Editor’s Message: Acclimating to the ACA
The Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate phased in January 1, but sleep medicine practitioners will have a time cushion to adapt while the law’s effects trickle in over the coming years.
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Author: Sree Roy
Q4 Horizant Sales Up 34% Compared to Q3
Net sales of restless legs syndrome (RLS) treatment Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets in the United States in the fourth quarter grew 34% compared to the third quarter of 2013, which was the first full...
Read MoreSodium 4-phenylbutyrate (PBA) Gives Aged Flies the Sleep Pattern of Younger Flies
Increasing age is well known to disrupt sleep patterns in all sorts of ways. Elderly people sleep at night less than their younger counterparts and also sleep less well. Older individuals also tend to nap more during the day....
Read MoreNovaSom Joins American Sleep Apnea Association Industry Roundtable
NovaSom Inc, the provider of the AccuSom home sleep test, has joined the American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) industry roundtable, a group of corporations that support the organization’s mission, programs, and activities. The...
Read MoreWhen Predicting Cardiovascular Events, Look at More Than AHI
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) generally is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. OSA is usually measured using the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), the number of times that breathing pauses or severely slows...
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