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Longitudinal study suggests that sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness combine to cause an elevation in mortality riskA study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that the risk of death is more than two times higher in older adults who have sleep apnea and report struggling with excessive daytime sleepiness.Results of adjusted proportional hazards modeling show that older adults with moderate to severe sleep apnea who reported struggling with excessive daytime sleepiness...

Making cents for Doctors while helping those suffering with Sleep Apnea Miami, Florida (Vocus/PRWEB) March 02, 2011 Miami based company Sleep Group Solutions, announces new pick in financial partnership. After six years of dealing with other banking institutions with higher interest rates, local restrictions and no program incentives-company owners choose Chase Bank for all their businesses financial commitments. Rani BenDavid and Tamir Cohen, owners of Sleep Group Solutions, an airway...

Somnetics, LLC, the maker of the Transcend Sleep Apnea Therapy System, is pleased to participate as a sponsor and exhibitor at the Healthy Trucking Association of America Summit--the trucking industry's premiere health and wellness event focused on improving the health of the nation's professional driver population--in Atlanta March 1-3. Minneapolis, Minnesota (Vocus/PRWEB) February 23, 2011 The Healthy Trucking Association of America (HTAA) Summit will be the first venue to exhibit the...

A good night's sleep is one of the most important ways to stay healthy. That is why Nationwide Medical, Inc. is now offering an exclusive E-Book The Ultimate Sleep Apnea Guide, with Secrets on how to sleep better, safer and healthier, to generate more awareness for physicians and patients alike, who would like to learn more about sleep apnea, treatment methods, and ways to maximize the use of sleep apnea devices. "The E-Book offers physicians and patients immediate access to the most...

From sound science to sound sleepNew research from the University of Toronto could provide some restful nights for the 18 million North Americans who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea.In a recent study that appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience, scientists from the University demonstrated that repeated obstruction of the airways requires release of the brain chemical noradrenaline. The release of this chemical helps the brain learn to breathe more effectively and purposefully."What...

Transcend is the first practical, wearable sleep apnea therapy system on the market to offer patients an innovative replacement to their old-fashion, cumbersome CPAP machines. Its hassle-free convenience and portability gives people the freedom to sleep anywhere. Minneapolis, MN (Vocus/PRWEB) January 21, 2011 The wait for the new Transcend Sleep Apnea Therapy System is over. Beginning today, January 21, 2011, patients can place orders with the following online dealers: cpap.com,...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiac Concepts, Inc. announced today the first U.S. clinical implant of the RespiCardia® System at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. The RespiCardia System is a fully implantable device that is designed to restore more natural breathing patterns in patients with central sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by a lack of respiratory effort by the diaphragm. The procedure was performed by Dr. Ralph Augostini,...

Performing polysomnography (sleep study) prior to pediatric adenotonsillectomy (surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids) may help identify children at a higher risk of developing postoperative respiratory complications, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals."Pediatric adenotonsillectomy is a safe outpatient procedure; however, there is a subset of patients who do not meet the criteria for...

Sleep diseasesIn one of the largest studies of its kind Danish sleep researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Institute for Health Services Research have examined the socio-economic consequences of the sleep disorders snoring, sleep apnoea, and obesity-related respiratory difficulties (obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)). These disorders are a serious health and social-economic burden on the individual and on society as a whole."Snoring, sleep apnoea, and...

Sleep Group Solutions support Diplomates with the treatment of Sleep Apnea Miami, Fl (Vocus/PRWEB) December 27, 2010 The latest issue of "Dialogue", the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine's publication honors the Diplomates of 2010 for the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. The Diplomates went through a rigorous 8 month process of exams, applications, letters of recommendation, case studies and pre requisite positions. Out of hundreds of applicants, only 11 were awarded...