News tagged with sleep apnoea

Mediterranean diet and exercise can reduce sleep apnea symptoms

Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnoea, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stopping snoring cuts heart attack risk

Sleep apnoea patients who are successfully treated have lower blood fat levels and a reduced risk of heart attack than people who are left untreated, University of Sydney researchers have found.

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created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Atrial fibrillation: New management approaches for the 'new epidemic' in cardiovascular disease

Despite recent advances in the treatment of heart rhythm disturbances, mortality and morbidity rates associated withy atrial fibrillation (AF) remain "unacceptably high", according to a new report. The report, prepared jointly ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High sugar and fat diet 'may increase cell damage during sleep'

(Medical Xpress) -- Continuing sleepless nights can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and even death for sufferers of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) who regularly stop breathing during the night for brief periods ...

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Low-energy diet can improve sleep disorder

Sufferers of the sleep disorder obstructive sleep apnoea could benefit from following a low energy diet to lose weight, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today.

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created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep-disordered breathing comes at a heavy cost

In 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 ...

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created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The high price of sleep disorders

Danish sleep researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Institute for Health Services Research have examined the socio-economic consequences of the sleep disorder hypersomnia in one of the largest studies ...

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created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When does obesity become a child protection issue?

Childhood obesity alone is not a child protection concern, nor is failure to control weight. But consistent failure to change lifestyle and engage with outside support indicates neglect, particularly in younger children, ...

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created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Weight loss reduces sleep problems in obese men

Weight loss reduces obstructive sleep apnoea in obese men, with the greatest effect seen in patients with severe disease, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal today.

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While you were sleeping: Sleep apnea's effect on the brain may be more severe than previously thought

It has been linked to learning impairment, stroke and premature death. Now research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that snoring associated with sleep apnoea may impair brain function more than previously ...

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Your face reveals sleep disorder risk

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the University of Sydney has developed an innovative method to analyse digital photographs of faces in order to determine an individual's risk of developing Obstructive Sleep Apnoea ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2