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:12 am
    If you think that sleep apnea is just about snoring and it’s nothing to be concerned about, then you should be aware of the dangers of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea isn’t just snoring, it is just a symptom of a bigger problem, and when you ignore it, you might find that you wind up with much more serious health problems. It is a sleeping disorder, which means that if you suffer from this condition, one of the biggest health risks to you is the way you won’t be sleeping night after night. Sleep apnea can prevent you from slipping into the deep sleep that your body so desperately needs, so…

  • Treatment For Sleep Apnea Depends On The Severity

    Charles
    29 Jan 2010 | 5:27 pm
    Many people think that sleep apnea is nothing more than having a problem with snoring, but if you suffer from this condition, then you still need to know the treatments for sleep apnea. You may already know what is really behind your problem and it might have you a little more worried than you like to admit. The first thing you need to know about sleep apnea, is that there are different degrees and if you have a mild form of this condition, then you might be able to treat it on your own, however, if you have a more severe case of this problem, then you should follow your doctor’s advice on…

  • Snoring Home Remedy - Can Be An Alternative Solution

    Charles
    27 Jan 2010 | 1:28 am
    If you snore, you may be looking for a snoring home remedy that works. In many cases, snoring doesn’t just affect you, it affects your whole family and if you have a partner, you might find that you just can’t see keeping them awake for another night. Home Remedies That Work If you snore, there are some home remedies that can really get you going in the right direction. Consider using a vaporizer or humidifier if you’re snoring in the winter. Often, when the air is too dry, you might find that your nasal passages become inflamed and that can cause you to snore. Also, since you’re…
 
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  • What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)? (Medical News Today)

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition which causes interruptions in breathing during sleep. It is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep as the throat muscles intermittently relax and block the airway. In obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is interrupted by a physical block to airflow, despite the effort to breathe...Source : Medical News Today (subscribe)Explore : Diseases, Health, Neurological disorders

  • Inside Insomnia (Canes Hockey Fan)

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:29 pm
    By: Janet Martin Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Do you find it hard to sail off to dreamland no matter how hard you try? Do you wake up in the middle of the night and fail to go back to sleep afterwards? If you have these symptoms, you’re suffering from insomnia – a common [...] Related posts: A Little History Of Sleep Disorder The Perfect Mattress for a...Source : Canes Hockey Fan (subscribe)Explore : Cancers, Diseases, Health, Hockey, Neurological disorders

  • Acai Palm Berry – Just The Faqs (Canes Hockey Fan)

    2 Feb 2010 | 9:57 pm
    ... Related posts: 2007 Air Jordon Releasess Wikipedia – 100% Reliable Source? A Little History Of Sleep DisorderSource : Canes Hockey Fan (subscribe)Explore : Actors and Actresses, Diseases, Health, Hockey, Neurological disorders

  • A Little History Of Sleep Disorder (Canes Hockey Fan)

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:29 am
    By: Kenneth Shannon When we hear about sleeping disorders we’re commonly hearing about those who sleepwalk and can’t sleep which is known as insomnia, but often we wonder why sleeping disorders are becoming a prominent issue in today’s society. Right now according to the website Wikipedia there are a total of 14 different...Source : Canes Hockey Fan (subscribe)Explore : Diseases, Health, Neurological disorders, Nutrition, Obesity

  • Adults may need less sleep as they age (MSNBC.com)

    1 Feb 2010 | 6:30 am
    How much sleep we need is largely a mystery, and sleep seems tougher to come by as we age. Many studies — often funded by the pharmaceutical industry — have suggested that we're all sleep-deprived zombies, risking our health for lack of shut-eye. Sleep deprivation - Sleep disorder - Health - Conditions and Diseases - United StatesSource : MSNBC.com (subscribe)Explore : Diseases, Health, Neurological disorders, Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • With Aging, Healthy Adults Need Less Sleep

    Denise Reynolds RD
    1 Feb 2010 | 4:16 pm
    Researchers have found that progressively getting less than eight hours of sleep a night as we get older may be a normal part of healthy aging, according to a new study conducted at the University of Surrey in England and published in the journal Sleep. Researchers have found that progressively getting less than eight hours of sleep a night as we get ol Source:  Sleep

  • Club Drug Ecstasy Causes Sleep Apnea

    Tyler Woods Ph.D.
    3 Dec 2009 | 6:11 am
    The illegal club drug ecstasy can increases the risk of developing sleep apnea in otherwise healthy young adults. A new study from the Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore have published a study in the American Academy of Neurology journal suggesting that using the recreational drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA Source:  PHYSORG

  • Treatment for Sleep Apnea Can Improve Golf Game

    Denise Reynolds RD
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am
    Men with obstructive sleep apnea who received nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatments not only improved their health, but also lowered their golf handicap by as much as three strokes, according to research presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). Men with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who received nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP or NPAP) treatments not only improved their health, but also lowered their golf handicap by as much Source:  American College of Chest Physicians

