Article: Investigators probe sleep disorder, medication use by ship's pilot in San Francisco Bay spill

Article: Coast Guard Slow to Learn of Pilot's DUI
AP Online;  April 10, 2008 ;     590 words ...The Coast Guard didn't know for nine...subcommittee that oversees the Coast Guard, noted that a pilot...right? Cummings asked Coast Guard Rear Adm. Brian Salerno...have, Salerno replied. Coast Guard officials requested...treat ailments from sleep apnea to ...

Article: Sleep apnea & Chinese medicine. (Chinese Medicine Update).
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Keywords: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, sleep apnea Definition & nosology: Apnea comes...Therefore, apnea means no breathing. Sleep apnea (SA) refers to recurrent cessation of...the airway. This is called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and occurs when the soft tissue...

Article: Sleep Apnea
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions;      651 words ...Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea (AP-nee-a) is a disorder in which a person temporarily stops breathing...Internet and other reference sources Breathing disorders Obstructive sleep apnea Respiratory system Snoring James loved his grandfather, but he was...

Article: Breathless no more: defeating adult sleep apnea. (includes related articles on treatment and types of apnea)
FDA Consumer;  June 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ......eight hours of restful slumber. For the sleep apnea sufferer, this happens every night...FDA Consumer) and adults. For adults, sleep apnea may actually be more disturbing for...variety of highly effective treatments for sleep apnea are available. They range from simple...

Article: Sleeping without breath.: one woman's frightening story.(treating sleep apnea)
Vibrant Life;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......without breath People with untreated sleep apnea slop breathing repeatedly while they...often for a minute or longer. --American Sleep Apnea Association In early January 2002 I...contained something about a condition called sleep apnea. Intrigued, I began my research. I had...

Article: Decreasing surgical risks for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
AORN Journal;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious, potentially life-threatening...Thoracic Society states that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disease condition that...men, 2% of middle-aged women) have sleep apnea.(2) As nurses, we have a responsibility...

Article: Snoring? It Could Be Sleep Apnea
AP Online;  January 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed. A government...poised to allow at-home testing for sleep apnea _ letting people snooze in their own...Americans are estimated to suffer from sleep apnea, yet specialists think fewer than half...

Article: Stanford Researchers Identify Gene Associated With Sleep Apnea.
Business Wire;  June 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ......genetic marker are twice as likely to suffer from sleep apnea -- a dangerous nighttime breathing disorder...also predisposes a carrier to the development of sleep apnea. Since sleep apnea is also linked to cardiovascular disease, there...

Article: Diagnosis of sleep apnea with A CPAP.(News You Can Use)(continuous positive airway pressure )(Brief article)
Nevada RNformation;  May 1, 2008 ;     253 words ...Sleep apnea causes frequent periods of apnea during...develops obstructive choking, and wakes up. Sleep apnea can cause hypertension, heart failure...CPAP trials were very good at diagnosing sleep apnea. Patients were given the CPAP machine...

Article: Sleep apnea diagnosis missed in women.(HOT FLASHES)
A Friend Indeed;  May 1, 2005 ;     223 words ......treated for hypothyroidism or depression than sleep apnea. (People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep...an average age of 48, all diagnosed with sleep apnea from sleep lab tests. They found that the...

Article: Snoring by night? Snoring by day? Sounds like sleep apnea. (includes related article on getting treatment)
FDA Consumer;  December 1, 1986 ;     700+ words ......Night? Snoozing by Day? Sounds Like Sleep Apnea Sleep, even when accompanied by loud...principal symptoms of a new disease called sleep apnea syndrome. Actually, the condition is...happens to humans while they sleep. Sleep apnea syndrome is a disorder in which the...

Article: ResMed CEO on crusade to treat sleep apnea; medical device company to target new populations.(Chief Executive Officer)
San Diego Business Journal;  June 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Five years ago, the term sleep apnea seeped into the layman's vocabulary...troubles during sleep. In obstructive sleep apnea, a sufferer's throat briefly collapses...adult onset, diabetes, also have sleep apnea. Farrell said patients have died...

Article: FDA Clears First Implantable Medical Device Treatment for 12 Million Americans Who Suffer with Sleep Apnea.
Business Wire;  September 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......times a night. According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, that's what more than 12...suffer from each evening. It's called sleep apnea, a serious health condition causing...sleep. For the first time, patients with sleep apnea can avoid painful surgery and uncomfortable...

Article: Sleep apnea syndrome research focus.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  March 1, 2008 ;     161 words ...9781600215285 Sleep apnea syndrome research focus. Ed. by Andrew...around the world on the disorder sleep apnea. The papers discuss the following...anti-snoring device for managing obstructive sleep apnea, surgical treatment of obstructive...