Month: November 2011

AMA Applauds OSHA Decision on Resident Work Hours

The American Medical Association (AMA) applauded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) decision to allow the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to continue to serve as the regulatory body for medical

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Sleep Disruption for Breastfed Babies Is Temporary

While breastfed babies initially awaken more during the night for feedings, their sleep patterns—falling asleep, staying asleep, and total sleep time—stabilize in later infancy and become comparable to those of non-breastfed babies,

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NIH Revises Sleep Disorders Research Plan

Building on scientific advances that link sleep problems to health and safety risks, the National Institutes of Health released the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan. The plan identifies research opportunities to be pursued over the next 3

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Thyroid Surgery Reduces Sleep Apnea Symptoms

Thyroidectomy alone can provide significant improvements in nearly a third of patients reporting symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Alexandra Reiher, MD, and colleagues

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