PA State Rep. Robert Donatucci was elected to his 16th House term last week and died in his sleep this week. His doctors said sleep apnea was cause.
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Pennsylvania
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Americans are taking on more financial responsibility for their health care and, as a result, need access to a robust suite of tools and information in order to make informed decisions.
The insurance company, in a press release, says it is attempting to “support and encourage members to be informed health care consumers” in various initiatives, including “expansion of its health care transparency initiatives to additional markets,” which include Connecticut; Massachusetts; Fort Myers, Fla.; Colorado; Raleigh/Durham, NC; Ohio; Pittsburgh, PA; West Virginia, among other locations.
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Children with a migraine headache are more likely to have sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea and lack of sleep, than children without a migraine, according to a research abstract on the effects of headaches on children’s sleep patterns at Sleep 2008.
For this study, 90 children with headache and sleep problems underwent a polysomnogram, a sleep test that monitors the brain, eye movements, muscle activity, heart rhythm, and breathing. Of the participants, 60 had a migraine, 11 had a chronic daily headache, six had a tension headache and 13 had a non-specific headache.
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A study published in the April 1, 2008, issue of the journal Sleep confirms the persistent nature of insomnia and the increased risk of subsequent depression among individuals with insomnia. The study focused on 591 young adults, whose psychiatric, physical, and sleep symptoms were assessed with six interviews spanning 20 years.
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The Erie (PA) Times-News reported that one of Pennsylvania’s coveted super delegates, Ian Murray, had to skip the visit by presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to Mercyhurst College. It seems the health care became the focus for the super delegate in a personal way.
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Respironics, Inc, a medical device company started in the kitchen of founder Gerald (Jerry) and Audrey McGinnis, which later grew into a billion dollar company, announced the official opening of its new customer relations building in Plum Borough, PA., in observance of National Customer Service Appreciation Week.
The medical device company celebrated the opening with a dedication honoring founder Gerald “Jerry” McGinnis’s wife, Audrey. After all, it was in Audrey’s kitchen that Jerry started a business that would grow to a billion dollar company.
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Read an interview conducted by a leading software manufacturer, TechSmith, on how Awake In America uses SnagIt 8, a screen-capture and image manipulation tool, in our mission of helping to create awareness about sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, among others.
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