CLINICAL

Issue Stories

Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Ads: Healthy for Viewers?
The controversy behind ads directed at sleep disorder patients.

Competitors or Collaborators?
The role of sleep clinicians and HME providers in home sleep testing.

Treatment Recommendation Updates
Guidelines and recommendations for the management of narcolepsy and other central hypersomnias.

Case Report
Through the Eyes of the Patient
A patient's perspective of the obstacles in managing OSA with oral appliance therapy and surgery.

Technology Focus
CPAP Products

Subscribe to Issue Stories  

More Issue Stories >>

News Stories

Industry News
ResMed Investigating CSA in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
10/15/2008

Industry News
CIRCADIAN and Sleep Pointe Join Forces to Improve Health of Shift Workers
10/15/2008

Industry News
Educational Initiative Aims to Improve RLS Awareness
10/15/2008

Industry News
Sleep Disturbance an Independent Risk Factor for Depression Recurrence
10/8/2008

Americans Searching for Ways to Improve Sleep
10/1/2008

Subscribe to News Stories  

More News Stories >>

Reuters Health Stories

Even mild sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from the UK shows that minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness, suggesting that patients with this condition are at increased cardiovascular risk.
10/24/2008 10:22:58 AM

Obstructive sleep apnea in childhood linked to elevated blood pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Childhood obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with elevated blood pressure, and children with more severe OSA have an increased risk of nocturnal hypertension, according to findings published in the September issue of Thorax.
10/21/2008 3:34:04 PM

Brain oxygenation altered in children with sleep-disordered breathing
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Alterations in regional cerebral oxygenation may underlie changes in cognitive function in children with sleep-disordered breathing, according to a report in the October 15th issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
10/17/2008 3:22:26 PM

CPAP can curb cardiac risk in patients with sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduced cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and metabolic syndrome, but only in those with good adherence to the intervention, Slovakian researchers report in the October issue of Chest.
10/14/2008 1:44:01 PM

Surgery may improve CPAP compliance in sleep apnea patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small study in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suggests that upper airway surgery may enhance compliance with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.
10/7/2008 4:37:05 PM

Subscribe to Reuters Health Stories  

More News Stories >>

LOOKING FOR EXPERT ADVICE? Experts here are available to answer all your questions! Please contact us for more information about this feature, or to become an expert.

MEDIA CENTER Interactive Media  Archives  · November 2008  · October 2008  · September 2008  · July/August 2008  · June 2008  · April 2008  · March 2008  · January/February 2008  · December 2007  · November 2007  · All Archives  Newsletter  · Sleep Report  Videos  · Product Demos   Podcast Series  · Anti-snoring Devices and Your Patients  · Portable Monitoring Podcast Resources Classifieds Calendar Consumer Resources Media Kit EAB Reprints Submit an Article