Article: Health:Middle age sleep apnoea raises heart disease risk.

Article: Methadone/morphine/oxycodone: Central sleep apnoea: ...
Reactions Weekly;  July 5, 2008 ;     602 words ...Three patients developed sleep apnoea in association with oxycodone ... polysomnography test was borderline for sleep apnoea. She was prescribed 10mg ... a history of obstructive sleep apnoea and coronary artery disease. He was referred with persistent ...

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: Sleep apnoea patients at higher risk of severe ...
The Hindustan Times;  May 21, 2007 ;     542 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 ;     537 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 ...

Article: SA: Sleep apnoea surgery works, says leading doctor
AAP General News (Australia);  January 9, 2008 ;     440 words ... ... Australia) 01-09-2008 SA: Sleep apnoea surgery works, says leading doctor ... clear benefit in having surgery for sleep apnoea. University of Adelaide researchers argue surgery for sleep apnoea has a general lack of impact on symptoms ...