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Hospital implements new equipment to screen for sleep apnea
Newport News Times, OR - Jun 27, 2007

 

Sleepers With Mild Sleep Apnea Twice as Likely to Crash Their Cars
Huffington Post, NY - Jun 25, 2007

 

Childhood sleep apnea can lead to drop in cognitive ability
Oshkosh Northwestern, WI - Jun 20, 2007

 

Sleep Apnea May Increase Risk of Diabetes and Heart Attack
Diabetes Health (press release), CA - Jun 18, 2007

 

Why Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Are At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Disease
Science Daily (press release) - Jun 1, 2007

 

Sleep Apnea May Affect the Heart Via Vessels
MedPage Today, NJ - Jun 1, 2007

 

AAPA: Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Lurk Behind A-Fib
MedPage Today, NJ - May 30, 2007

 

Sleep Apnea and Diabetes
HealthandAge.com - May 31, 2007

 

Facemask 'best' for sleep apnea Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Apr 9, 2007

 

"Compared with the other treatments, CPAP significantly improved pain symptoms and physical functioning assessed by a standardised health-related questionnaire."

Heart Failure & Sleep Apnea: a Deadly Combo Ivanhoe, FL - Apr 10, 2007

 

Heart Failure Patients Can Reduce Death Risk By Treating Sleep – No CPAP Treated OSA Patient In Study Died From HF Best Syndication, CA - Apr 11, 2007

 

High sleep-apnea rates in obese sound public-health alarm Orlando Sentinel, FL - Apr 14, 2007

"AKRON, Ohio -- Nine in 10 patients awaiting weight-loss surgery suffer from sleep apnea, a much higher percentage than are typically diagnosed, a University Hospitals of Cleveland study has found."

Sleep Review (sleepreviewmag.com):
(2006-08-10) Edison Health Innovations Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of No-Mask, No-Surgery Therapy for Sleep Apnea and Hypoxemia

"Edison Health Innovations (EHI), Phoenix, is celebrating its one-year anniversary of its no-mask, no-surgery therapy for sleep disordered breathing and hypoxemia-related illnesses in Phoenix, August 17, 2006. Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy (ZHT), named after its discoverer Jin Zhou, MD, DC, attains results by addressing sleep breathing problems at their source."

In The Sept 06 Issue of Archives of Internal Medicinen in JAMA & Archivers
In This Issue of Archives of Internal Medicine
Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1685.
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Editorials
Sleep and Health: Everywhere and in Both Directions
Phyllis C. Zee; Fred W. Turek
Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1686-1688.
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"This special issue of the ARCHIVES is devoted to original investigations that further our understanding of the relationship of sleep and health. The theme that emerges throughout this issue is that sleep serves as an indicator of health and quality of life and therefore is highly and directly relevant to the practice of medicine.......As evidenced by this issue of the ARCHIVES, sleep is making its way into the mainstream of medicine, but it is also quite clear that much more research is needed to understand the mechanisms that link sleep to health and to the development of safer and more effective treatments for sleep disorders."

Many Women Delay Sleep Apnea Treatment (Forbes, NY)

 

Sleep Apnea, Hypertension Common in Chronic Kidney Disease (Forbes, NY)

 

Many Women With OSA Symptoms Delaying Diagnosis And Treatment (Medical News Today)

 

Overweight Children At Increased Risk For Adult Cardiovascular (Medical News Today)

 

Kids' High Blood Pressure Linked to Sleep Problems (LiveScience.com, NY)

"SATURDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure is associated with sleep breathing problems in children, say U.S. researchers.

Their study of 20 children, aged 4 to 18, found that 60 percent of them had sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which includes obstructive sleep apnea and obstructive hypoventilation -- a condition where breathing isn't adequate to meet the body's needs."

Don't feel your're sleeping as well as you used to? Join the club (Canada.com, Canada)

"They presumably have gone to family doctors for other things and nobody ever picked it up," Libman said. Yet when these people signed up for a research study seeking "sleepy, tired, older people," the overwhelming majority - 90 per cent of the men and 85 per cent of the women - were diagnosed with sleep apnea."

Exercise alone not enough to cut Body Fat (The Money Times, India)

 

More Exercise Not Enough to Cut Youngsters' Weight, Study Finds (Bloomberg)

 

Surgery for child apnea leads to weight gain (Xagena.it)

"A study by a researcher at University at Buffalo investigating the causes of weight gain in children after they have their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing has shown that removing these tissues results in less fidgeting and other non-exercise motor activity. This reduction in motor activity left an excess of calories, findings showed, resulting in an average 13 percent increase in excess weight based on participants' age, sex and height."

