Sleep Disorders:
Sleep Disorder Articles, Sleep Apnea, Insomnia, Sleeping, Cure and Treatment Info for Sleeping and Insomnia.
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Nov 3rd, 2009
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).
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Oct 30th, 2009
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.
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Oct 29th, 2009
One in nine Americans reported a chronic lack of sleep in a new CDC report issued October 30th 2009.
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Oct 5th, 2009
There is good news tonight, and perhaps every night, for those who have primary snoring or who live with a snoring partner. A technique called radiofrequency ablation combined with partial uvulectomy can successfully reduce snoring.
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Sep 29th, 2009
New research shows that weight loss can significantly reduce the number of sleep apnea episodes experienced by individuals diagnosed with the disease. In the first study of its kind, researchers find that patients who lost weight were more than three times more likely to nearly eliminate sleep apnea episodes, compared to those who did not lose weight.
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Sep 25th, 2009
Chronic sleep loss can lead to brain cell loss and may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new experimental study published in the September 24 issue of the journal Science.
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Sep 7th, 2009
Researchers from the Université de Montréal have found a link between insomnia and cardiac problems. Twenty-four hour blood pressure monitoring was performed on individuals with insomnia, and the findings revealed insomnia raises blood pressure, and can lead to heart problems.
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Sep 2nd, 2009
Every March, most Americans welcome the switch to daylight saving time because of the longer days, but also dread losing an hour of sleep after they move their clocks forward.
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Aug 25th, 2009
Michael Jackson had an extreme case of insomnia. As a result of this, he was on several medications to help him sleep. He was treated by many doctors and a nurse practitioner. The preliminary findings from the coroner indicate that Jackson had lethal amounts of the drug propofol in his system at the time of death. He also had other drugs in his system as well. According to the doctor that was treating him, these were for insomnia.
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Aug 22nd, 2009
The function of sleep is one of the 125 greatest unsolved mysteries in science.