Author: Sree Roy

CPAP Helping Asthma Patients Breathe

Seattle-based television station King5 recently did a segment on a clinical trial in which asthma patients are using CPAP devices. More than 25 million Americans suffer from asthma. They use steroids, inhalers, and pills to help...

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Researchers ID Gene That Represses Circadian Clock

Most genes involved in the regulation of the circadian clock have been characterized, but Akihiro Goriki, Toru Takumi, and their colleagues from RIKEN and Hiroshima University in Japan and the University of Michigan in the...

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FAA Asks Industry to Review Sleep Apnea Guidance, Rulemaking Appears Unlikely

In response to concerns from the aviation medical community, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier this month sent draft guidance for Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to industry medical representatives to review. Untreated OSA has always been and will continue to be a disqualifying medical condition, the agency reiterated.

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