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New study highlights risks of sleep apnea
Dr. Andrew Doolittle discusses sleep apnea and the various symptoms and treatments with two of his patients, Ralph Lilles and Johnny Benoist.
Is Surgery The Best Answer For Children With Sleep Apnea?
Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 For children with obstructive sleep apnea, standard care often includes a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Without job stress, retirees sleep better
What you're not doing once retired seems to make a good night's sleep come more easily.
Sleep Apnea Therapy Improves Golf Game
A new study presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians , found that golfers with obstructive sleep apnea who received nasal positive airway pressure for their disorder improved their daytime sleepiness scores and lowered their golf handicap by as much as three strokes.
Feeling Sleepy? You're Not Alone
Nearly 70 percent of adults in the U.S. report having at least one day of insufficient rest or sleep per month, suggests a new survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Golfers, want to lower your handicap? Fix your sleep apnea
Golfers who undergo treatment for sleep apnea can lower their handicap by as much as three strokes, particularly if they are older, better players, New Jersey researchers reported today.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia
Fed up with tossing and turning instead of sleeping? Exhausted from waking at 3 a.m. and not being able to get back to sleep? Help is available in a form that might surprise you: talk therapy.
Sleep Apnea Therapy Improves Your Golf Game?
It's hard to convince people that strapping on a contraption at night that looks like scuba gear will help you feel rested the next day, but sleep experts are hoping an estimated 12 million people who suffer from sleep apnea in this country will do just that.
Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia - AP
A A A' Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.
Highlighting the need for sleep
Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 3:39 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 3:39 p.m. The Centers for Disease Control released a report Thursday that probably has everyone yawning.
Standard Time ReturnsWill You Sleep an Extra Hour?
HAMILTON, NJ Twice a year, most of the nation changes its clocks at 2 a.m. We "spring forward" one hour for Daylight Savings Time in April and "fall back" one hour, in October.
In a recent study it was discovered that up to 70 million Americans are not getting enough sleep.
Sleep-deprived Americans can't get any shut-eye
A CDC survey showed that people, especially in the eastern part of the United States were lacking sleep.
When Clocks Change, Body May Need Time to Adjust
That extra hour of sleep you'll get in most parts of the country over the weekend might be restful, but the beginning of Daylight Saving Time could spell trouble for your body clock, a sleep expert says.
Getting enough sleep? They aren't in We
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.
Wake-up Light to provide pleasant wake-up experience launched
Recognizing the need for a better way to start the day, especially with the arrival of daylight saving, Philips has announced today the launch of its Wake-up Light - an innovative product that provides a more pleasant wake-up experience.
From GetPublished: Sleep Apnea and Snoring
From GetPublished: Sleep Apnea and Snoring Feras Al Rezk * Reader Submitted * October 25, 2009 For Immediate Release Contacts: Dr.
St. Luke's Sleep Medicine and Research Center adds second location
St. Luke's Sleep Medicine & Research Center has added a second location in O'Fallon, Missouri.
Lights Out: The Importance of Sleep
Feeling sleepy? Skimping on shut-eye may cause your body damage, from a dull complexion to impaired brain function.
Three-day Course Of Antibiotics May Be Sufficient Following Tonsillectomy
About 45.6 of every 10,000 children younger than 15 undergo tonsillectomies, most often as a treatment for sleep-related breathing disorders and recurrent tonsillitis, according to background information in the article.