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Topics from 01/04/2010

Sleep In The News

Woman's endless quest to get some sleep
CNN - 12/31/2009
I suffer from sleep apnea (the condition in which one can repeatedly stop breathing for a few seconds throughout the night). 4. Knowing that sleeping will ... ...
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Getting healthy is about more than diet, exercise
CNN - 01/01/2010
There is a relatively common condition called sleep apnea that could be significantly impacting your sleep and is important to treat for optimal health. ... ...
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CPAP Reduces Blood Pressure in Hypertensives with Sleep Apnea
news Stories - 12/30/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In hypertensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), treatment with continuous positive airway ... ...
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About central sleep apnea
Reading Eagle - 12/28/2009
Central sleep apnea occurs when a person's brain tells the body to stop breathing during sleep. It often wakes a person up and causes him to have a poor ... ...
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Restless Legs Linked to Erectile Dysfunction
MedPage Today - 01/01/2010
Explain to patients that this study showed an association between RLS and erectile dysfunction in men. ... ...
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Are You Sleeping? Are You Sure?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 12/28/2009
However, there is a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) which not only interrupts sleep, but can lead to a number of very serious and even ... ...
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Sleeping Rikers Prison Guard Is Serial Snoozer
Gothamist - 12/30/2009
Maybe she'll try for a narcolepsy defense? The Rikers Island Correctional Officer who was depicted sleeping on the job in this classic, almost cliche jail ... ...
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Report States Many Endoscopy Patients at High Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
EndoNurse - 12/29/2009
An article in the December issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy states that "More than a third of patients undergoing routine outpatient endoscopic ... ...
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Driver suffered medical crisis before fatal wreck
The Tennessean - 12/28/2009
Police investigators say the exact cause of the wreck is unknown but Cline suffered from narcolepsy and epilepsy. He was sending text messages before the ... ...
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New Sleep Science Articles from the past week

Antidepressant action of melatonin in the treatment of Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome.
Rahman SA, Kayumov L, Shapiro CM.
Sleep medicine
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Assessment of pain, fatigue, sleep and quality of life (QoL) in elderly hospitalized cancer patients.
Eyigor S, Eyigor C, Uslu R.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
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Characterization of the sleep architecture in two species of fruit bat.
Zhao X, Sun H, Tang Z, Flanders J, Zhang S, Ma Y.
Behavioural brain research
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Sleep Disordered Breathing is Associated with Appropriate Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Congestive Heart Failure Patients.
Tomaello L, Zanolla L, Vassanelli C, Locascio V, Ferrari M.
Clinical cardiology
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Restless legs syndrome risk factors, behaviors, and diagnoses in persons with early to moderate dementia and sleep disturbance.
Richards K, Shue VM, Beck CK, Lambert CW, Bliwise DL.
Behavioral sleep medicine
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Effects of two types of ambient sound during sleep.
Montgomery-Downs HE, Insana SP, Miller EA.
Behavioral sleep medicine
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Cognitive-behavioral factors associated with sleep quality in chronic pain patients.
Ashworth PC, Davidson KM, Espie CA.
Behavioral sleep medicine
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A comparison of actigraphy and parental report of sleep habits in typically developing children aged 6 to 11 years.
Holley S, Hill CM, Stevenson J.
Behavioral sleep medicine
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A computer device to deliver behavioral interventions for insomnia.
Riley WT, Mihm P, Behar A, Morin CM.
Behavioral sleep medicine
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Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Former World Trade Center Rescue Workers and Volunteers.
de la Hoz RE, Aurora RN, Landsbergis P, Bienenfeld LA, Afilaka AA, Herbert R.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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The Cost of Poor Sleep: Workplace Productivity Loss and Associated Costs.
Rosekind MR, Gregory KB, Mallis MM, Brandt SL, Seal B, Lerner D.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Physical exercise accelerates re-entrainment of human sleep-wake cycle but not of plasma melatonin rhythm to 8 h phase-advanced sleep schedule.
Yamanaka Y, Hashimoto S, Tanahashi Y, Nishide SY, Honma S, Honma KI.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology
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Effects of season on sleep and skin temperature in the elderly.
Okamoto-Mizuno K, Tsuzuki K.
International journal of biometeorology
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Are sleep studies appropriately done in the home?
Gay PC, Selecky PA.
Respiratory care
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Associations between sleep quality with cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI among adolescent girls.
Mota J, Vale S.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council
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REM sleep without Atonia in Narcolepsy.
Buskova J, Nevsimalova S, Kemlink D, Sonka K.
Neuro endocrinology letters
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Disturbed sleep: linking allergic rhinitis, mood and suicidal behavior.
Fang BJ, Tonelli LH, J Soriano J, Postolache TT.
Frontiers in bioscience (scholar edition)
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The interrelationship between sleep regulation and thermoregulation.
Krauchi K, Deboer T.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library
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The 20 W sleep-walkers.
Kovác L.
EMBO reports
 
[Links between diabetes mellitus and sleep disorders: focusing on obstructive sleep apnea.]
Véber OA, Dunai A, Novák M, Mucsi I.
Orvosi hetilap
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