:: June 2009

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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.

Sleep Apnea Thickens Blood Vessels, Increases Heart Disease Risk “Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, thickens sufferers' blood vessels. Moreover, it increases the risk of several forms of heart and vascular disease.”

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

NGC - Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. (2008)

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."