"Increases in overweight after adenotonsillectomy in overweight children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing are associated with decreases in motor activity and hyperactivity.
Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;117(2):e200-8."

Viagra may Worsen Sleep Apnea (WWAY NewsChannel 3, NC)

 

In The Journal "Sleep" New Studies Focus On Helping Women And Children Sleep Better (Medical News Today)

Arch Intern Med -- Table of Contents (Vol. 166 No. 16, September 18, 2006)

 

Sleep Apnea May Hurt Women's Sex Lives (CBS News, New York)

"A new study shows that undiagnosed sleep apnea, a common disorder associated with snoring, may decrease women's sexual function by reducing sexual desire ..."

Mo. hospital screening for sleep apnea Seattle Post Intelligencer 

Poor Sleep Can Have Big Impact on Kids Forbes 

 

Polisomnographic findings on children with laryngopathies.
Rev Bras Otorrinolaringol (Engl Ed). 2006 Mar-Apr;72(2):187-92. Portuguese.

"CONCLUSION: The majority of patients with laryngomalacia showed a central type apnea. Patients with various laryngeal diseases did not present a predominant type of apnea."

Symptoms Of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Common Among Adolescents

Parents Advised To Seek Early Medical Treatment For A Child's Sleeping Problem

Experts Spot New Form of Sleep Apnea Forbes

Treatment of complex sleep apnea syndrome: A retrospective comparative review. Sleep Med. 2006 Aug 22

Sleep apnea in middle age raises heart disease risk Scientific American 

Sleep Apnea Ups Stroke Risk in Elderly WebMD

Sleep Apnea in Children Linked to Lower IQ Scores, Learning ...
Lex 18, KY - (HealthDay News) --
Sleep apnea harms children's brains, study finds CBC.ca
Sleep Apnea Linked To Lower IQ Levels In Kids All Headline News
Childhood Sleep Apnea Linked to Brain Damage Ivanhoe
WebMD - AScribe (press release) - all 17 related »

Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associates with Neuropsychological Deficits and Neuronal Brain Injury.
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UC study: Asthma can lead to sleep apnea in young women
Milwaukee Business Journal, WI - Aug 20, 2006

Sleep Apnea Raises Truckers' Crash Risk Forbes - Aug 18, 2006

Study Suggests 10 New Obesity Causes, America’s Weight Problem Not Due To Gluttony And Sloth Alone, Researchers Say
cbsnews.com - June 27, 2006

Acupuncture shows promise for fibromyalgia
CNN - Jun 16, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Acupuncture may help relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia, especially the fatigue and anxiety that often come with the condition, a new ...
 

Sleep Disturbances Result in Chronic Pain in Healthy Women
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC

Sleep apnea affects many who don't know they have the disorder
Thousand Oaks Acorn,  USA

Snoring, sleep apnea rarely diagnosed
United Press International

Insomniacs are More Likely to Experience Daytime Symptoms Such as Negative Mood, Fatigue
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC

Majority of OSA patients not using CPAP on a Regular Daily Basis: Study
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC

Many frustrated with sleep apnea mask
United Press International

Referrals of Pediatric OSA Patients to Sleep Specialists Has Increased: Study
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC

Severe Hot Flashes Associated With Chronic Insomnia
Science Daily (press release)

Snoring Costs Over $88 Billion in Lost Productivity, Health Care Costs
Insurance Journal - June 8, 2006

 

Breathing Masks Decrease Blood Pressure in People with Sleep Apnea

"DG News - Jun 1, 2006
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- June 1, 2006 -- Patients with the nighttime breathing disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea who receive air through a mask while they sleep can significantly reduce their blood pressure, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference on May 22nd. "

New AHA Guidelines Link Sleep Apnea and Stroke Risk (medpagetoday.com)

"DURHAM, N.C., May 8 — Certain patients at high risk for stroke should be evaluated for sleep apnea, new prevention guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) suggest."

the updated AHA stroke prevention guidelines are available at http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/strokeaha;37/3/753

Source reference:
Larry Goldstein et al. "Primary Prevention of ischemic stroke. A guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associations stroke council." Stroke. Advanced online publication May 5, 2006.

