:: Jun-Jul 2008

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View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Insomnia Daily Treatment Report and Sleep Apnea Daily Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements.

Long-term follow-up of patients with insomnia. (Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2008)

NGC - Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. (2006)

NGC - Evaluating excessive sleepiness in the older adult. (2003)

NGC - Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults. A national clinical guideline. (2003)

NGC - Practice parameters for the nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic primary insomnia in the elderly. (2005)

NGC - Practice parameters for using polysomnography to evaluate insomnia: an update. (2003)

NGC - Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in the primary care setting. (2006)

SIGN - Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults (2003)

Featured sites

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Primary Insomnia

NIH - Sleep Apnea

Insomnia

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Insomnia concerns

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Sleep disorders

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Sleeping difficulty

NIH - NHLBI Facts About Insomnia

NIH - NHLBI Insomnia: Assessment and Management in PrimaryCare

Sleep Apnea

NIH - NHLBI How Is Sleep Apnea Diagnosed?

NIH - NHLBI How Is Sleep Apnea Treated?

NIH - NHLBI Living With Sleep Apnea

NIH - NHLBI Sleep Apnea: Is Your Patient at Risk?

NIH - NHLBI What Are The Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Apnea?

NIH - NHLBI What Causes Sleep Apnea?

NIH - NHLBI What Is Sleep Apnea?

NIH - NHLBI Who Gets Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

NIH - NINDS NINDS Sleep Apnea Information Page

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Central sleep apnea

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Sleep apnea

Cardiovascular: General

Diet - Health: Obesity

Menopause

Cardiovascular: General

Impact of obstructive sleep apnea on right ventricular global function: sleep apnea and myocardial performance index. (Respiration. 2005) "BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive upper airway obstructions during sleep, and it might cause cardiovascular complications such as heart failure, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, systemic and pulmonary hypertension. Ä CONCLUSIONS: It was suggested that patients with moderate-severe OSA had a right ventricular global dysfunction, in addition to the presence of a diastolic dysfunction."

Diet - Health: Obesity

Obesity related morbidity and mortality. (J La State Med Soc. 2005) "Psychosocial dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis can be a direct result of increased fat mass."