Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: ACP guidelines Meghna Singhania5 April 2016 2:37 PM ISTObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by repetitive obstruction of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in hypopnea (reduced airflow during...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea associated with Malignant Melanoma: Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 May 2016 3:41 PM ISTUntreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased aggressiveness of malignant cutaneous melanoma, according to the first...
Sleep apnea gets worse in post menopausal women savita thakur thakur27 May 2016 2:57 PM ISTMenopause can increase risk of developing sleep apnea, a potentially serious sleep disorder which can have negative effects on your health, says a...
Patients with sleep apnea also suffer from GI tract conditions: Study savita thakur thakur3 Jun 2016 4:38 PM ISTSan Diego, CA - Patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also tend to have additional gastrointestinal (GI) tract conditions, such as...
Now, an implant to ease sleep apnea supriya kashyap kashyap15 Jun 2016 3:20 PM ISTSleeping through the night is difficult when your airway won't stay open, but now, a team of researchers has come up with an implantable device that...
Sleep Apnea tied to heart risk supriya kashyap kashyap17 Jun 2016 4:56 PM ISTFor people who have had a procedure to open blocked heart arteries, untreated sleep-breathing problems like snoring or Sleep Apnea may raise the risk...
Management of respiratory depression associated with neuraxial opioid administration: Practice Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap29 Jun 2016 1:41 PM ISTIn march 2016, American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuraxial Opioids and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine...
Sleep apnea may worsen liver disease in adults : study supriya kashyap kashyap8 Aug 2016 12:58 PM ISTLondon : Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and low night-time oxygen are associated with the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in...
Targeted therapy for sleep disorders helps patients with muscular dystrophy supriya kashyap kashyap16 Jan 2017 10:29 AM ISTMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult muscular dystrophy, and many patients with DM1 suffer from various sleep and respiratory...
Evidence insufficient regarding screening for obstructive sleep apnea: USPSTF supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jan 2017 10:59 AM ISTThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms...
Urine test to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome supriya kashyap kashyap7 April 2017 11:59 AM ISTA study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators raises the possibility of identifying children with Down syndrome who may also have...
Detection of curable forms of hypertension: Endocrine Society issues Scientific Statement supriya kashyap kashyap12 April 2017 9:52 AM ISTWashington : A new Scientific Statement issued by the Endocrine Society advises healthcare providers on ways to spot hormonal causes of high blood...
