Best results in Bariatric surgery in patients with BMI between 35 and 40 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 July 2017 11:00 AM ISTANN ARBOR, Mich: The struggle to escape obesity takes more and more Americans to a surgeon's door, in search of bariatric surgery they hope will...
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea more likely to develop glaucoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Aug 2017 9:30 AM ISTPeople with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of paused and shallow breathing during sleep, are...
New software turns mobile-phone accessory into breathing monitor Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTResearchers have developed new software that makes it possible to use low-cost, thermal cameras attached to mobile phones to track how fast a person...
Nerve stimulator Implant - New treatment option for central sleep apnea Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep...
Sleep Medicine Academy releases position statement on home Apnea Testing Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTA new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) describes the appropriate clinical use of a home sleep apnea test...
Sleep Apnea may increase risk of developing Alzheimer's disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTObstructive sleep apnea(OSA) may put elderly people at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to new research published online...
PAP therapy dramatically improves quality of life in patients of sleep apnea Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTA new study shows that positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy improves quality of life measures in people who have obstructive sleep apnea. Results...
A new oral drug found safe and effective in treating Sleep Apnea Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTA synthetic cannabis-like drug in a pill was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea in the first large multi-site study of a drug for...
Sleep Apnea Symptoms corrected by ENT Procedure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Dec 2017 7:05 PM ISTFor Jason Johnson, nights were anything but restful. The 16-year-old high school student would often wake up with difficulty breathing."I would wake...
AASM stops use of medical marijuana in Sleep Apnea Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTMinnesota Department of Health had added obstructive sleep apnea as a new qualifying condition for the state's medical cannabis program in November...
Poor sleep quality may lead to atrial fibrillation Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTPoor sleep quality independent of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) might be an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation, according to a study...
Metoprolol, as safe and effective as amlodipine in hypertension with OSA Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTTherapeutic effects of metoprolol, a beta-blocker, on lowering of blood pressure in hypertensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is...
