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Eating a healthy plant-based diet may make sleep apnea less likely? Nothing inherent in plants that reduces the risk, rather adopting healthy eating reduces risk of weight gain; one of the risk factors for developing sleep apnea.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 28, 2024 Source:Eating a healthy plant-based diet may make sleep apnea less likely Reference:Plant-based and vegetarian diets are associated with reduced obstructive sleep apnoea risk
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Preliminary data suggests implant paces breathing muscle to prevent sleep apnea in heart failure patients
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 22, 2014 Source: Device fitted under the skin could end misery of chronic snoring
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CHEO develops preliminary sleep apnea screening tool for boys
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 2, 2014 Source: New screening tool to diagnose common sleep problem in children Reference: Sherri Katz, Kimmo Murto, Nicholas Barrowman, Janine Clarke, Lynda Hoey, Franco Momoli, Robert Laberge, Jean-Philippe Vaccani. Neck circumference percentile: A screening tool for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Pediatric Pulmonology, 2014; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23003
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call January 29, 2014
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call January 29, 2014 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. Today: Sleep apnea, a woman’s memory problems just before her menstrual period, molecular iodide supplements, erectile dysfunction and recurrent migraines
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Cancer risk increased with sleep apnea
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 21, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Sleep Apnea Has Higher Risk Of Cancer Mortality Reference: http://www.med.wisc.edu/news-events/news/sleep-apnea-associated-with-higher-mortality-from-cancer/37687
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Sleep apnea treatment may reduce heart failure outcomes
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 22, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Sleep Apnea Treatment May Help Ward Off Heart Failure: Study Reference: Justine Lachman, M.D., director, Congestive Heart Failure Program, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, N.Y.; Neil Coplan, M.D., director, division of clinical cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; American Heart Association, news release, March…
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New device may help treat sleep apnea
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 29, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea
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Sleep apnea's effects on memory storage
Sleep apnea is a common condition that up to now has been associated with a myriad of health problems including heart disease, obesity, diabetes, depression, and fatigue among others. A new study published by UCLA researchers in the June 27 edition of the journal Neuroscience Letters showed that for people with sleep apnea showed tissue…
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Sleep apnea solutions range from tennis balls to surgery
Last week’s column reviewed how obstructive sleep apnea is more than just a problem of poor sleep. More than 90 per cent of obstructive sleep apnea sufferers remain undiagnosed and face real health risks.