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posted 06/04/2009, comments (0)

Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing

Childhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Another problem, long thought to be a disorder of older, overweight males, is sleep apnea. A study published in the June issue of the journal sleep reveals that obese children are as much at risk of... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/05/2008, comments (0)

Serious Sleep Apnea and Death - Two Intertwined Realities

According to a new study in the Journal Sleep, people who suffer with serious forms of sleep apnea are several more times likely to die than those without this condition. Serious sleep apnea is now being called "the condition that erodes your health" by one prominent sleep expert. Picture a situation where night after night, week after... Read more Chevron

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