Month: July 2006

VIASYS Healthcare Acquires Tiara Medical Systems

In an effort to increase its presence in the sleep therapy market, VIASYS Healthcare Inc, Conshohocken, Pa, has acquired Tiara Medical Systems Inc, Oak Forest, Ill, a company that designs, manufactures, markets, and sells CPAP masks, headgear, circuits, and filters.

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Train Collision Caused by Fatigued Crew Leads to Awareness Program

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that fatigue caused the recent failure of the engineer and conductor on a Union Pacific Railroad train to respond appropriately to wayside signals governing the movement of their train leading to a fatal collision with another train. The collision is now being used as case study in fatigue awareness to help other crews understand the importance of sleep.

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Doing the Right Thing

Leadership of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) should be an easy gig. Together, the AASM and the affiliated organizations it helps manage from its Westchester, Ill, headquarters make up the largest sleep-medici

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