Thank you to the crew of CityTV for a wonderful segment on Sleep and Sleep Apnea. A most special thanks to Dr. Alan Hoffman for taking the time away from his busy schedule to help us continue our efforts to educate our community about the different sleep disorders that people may suffer from. I hope [...]
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Chronic Lung Disease: Prevention and Self Management Guest Speakers: Dr. J.M. FitzGerald, Dr. S. Lam, Dr. S. Kwan, Dr. S. MacDonald, Ms. Maria Li, RRT Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 12 pm – 4 pm Chinese Cultural Centre 50 E. Pender St., Vancouver BC
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Sleepy drivers have always been a road hazard and often times it can only be speculated that someone was sleepy behind the wheel when causing a crash. This recent plane crash had all the evidence pointing toward sleepiness possibly from obstructive sleep apnea as one of the primary reasons for the crash; the black box [...]
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(Reuters Health) – Failure to get a full night’s sleep can lead to weight gain or compromise the beneficial effects of a reduced calorie diet on total body fat, according to presentations at SLEEP 2009, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, underway this week in Seattle. “Reduced sleep duration has become a [...]
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HealthDay By Randy Dotinga WEDNESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found a link between air pollution and breathing-related disruptions during sleep. Conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, the authors say this the first attempt to document a link between exposure to pollution and sleep-disordered [...]
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ScienceDaily (June 9, 2010) — Obstructive sleep apnea patients had reductions of grey-matter volume at baseline but showed significant grey-matter volume increase after three months of CPAP therapy, according to a research abstract presented June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC. [...]
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Article by Val Willingham, CNN Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing stops intermittently during sleep – is associated with an increased risk of stroke in middle-aged or older Americans, especially in men, according to a new study out of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. And that’s a scary statistic, [...]
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FRIDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) An eye disorder called floppy eyelid syndrome is strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea, a new study finds. This means that when doctors diagnose one condition in a patient they should also look for the other, said the researchers at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. The study included 102 [...]
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Yay! Clinical Sleep Solutions has launched the new website. This site is informative, easy to navigate, interactive and it really sets us apart from everyone else in the industry. Go to www.clinicalsleep.com now. On the new site, you will find valuable information such as: Educational videos Product reviews CPAP Therapy FAQs Full range of CPAP equipment, [...]
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