http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Researchers found that kidney transplant patients are just as likely to have this sleep disorder as dialyzed kidney disease patients who are on the transplant waiting list. Therefore, both types of patients who have sleep apnea should be considered at high risk for developing serious heart-related complications. http://www.physorg.com/news177875054.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:50:01 EST news177875054 (PhysOrg.com) -- Hours of analysing snoring sounds have paid off for a group of researchers from The University of Queensland and Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital. http://www.physorg.com/news177103046.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:20:05 EST news177103046 (PhysOrg.com) -- A computer scientist from the University of Houston and a doctor of sleep medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have teamed up to create a new, less invasive method of diagnosing sleep apnea. Their findings appear in the November issue of the journal Sleep. http://www.physorg.com/news176408924.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:29:07 EST news176408924 There is a high prevalence of nocturnal teeth grinding, or bruxism, in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), particularly in Caucasians. New research presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), found that nearly 1 in 4 patients with OSA suffers from nighttime teeth grinding; this seems to be especially more prevalent in men and in Caucasians compared with other ethnic groups. http://www.physorg.com/news176395175.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:03 EST news176395175 Golfers who undergo treatment for sleep apnea may improve their golf game as well as their overall health, shows new research. A new study presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), found that golfers with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who received nasal positive airway pressure (NPAP) for their disorder improved their daytime sleepiness scores and lowered their golf handicap by as much as three strokes. Researchers suggest that the possibility of improving your golf game may be a significant motivator to improve NPAP compliance rates among golfers. http://www.physorg.com/news176394891.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:35:48 EST news176394891 (AP) -- Safety investigators have sent government agencies a wake-up call about sleep apnea, a disorder that's showing up in a wide range of transportation accidents. http://www.physorg.com/news175339819.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:00:09 EST news175339819 According to research recently published by an Oregon Health & Science University scientist, a form of surgery called uvopalatopharyngoplasty is effective for treating certain patients who suffer from sleep apnea, one of the most common sleep disorders. The research, conducted in collaboration with scientists at the Mayo Clinic, is published in the September issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://www.physorg.com/news174234824.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:46:26 EST news174234824 Nearly all patients who underwent surgery to treat oropharyngeal cancer experienced some degree of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. http://www.physorg.com/news174048025.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:40:38 EST news174048025 Radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses heat to shrink the tissue of the soft palate, is an effective and minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat patients who snore. http://www.physorg.com/news173955203.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:53:44 EST news173955203 Patients who suffer from both allergic rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may experience escalated symptoms of stress and fatigue. http://www.physorg.com/news173882018.html Medicine & Health Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:20:01 EST news173882018 Patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also tend to have additional gastrointestinal (GI) tract conditions, such as gastric reflux and hiatal hernia, which form at the opening in your diaphragm where your food pipe (esophagus) joins your stomach. http://www.physorg.com/news173881822.html Medicine & Health Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:31:08 EST news173881822 More than 12 million people in the U.S. suffer from sleep apnea, most common among the overweight and obese. More than just loud snoring, it can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease and a poor quality of life. For years, doctors have told patients with sleep apnea that their best bet for alleviating it would be to lose weight, but there's been very little research-based evidence to prove that. http://www.physorg.com/news173374450.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:36:15 EST news173374450 A report out of The University of Western Ontario, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, warns the use of codeine to treat pain following a tonsillectomy could prove fatal for some children. Dr. Gideon Koren, who holds the Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology at Western, zeroed in on the danger after investigating the death of a two year old boy following a relatively easy operation to remove his tonsils. http://www.physorg.com/news169926854.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:56:05 EST news169926854 Severe breathing disorders during sleep are associated with an increased risk of dying from any cause according to research published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. The study finds that the increased risk of dying is most apparent in men between 40 and 70 years of age with severe sleep-disordered breathing, and suggests a specific link between this condition and death from coronary heart disease in men. http://www.physorg.com/news169754530.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:20:03 EST news169754530 A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that adults with Down syndrome also frequently suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, complications of untreated OSA such as cardiovascular disease, daytime sleepiness and impaired cognitive functioning overlap with the manifestations of Down syndrome; therefore, OSA may not be detected. http://www.physorg.com/news169537069.html Medicine & Health Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:00:03 EST news169537069 A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that children have an increased risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if they have at least one sibling who has been diagnosed with the sleep disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news168326976.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:50:01 EST news168326976 Adults who struggle with CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should be considered candidates for reconstructive surgery on the upper airway, because it holds the same quality-of-life (QOL) benefits but with more permanence. This thesis is in new research published in the August 2009 edition of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news168326871.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:28:47 EST news168326871 Stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who undergo treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) following their stroke may substantially reduce their risk of death, according to Spanish research to be published in the July 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news165157875.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:11:45 EST news165157875 Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, different types of breathing problems appear more closely associated with different categories of arrhythmia. http://www.physorg.com/news164909181.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:40:01 EST news164909181 A study in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the complaints of fatigue and tiredness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) improved significantly with good adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, suggesting that - like the symptom of excessive daytime sleepiness - these complaints are important symptoms of OSA. http://www.physorg.com/news164282973.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:50:01 EST news164282973 A multi-ethnic study in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reports that there is a statistically significant relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) episodes occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and type 2 diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news164282829.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:40:02 EST news164282829 Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news163736261.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:18:07 EST news163736261 Men who work with their female partners while receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to adhere to their treatment, according to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. http://www.physorg.com/news163645809.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:10:35 EST news163645809 A study in the June 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) are consistent, independent risk factors for all severity levels of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children, suggesting that as with adult SDB, metabolic factors are important risk factors for childhood SDB. http://www.physorg.com/news163060925.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:43:34 EST news163060925 Sleep apnea has long been known to be associated with obesity. But a new study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care finds that the disorder is widely undiagnosed among obese individuals with type 2 diabetes - nearly 87 percent of participants reported symptoms, but were never diagnosed. http://www.physorg.com/news162107392.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 06:50:31 EST news162107392 Patients with undiagnosed or untreated obstructive sleep apnea are especially vulnerable to the effects of sleep deprivation and even legal doses of alcohol when it comes to lowered driving performance and increased risk of vehicular accidents, according to new research to be announced on May 19 at the American Thoracic Society's 105th International Conference in San Diego. http://www.physorg.com/news162047568.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 14:13:19 EST news162047568 The eyes may be the window into the soul, but they may also contain important medical information. According to new research to be presented at the American Thoracic Society's 105th International Conference in San Diego on May 19, patients with diabetes who have retinopathy should also be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). http://www.physorg.com/news161974934.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 May 2009 18:02:40 EST news161974934 Treatment with surgery or an oral appliance that adjusts the jaw is associated with improvements in obstructive sleep apnea, a condition caused by blocked upper airways in which patients periodically stop breathing during sleep, according to two reports in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news161887418.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 17:43:52 EST news161887418 New research suggests that patients newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who use a short-course of the sleep aid, eszopiclone, when beginning continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, are more adherent with therapy in six months. http://www.physorg.com/news161871789.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 13:23:45 EST news161871789 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA) are not markedly decreased in heart failure (HF) patients managed with beta-blockers and spironolactone, reports a study in the March issue of Journal of Cardiac Failure , published by Elsevier. http://www.physorg.com/news160806571.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 05:30:00 EST news160806571