Dramatic weight loss may be an effective way to improve moderate to severe sleep apnea in obese men, scientists at the Swedish medical university, Karolinska Institute, report. Those with severe sleep apnea when the study began benefited most from weight loss.
“Our findings suggest that weight loss may be an effective treatment strategy for sleep apnea in obese men,” says Kari Johansson, one of the researchers involved in the study.
As the clock ticks down the hours to the start of ceremonies on the morning of September 11, 2008, commemorating the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, there is something we must all remember: it is okay to turn off the TV and not watch.
According to several studies done at three-month, six-months, and one-year following September 11, 2001, many people around the country had problems sleeping, especially in the first month following that tragic morning.
Dr. Alex Karev, of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy TV show, is seeking help from real doctors in real life, according to his publicist.
It seems Justin Chambers, the actor who plays Dr. Alex Karev, has checked himself into the UCLA Medical Center “to get help with a pre-existed sleeping disorder,” according to his publicist, Danica Smith.
In the video below, from a church service honoring the late Martin Luther King, Jr., in Harlem, New York, on January 21, 2008, former President Bill Clinton is seen, seated behind the speaker, dozing off several times.
Since former President Clinton has a history of heart ailments, perhaps it’s time he undergo a sleep study to check for any possible sleep disorders. Then again, with the hectic schedule he’s been maintaining on the presidential campaign trail for his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), he is likely sleep deprived.
A study recently published demonstrates that individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may have hope of regaining cognitive functions once they begin treatment for the apnea.
Study results, published in the December 2006 issue of CHEST, show the majority of trial participants who suffered memory-impairment prior to treatment demonstrated normal memory performance after three months of optimal continuous positive airway pressure CPAP use.
A CPAP is a medical device, which, in the simplest of terms, is an air generator set to deliver a prescribed, constant flow of air, keeping the airway open and preventing apnea.
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As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.
~~ Apnea around the world ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.
Those with companions at medical visits happier with medical care
This entry was posted by admin on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 10:56 am (UTC), and is categorically filed in Health, Top News.
For the past several years, many health care advocates have been urging individuals with complex medical conditions, including sleep disorders, especially if compounded with other health issues, such as asthma, heart failure, diabetes, among other health ailments, to take another person who cares about their health to all health care providers with them.
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