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American Trucking Associations Back Hours of Service Rules
In recent FMCSA listening sessions, the ATA pushed for more flexibility in the sleeper berth provision and shared improvements since hours of service rules took effect.
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Positive Airway Pressure Devices Local Coverage Determinations Revised
The revision addressed physician credentialing and the interpretation of facility-based PSGs.
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Four States Get Federal Funds for Electronic Health Records
Wisconsin, South Carolina, Alaska, and Kentucky will receive funds as part of the Recovery Act.
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| Industry News |
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Brown Victory Shifts Obama Plans for Health Care Reform
No matter what the intended message from voters, the fact is that the election of Scott Brown (R-Mass) to the Senate has put the brakes on efforts to sign sweeping changes to the existing US health care system into law.
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Philip Westbrook, MD, Featured as Sleep Expert on The Dr. Oz Show Website
The Dr. Oz Show recently spotlighted patients with sleep disorders.
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| Research News |
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Improvement in Sleep Quality Could Boost Fibromyalgia Drugs to Top of Market
A new report from Decision Resources finds that a fibromyalgia drug that improves sleep quality more than Pfizer's Lyrica would earn a sizeable patient share.
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New Study Will Investigate Link Between Childhood Asthma, Sleep, and School Performance
A $2.5 million federal grant will fund a study evaluating the connection between asthma and allergic rhinitis symptoms, sleep quality, and school functioning in urban elementary school children.
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ATS 2010 International Conference
Among the scientific sessions that will be covering sleep medicine are: What Atypical Sleep Laboratory Patients Can Teach Us; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Intermittent Hypoxia and Oxidative Stress in Tissue and End-Organ Damage; and Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Related Morbidity in West and Asian Countries.
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4th Annual Rocky Mountain Sleep Conference
Featured topics of the 4th Annual Rocky Mountain Sleep Conference include: Addressing OSA in Hospitalized Patients; Dangers of Obesity and Childhood Apnea; and Respiratory Physiology and Sleep Medicine.
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