Article: Sleep apnoea costing millions.(Life Health)

Article: Sleep apnoea is costing millions - and can ...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  June 26, 2003 ;     336 words ... ... claiming today. Obstructive sleep apnoea causes people to stop ... that by not treating sleep apnoea, the NHS foots the bill ... that then result. Dr Thomas MacKay was today due to tell ... in the UK suffer from sleep apnoea.

Article: Health: Sleep apnoea can be fatal for stroke ...
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  February 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Patients with stroke and obstructive sleep apnoea have an increased risk of early death. Sleep apnoea is a disorder of disrupted breathing ... still unknown whether a diagnosis of sleep apnoea is an independent risk factor for mortality ...

Article: Awakening India to obstructive sleep apnoea ...
Indian Journal of Medical Research;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a disorder characterized ... affected in those with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome with increased likelihood ... colleagues show a lower obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome prevalence of 3.6 per ...

Article: Health:Middle age sleep apnoea raises heart disease ...
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  August 31, 2006 ;     648 words ... ... Karachi, August 31 (PPI): Obstructive sleep apnoea in middle age might increase the risk ... however, successful treatment of the sleep apnoea significantly reduces that risk. Sleep apnoea is a condition in which the person has ...

Article: Sleep apnoea patients at higher risk of severe ...
The Hindustan Times;  May 21, 2007 ;     534 words ... ... injury in people with obstructive sleep apnoea is higher than those who do not ... the disorder. In obstructive sleep apnoea, the upper airway narrows ... Obesity is a major risk factor for sleep apnoea. The study as part of UBC Sleep ...

Article: Sleep apnoea can surprisingly prolong life for some ...
The Hindustan Times;  October 4, 2008 ;     529 words ... ... Israeli scientists have discovered that sleep apnoea, an exhausting sleep disorder that ... conducted in the past have shown that sleep apnoea increases the risk of high blood pressure ... researchers, patients with moderate sleep apnoea were less likely to die over the course ...

Article: Sleep apnoea increases type II diabetes risk
The Hindustan Times;  May 21, 2007 ;     700 words ... ... found that patients with obstructive sleep apnoea are at an increased risk for developing ... other risk factors. In obstructive sleep apnoea, the upper airway narrows, or collapses ... Obesity is a major risk factor for sleep apnoea. Emerging evidence also exists that ...