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Treat Sleep Apnea in Alzheimer’s Patient for Improved Cognition

It's hard enough to cope with the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and also be hopeful. With no significant treatment at this time, the only therapy options include Aricept, good lifestyle choices including adequate intake of omega-3 fatty acids and of course, brain and physical exercises. Any therapeutic... Read more Chevron

posted 12/07/2008, comments (0)|

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Insomnia and the "Vulnerability it Creates"

Even occasional lack of sleep can put you at an escalated risk of developing certain health conditions. Since there are so many variations of insomnia - here's a template to help you address the issues: "I wake up too early in the am" - Early risers (especially the elderly) may have ASPS - Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome - which means... Read more Chevron

posted 11/20/2008, comments (0)|

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The Connection Between Sleep Disorders and Eye Health

Experts have told us that chronic loss of sleep can increase risk of heart disease, weight gain, poor performance, diabetes and other serious conditions. Well a new study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests several associations between sleep disorders and eye health. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of... Read more Chevron

posted 11/17/2008, comments (2)|

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Even Mild Sleep Apnea Can Indicate Heart Disease

We all know those people who are walking around and clearly have sleep apnea. Many of them are overweight, especially centrally, and they snore loudly and clearly have periods where they stop breathing while sleeping, and they complain that even though they seem to sleep through the night they feel sleep deprived, and they can suddenly nap... Read more Chevron

posted 10/25/2008, comment (1)|

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Pediatric OSA Treatment

Let us continue talking about pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We have covered its background and complications, now its time for us to talk a little about treatment. As we explained in previous blogs, as opposed to adults where OSA is most often related to being overweight, in otherwise healthy kids the most common... Read more Chevron

posted 08/01/2008, comments (0)|

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