Sleep Apnea Tests Advised for Down's Children

 

Down syndrome, sleep trouble linked

 

Sleep Apnea Raises Arrhythmia Risk

 

Spotting Sleep Apnea

 

The brain's role in sleep apnea

 

CPAP May Reverse Cardiac Symptoms in Sleep Apnea

 

Sleep Apnea Treatment Strengthens Heart

 

Kids of Snoring Parents More Likely to Snore, Have ADHD

 

Children who snore could face other problems

 

Kids' Chronic Headache and Sleeplessness Go Hand-in-Hand (Forbes - Jan 27, 2006)
 

Sleep problems common among kids with headache (Reuters - Jan 30, 2006)

 

Auto insurer spends $188K to battle sleep disorders (CBC Saskatchewan, Canada - Feb 7, 2006)

 

Auto insurer spends $188K to help keep drowsy drivers off the road (CBC British Columbia (Audio), Canada)

 

Can marriages be saved by treating snoring? (News-Medical.net)

 

Does snoring spell divorce? (Globe and Mail, Canada - Feb 2, 2006)
 

Open Airway Better Than Heart Stimulation For Apnea (MedPage Today, NJ - Dec 15, 2005)

 

Researchers link sleep apnea to risk of strokes (CTV.ca, Canada)

"We showed for the first time that if you have sleep apnea, your chance of having a stroke is four times greater than if you have no sleep apnea," Dr. Douglas Bradley, director of the Sleep Research Laboratory at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, told CTV News.

 

The researchers found that interrupted sleep increases blood pressure, which makes blood more prone to the clots that cause strokes. More than 70 per cent of stroke patients are later found to have sleep apnea."

Sleep Apnea Increases Stroke Risk (MedPage)

"In the four years after diagnosis people with moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathing have nearly 4.5 times the risk of stroke as do people without the condition, according to Douglas Bradley, M.D., director of Toronto General Hospital's Sleep Research Laboratory here."

Sleep apnea linked to higher stroke risk(United Press International)

Study links sleep disorder, stroke (Globe and Mail)

 

A nightmare for your body - Los Angeles Times

New studies link obstructive sleep apnea to risks such as brain damage and diabetes. Still, the disorder is often ignored.

"Some people first suspect they have obstructive sleep apnea when their significant other complains about excessive snoring, or tells them they stop breathing many times during the night.

Others figure it out when their daytime sleepiness gets so bad they fall asleep at meetings or have a car accident."

Snoring Related to Obesity, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Chronic Fatigue (AAOHNS)

Many studies have clearly showed that self perception of snoring poorly correlated, and observer perception only moderately correlated, with mean, maximum loudness, and snoring index. Two researchers set out to introduce an objective method of measuring snoring. (American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)

 

Sleep Apnea Not Detrimental to Some Young Air Force Personnel (AAOHNS)

A new study finds that young Air Force men and NFL players have some similar qualities. They exercise regularly, often at body-building, they develop muscle mass in the arms and neck; and they may have obstructive sleep apnea, a disease that can be debilitating and even fatal. (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)

 

Pillar Procedure Safe, Effective for Snoring, and Bed Partner Recommended (AAOHNS)

A variety of outpatient surgical procedures have undergone evaluation for the treatment of snoring, including laser assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, radiofrequency treatment to the soft palate, injection snoreplasty, and the newest treatment, palatal implants made of polyethylene terephthalate palatal, the Pillar(r) implants. (American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)

Gastric Reflux High in Patients with Sleep Disorders (AAOHNS)

Obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux, and laryngopharyngeal reflux may have dangerous consequences if they persist undiagnosed or untreated. Researchers have initiated a study to examine the prevalence of GERD and LPR in patients diagnosed with breathing-related sleep disorders. (American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO)

Sleep apnea and death association point to need to examine treatments, modify devices (Medical News Today (press release))

 

Obstructive sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of stroke (News-Medical.net, World)

 

Pregnant diabetics and birth defects (myDNA.com, TX)

 

"The babies of women with diabetes are two to five times more likely to develop birth defects than offspring of women without the disease. A recent study in animals by scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston helps explain why. The research, appearing in the October issue of the American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, suggests that high blood glucose levels early in pregnancy deprive the embryo of oxygen, interfering with its development."

 

Early Atherosclerois Demonstrated in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

 

"Medical scientists detected early atherosclerosis by uncovering vascular abnormalities in 42- to 44-year-old predominately male patients who had severe obstructive sleep apnea but no overt cardiovascular disease."

 

CPAP Treats Congestive Heart Failure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

 

"March 26, 2003 -- Targeting a common sleep disorder with treatment not only helps people with heart failure sleep better, it can make their hearts healthier. A new study shows that people who suffer from both congestive heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea can benefit from a nighttime therapy designed to treat the sleep disorder known as continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP."

 

 

HME News: HME takes CPAP therapy to heart: Marketing keys on cardiologists

 

"OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok. -- Breathing Disorder Services has embarked on a growth strategy and taken to heart new evidence that using CPAP to treat obstructive sleep apnea can also alleviate cardiac problems."

