Month: February 2012

CPAP Reduces Death Risk in Women with OSA

Women with untreated, severe OSA had increased cardiovascular death, according to research published in the January 17 edition of Annals of Internal Medicine. However, CPAP treatment decreased mortality to a rate that was similar to that among w

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Report Projects Growth in Sleep Diagnostics Market

A report from GlobalData providing market trends on the sleep apnea diagnostic systems market projects a compound annual growth rate of 4.7% from 2010 to 2017. According to the report, growth will be driven by the home sleep testing market. The

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Lack of Sleep Makes Your Brain Hungry

New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person’s appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after 1 night of sleep loss than after 1 night of normal sleep. Poor

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Integrating Care

Nancy Collop, MD, started her career working with some of the leaders in sleep medicine. Now she is leading the field as the AASM works to implement an integrated sleep management delivery model.

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