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If you suffer from sleep apnea, consult with your dentist: PDA

Sleep apnea, a serious and potentially life-threatening disorder if left untreated, affects approximately 18 million Americans. During sleep apnea episodes, a person stops breathing for at least 10 seconds. Depending on the severity of the disorder, a person can have between 10 and 60 episodes a night. Sleep apnea treatment often involves a team of healthcare providers, including dentists, general physicians, surgeons and sleep specialists.

18 Jun 2010

Fraudulent Tamiflu sold over Internet, FDA warns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers about a potentially harmful product represented as "Generic Tamiflu" sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product does not contain Tamiflu's active ingredient, oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an ingredient in the same class of antibiotics as penicillin.

18 Jun 2010

Baby with heart condition after surgery ‘chilled’ and cured

Four month old baby Finley Burton was taken for a routine visit to his doctor when two holes were detected in his heart. He subsequently underwent an intricate heart operation to close these holes that were making it difficult for his heart to pump out blood. Right after the operation he developed irregular, erratic heart beats that went over 200 beats per minute. This could have killed him but doctors in Britain found a miracle solution for the problem. They lowered his body temperature.

18 Jun 2010

Fertility drugs cause multiple and premature births

The widespread use of fertility drugs, not just high-tech laboratory procedures, plays a major role in causing multiple births and contributes to the problem of premature birth in the United States, experts said today at the March of Dimes National Communications Advisory Council luncheon.

17 Jun 2010

Meningococcal disease in infants: A potentially difficult and serious diagnosis

An article published in the May 2010 edition of Postgraduate Medicine documents a case study where a previously healthy, 15-week-old male infant was misdiagnosed and died of meningococcal disease. Initially the patient showed signs of the common cold and was treated as such, but symptoms worsened and he was admitted to the hospital emergency department.

16 Jun 2010

UT Southwestern head and neck cancer surgeons perform area's first transoral robotic surgery

Head and neck cancer surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center performed the area's first transoral robotic surgery (TORS), a recently approved minimally invasive no-scar procedure to remove tumors in the throat.

16 Jun 2010

Increased risk of cardiovascular problems can affect people with mild to moderate SDB: Research

Doctors have long known that snoring is hazardous to health for a number of reasons. In addition to restless nights and increased daytime sleepiness, sleep-disordered breathing has a series of associated health problems, including increased risk of cardiovascular disease. While it is not always clear what the association between SDB and a given health problem is, new research exposes that at least one factor may help to explain the increased risk of cardiovascular problems that affects even people with mild to moderate SDB.

15 Jun 2010

Researchers establish link between air pollution and SDB

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health have established the first link between air pollution and sleep-disordered breathing, a known cause of cardiovascular diseases.

15 Jun 2010

New research evaluating substantial disease burden of PNH presented at European Hematology Association

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new research evaluating the substantial disease burden of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, an ultra-rare blood disorder, in patients worldwide. The International PNH Registry, involving 580 patients from 99 sites in 14 countries as of May 2010, found that the debilitating symptoms and life-threatening complications of PNH are similar across patient populations around the world.

14 Jun 2010

$15 million sanctioned for replacement of school gas heaters not enough say organizations

The State Government of NSW has decided upon a $15 million replacement of nearly 100 school gas heaters especially targeting cold climate areas of NSW. The New South Wales Teachers Federation said in a statement that they will be urging the government to expand the programme to other areas replacing the unflued gas heaters in schools.

9 Jun 2010

New AAN guideline provides step-by-step process for determining brain death in adults

In an effort to create a uniform and accurate method for determining brain death, the American Academy of Neurology has issued an updated guideline that provides doctors with a step-by-step process for determining brain death in adults. The guideline is published in the June 8, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Jun 2010

CPAP therapy effective at recouping memory abilities impaired by obstructive sleep apnea

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy helps restore memory consolidation in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

9 Jun 2010

Phase 2 study results of Qnexa in patients with OSA presented at SLEEP 2010

VIVUS, Inc. today announced that data from a previously reported phase 2 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug Qnexa for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea were presented at SLEEP 2010, the 24th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

8 Jun 2010

Gene variant linked to ability of Tibetans to cope with low-oxygen conditions identified

A new study pinpoints the genetic changes that enable Tibetans to thrive at altitudes where others get sick.

8 Jun 2010

Children and teens with moderate to severe OSA have lower academic grades: Research

The average academic grades of children and teens with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea are worse than the grades of students who have no sleep-disordered breathing, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

8 Jun 2010

Excessive sleepiness more common in the U.S. than in Europe: Research

Excessive sleepiness is more common in the U.S. than in Europe, which raises concerns for public health and safety, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

8 Jun 2010

Masimo announces full market release of Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring to provide RRa

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today the full market release of its latest medical technology breakthrough—Masimo Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring— providing continuous and noninvasive respiration rate that is accurate, easy-to-use, and enhances patient tolerance.

7 Jun 2010

Watermark Medical completes $15M equity investment from CA Technologies

Watermark Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical products and services company currently servicing the sleep-disordered breathing market, today announced the completion of a $15 million equity investment from CA Technologies. This equity investment in Watermark Medical represents CA Technologies' entry into the emerging Software-as-a-Service -based healthcare cloud market.

7 Jun 2010

Smoke-free laws protect both children and adults from exposure to secondhand smoke

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a common biomarker of secondhand smoke exposure than those living in counties with no smoke-free laws.

7 Jun 2010

Seasonal allergies may cause mild sleep-disordered breathing in young children: Research

The prevalence of mild sleep-disordered breathing in young children may fluctuate seasonally, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

7 Jun 2010

Breathing News and Research

If you suffer from sleep apnea, consult with your dentist: PDA

Fraudulent Tamiflu sold over Internet, FDA warns

Baby with heart condition after surgery ‘chilled’ and cured

Fertility drugs cause multiple and premature births

Meningococcal disease in infants: A potentially difficult and serious diagnosis

UT Southwestern head and neck cancer surgeons perform area's first transoral robotic surgery

Increased risk of cardiovascular problems can affect people with mild to moderate SDB: Research

Researchers establish link between air pollution and SDB

New research evaluating substantial disease burden of PNH presented at European Hematology Association

$15 million sanctioned for replacement of school gas heaters not enough say organizations

New AAN guideline provides step-by-step process for determining brain death in adults

CPAP therapy effective at recouping memory abilities impaired by obstructive sleep apnea

Phase 2 study results of Qnexa in patients with OSA presented at SLEEP 2010

Gene variant linked to ability of Tibetans to cope with low-oxygen conditions identified

Children and teens with moderate to severe OSA have lower academic grades: Research

Excessive sleepiness more common in the U.S. than in Europe: Research

Masimo announces full market release of Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring to provide RRa

Watermark Medical completes $15M equity investment from CA Technologies

Smoke-free laws protect both children and adults from exposure to secondhand smoke

Seasonal allergies may cause mild sleep-disordered breathing in young children: Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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