  • Poor Sleep Affects Health

    Tyler Woods Ph.D.
    30 Oct 2009 | 7:27 am
    Sleep is a natural part of life and we need it for our bodies to function correctly. Sleeping is the bodies’ most important activity and poor sleep can affect our health and the ability to function correctly. In a recent study it was discovered that up to 70 million Americans are not getting enough sleep. Source:  References National Sleep Foundation, American Psychological Association

  • Many Americans Not Getting Enough Sleep

    Denise Reynolds RD
    29 Oct 2009 | 1:47 pm
    One in nine Americans reported a chronic lack of sleep in a new CDC report issued October 30th 2009. Approximately 50 to 70 million American adults suffer from sleep disorders, and a new report issued in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report< Source:  MMWR 2009;58:1175-79
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  • Would You Like Us to Send in a Human Bed Warmer?

    Dr. Mike
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:49 am
    Imagine checking into a hotel, and instead of the front desk telling you about their bed-turning-down routine in the evening (with the chocolates gingerly placed on propped pillows), they tell you about a new amenity: human bed warmers. As in, they send someone dressed in a special all-in-one sleeper suit to curl up in your bed for five minutes to heat the sheets up.   Sound absurd? Well, it’s not. Starting at the end of January, the U.K.’s Holiday Inns in London and Manchester will test out this program in an attempt to outshine others in the crowded hotel industry.  Granted,…

  • Social Media NOT Causing Sleep Problems?

    Dr. Mike
    29 Jan 2010 | 10:18 am
    I don’t believe it. A new study says the amount of time spent on social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn doesn’t affect how much sleep college students get each night. Like I said, I’m very skeptical of this study, though I should note that it wasn’t done on American students.The very next day, I read about another study—this one done on US soil by the Kaiser Family Foundation—that states plainly how connected our kids are these days. Check out the following facts: Those ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day with such devices, compared with…

  • A Must See for a Good Laugh…

    Dr. Mike
    25 Jan 2010 | 10:05 am
    The challenge: find a way to help people sleep in uncomfortable (and perhaps uncompromising) positions, like standing on a busy street corner, at a desk in a cubicle, or high on a cold, snowy hilltop. The result: some very unusual and often ingenious  contraptions that will cause such a ruckus in public that you might as well just lie down and crash on the hard ground (and without the laughs).I had to look twice at these apparatuses and scratch my head, wondering if they were serious products or just another Photo-shopped joke blowing through the Internet:…
 
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  • Man Dies during Sleep Study

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:33 pm
    (from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Drudge) A 25 year old man recently died during a sleep study at Emory:Harris, a medical assistant, entered the Emory sleep center on Jan. 22, said his mother....... By the next morning he was dead.Emory said in a statement that he died of sudden cardiac arrest....The article doesn't give many details and doesn't specify whether Mr. Harris was having a diagnostic study or a CPAP titration study. Usually the most dangerous part of a sleep study is the drive to the sleep center.

  • Sleep Apnea in the Wall Street Journal

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:54 pm
    The Wall Street Journal has an article today giving a good overview of obstructive sleep apnea:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204575039101390202576.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks

  • Problems with Pediatric Sleep Medicine

    2 Jan 2010 | 2:59 pm
    Pediatric sleep medicine is a difficult field. Pediatric sleep studies are hard to interpret and firm guidelines for diagnosing sleep apnea in children are lacking. The new scoring manual (The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events) has brought some much needed uniformity to the scoring of respiratory events for children (and also adults), however.One of the problems with this field is that good textbooks are lacking; there is nothing comparable to Kryger, Roth, and Dement's "Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine", which focuses on adult sleep medicine.I have a…

  • Sleep Center Accreditation

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:17 pm
    Sleep Review magazine's November issue is now available online.It has an article about accreditation; I agree with every word of it:http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/issues/articles/2009-11_02.asp

  • Medpedia

    12 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm
    sleepdoctor is now included in Medpedia's News and Analysis Section.Here is some more information about Medpedia:http://www.medpedia.com/pressI encourage you to check out Medpedia:http://www.medpedia.com/homeHere is the link for their Sleep Disorders Community:http://www.medpedia.com/communities/148-Sleep-Disorders
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  • 8 Feb 2010 | 5:40 am

    sleepapnea ed
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:40 am
    Here is a link to a news report our of Atlanta concerning the death of young man while undergoing a sleep study at the sleep lab at Emory University. The circumstances around the death remain a mystery. While we sleep, we are at our most vulnerable. Incidences like this one might cause someone already weary not to place their trust in those who watch them sleep. The sooner Emory can provide an explanation the better.Family, Emory, At Odds Over Man's Death During Sleep Study - 11Alive.com WXIA Atlanta, GA

