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Nov
7
2008
This entry was posted by admin on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 3:22 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Insomnia.
The National Sleep Foundation seventy million people in the United States suffer from sleep disorders. About 40 million of these suffer from acute sleep disorders, including circadian rhythm sleep disturbance.
Consider Dan, a 23-year old male complaining of insomnia. He can’t fall asleep at night and habitually arrives at work later than his employer’s 8 a.m. starting time. Does Dan have depression, situational insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea or a circadian rhythm disturbance? Or does he just want to start work late?
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Neuroscience researchers at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, located in Singapore, have shown for the first time what happens to the visual perceptions of healthy but sleep-deprived volunteers who fight to stay awake, like people who try to drive through the night.
This study has implications for a whole range of people who have to struggle through night work, from truckers to on-call doctors.
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Jan
7
2008
This entry was posted by admin on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 6:22 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Industry News.
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Sep
25
2003
This entry was posted by Admin on Thursday, September 25, 2003 at 12:58 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Medications, Top News.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s advisory panel held hearings about using of Provigil (modafinil) for people with obstructive sleep apnea, as well as people suffering shiftwork sleep disorders has announced its decision. A unanimous vote by the panel recommended the use of Provigil for treating excessive daytime sleepiness in people suffering sleep apnea. The vote was [...]
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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~
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.