 

 

Sleep Apnea Is Silent Player in NFL Super Bowl Championship (eMaxHealth.com, NC) 

"Many Americans suffer from sleep apnea, but have not been treated," said Gelula. "It has been under the radar as a public health issue." Gelula added that the Super Bowl, and remembrances of the former Green Bay Packer star, provide an opportunity to focus on this life threatening sleep disorder. "We hope that all Americans, along with NFL players and the League, will honor Reggie White's life by recognizing that their sleep is important, and that they should consult a doctor if they have symptoms of sleep apnea," said Gelula."

Sleep apnea therapy fights heart disease (Heart Center Online)

"(HeartCenterOnline) - A common therapy used to treat sleep apnea may protect patients from various forms of heart disease, according to a recent study. ... "

Medicare News: MEDICARE IMPLEMENTS DEMONSTRATION TO EXPAND COVERAGE OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced today the start of a two-year demonstration to expand Medicare coverage of chiropractic services in five states and determine the impact on satisfaction, use of services, and costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
 

"For a long time, sleep apnea has been dismissed as nothing more than bothersome snoring but, increasingly, it is being seen as a serious health risk. "It's one more piece of evidence linking heart disease and sleep apnea, and why we need to take sleep apnea more seriously," said Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn."

Elephant Gets Acupuncture (CBS2 Chicago, IL)

... “I don’t think acupuncture has any pain, if you know what to do,” said Oh, who learned acupuncture at the Zhonghua Chinese Medicine College in Taiwan. ...
 

Speakers emphasize merging traditional, modern remedies (The Missoulian, MT)

"... Acupuncture was recently shown to significantly improve flexibility and decrease pain in people who suffered from osteoarthritis of the knee. ... "

Arthritis Under Control (TheHorse.com, KY)

"... In comments at the clinic's web site, Ott notes that acupuncture can increase circulation, relieve muscle spasm, and even relieve pain by spurring the release ..."

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"Zhou's Hypoxicology Therapy" (ZHT)

A New Therapy for "Mild Oxygen Deprivation" (Hypoxia)

TCD-VCD-Hypoxia Complex

 Without Extra Device and Supply

 

Mild Hypoxia Has Been Identified as the Main Cause of Every Medical Conditions.

 

Trachea Caudal Displacement-Vocal Cord Dysfunction-Oxygen Deprivation Complex with

Chiropractic and Acupuncture Approach for

Fast, Easy & More Results.

 

New Research and Treatment for Mild Hypoxia

 

    Most recently, Dr. Jin Zhou developed a new powerful therapy, "Zhou's Hypoxicology Therapy" (ZHT) for treating mild oxygen deprivation (hypoxia). Mild hypoxia, chronic or transient, has been identified from recent scientific researches as the main but hidden cause of almost every major medical conditions, heart attack and cancer, to common and chronic diseases, fibromyalgia, sleep and breathing disorders to depression. If you do a "Google search" with word (your disease or condition) AND hypoxia, you will see the links.

 

    Based publicly known scientific research on hypoxia and VCD, (Vocal Cord Dysfunction), Dr. Jin Zhou discovered (clinically, not scientifically proven yet) that entire Trachea Caudal (downwards) Displacement (TCD) is the main physio-pathological mechanism of mild hypoxia and illness as well health, TCD-VCD-Hypoxia Complex.

 

    More importantly, Dr. Jin Zhou has developed a completely new non-surgical and non-invasive therapy to treat TCD-VCD-Hypoxia Complex with unprecedented clinical results (measurable results with pulse oximeter in 5-10 minutes) without any need of extra breathing device and supplement Oxygen. Although this new ZHT ("Zhou's Hypoxicology Therapy") is NOT for severe hypoxia, through opening up upper airway, it provides the most powerful and fast relief for  mild hypoxia, the most mysterious cause for your illness, and has been called as "Hidden Killer" by FAA. ZHT, used in conjunction with acupuncture and chiropractic therapy, can provide unprecedented clinical results.

 

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Always on the Job, Employees Pay With Health (The New York Times; one-time registration required)

Excerpt: "Workplace stress costs the nation more than $300 billion each year in health care, missed work and the stress-reduction industry that has grown up to soothe workers and keep production high, according to estimates by the American Institute of Stress in New York."

Pins & needles (Chicago Sun Times, IL - Aug 23, 2004)

"... went to Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Center for Integrative Medicine, and began working with Andrea Friedman Ishikawa, a licensed acupuncture therapist. ..."

Telegraph | News | Watch your backs, couch potatoes told

"Slouching in front of the television set or computer screen for hours could be just as bad for back muscles as heavy lifting, whiplash or other injuries, scientists report today."