  • Healthy People 2020

    sleepapnea ed
    29 Dec 2009 | 5:40 am
    There is a specific objective concerning sleep apnea.Making a DifferenceHealthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, encourage collaborations across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention activity. Currently, Healthy People 2010 is leading the way to achieve increased quality and years of healthy life and the elimination of health…

  • Happy Holidays from the American Sleep Apnea Association

    sleepapnea ed
    24 Dec 2009 | 6:56 am
    Wishing all the far-flung friends of the ASAA best wishes for the holidays! And here's to hoping that 2010 is the best year ever - Cheers! If you haven't completed your charitable giving for 2009, please consider making a gift to the only national organization dedicated to sleep apnea education, support and advocacy. Get some sleep! Edward GrandiExecutive Director

  • When was the last time someone described what you had done as brilliant.

    sleepapnea ed
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am
    I have just returned from a brief trip to London where I participated in the Sleep Apnoea Trust Association's annual meeting, held John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford (pictured here on the left).I managed an invitation to speak at their annual meeting after a long correspondence with one of their trustees (Rob Holt) and their Chairman (Frank Govan). The ASAA has been on the mailing list of their newsletter for many years and I saw this visit an opportunity establish a personal connection with their leadership.I had a wonderful time. Frank and his wife Wilma hosted me on the day I arrived. We…

  • Comparative Effective Study on sleep apnea

    sleepapnea ed
    8 Oct 2009 | 5:55 pm
    In the beginning (prior to 1978), there were two treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea: radical weight loss program and a tracheotomy. Then there was the UPPP. This was up until the introduction of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, which according to the inventor was intended to be a stopgap treatment.CPAP was so effective that it replaced surgery as the first line ( it became the "gold standard") treatment for OSA. Since its invention, there have been variations on UPPP using laser and ablation, which have had varying levels of success. Also introduced were other types of surgical…
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  • Insomnia Symptoms and Signs

    Zoy
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:44 am
    How To Recognize Insomnia?Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is misunderstood by millions. While some people think that by staying awake they will get sleep disorder, others have various myths about this problem.Insomnia symptoms in some people may not be so obvious and vary by individual. Some may not have a hard time falling asleep, but they display insomnia in a different way. Some may wake up in the middle of the night and have difficulty going back to sleep. Most of the time, insomniacs have very unsatisfying and poor quality sleep.There is various causes, ranking from…

  • Sleeping Disorders - Insomnia Facts and Research

    Zoy
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:35 am
    What Is Insomnia?The Insomnia sleep disorder is also known as Wakefulness or Dysomnia and is an inability to sleep, or to sleep for long enough to get a proper night's rest. When you have trouble falling or staying asleep, you have insomnia.The majority of researchers recommend that grownups need to sleep between six and eight hours nightly. Most of us work best on eight hours that includes REM time. Up to 20 million people in the United States alone have serious difficulty sleeping nightly.Insomnia actually takes its name from the Latin word, which literally means “no sleep” or the…

  • Pure Sleep - Four Stages of Sleep and REM

    Zoy
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:21 am
    The Mystery of the Sleep.  While sleep is still something of a mystery, researchers have determined that there are distinct stages of sleep that a person goes through if they get a full night's rest. The exact function behind each is still being studied, but scientists have come up with at least a few reasons behind the stages. When you sleep, your brain goes through 5 different stages of sleep. Usually sleepers pass through five stages: 1 - 4  Non-REM sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. These stages progress cyclically from 1 through REM then begin again with stage 1.

  • Foods That Help You Sleep

    Zoy
    3 Feb 2010 | 12:22 pm
    The Link Between Cherries And Insomnia  By: Jonathan TownsendThe various medical studies about the properties of cherries have shown significant proof that cherries could be one key to curing insomnia. Usually reserved as a pie filling or the topper for an ice cream sundae, cherries offer so much more for insomnia sufferers. Research has proven a very beneficial link between cherries and insomnia. In particular, a certain hormone in cherries, called melatonin, is the critical link for treating insomnia.What is Melatonin?Melatonin is a hormone that makes you feel tired. Melatonin is…

  • Circadian Sleep Patterns

    Zoy
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:39 am
    Know Your Chronotype!Are You A Lark, Owl or Hummingbird? There are lots of factors that contribute to our preferred sleep schedule. The most important one called “chronotype.” It turns out that our DNA has a strong influence on when we like to sleep. We all fell into one of three major chronotypes; night owls (late night insomnia), morning larks (early morning insomnia) and intermediate insomniacs ( mid-sleep awakening). Chronotype refers to the sleep/wake center in our brains that regulates sleep and wake habits. Many of us have sleep problems because this 'body clock' isn't functioning…
 
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