Sleep Medicine
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Insomnia severity more pronounced in older Hispanics
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Insomnia in young men boosts cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk
DENVER – Insomnia symptoms are associated with increased cardiovascular and cerebrovascular event rates in young to middle-aged men.
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Restless sleep in 11-year-olds predicts earlier substance use
Boys with poor sleep quality and quantity start using alcohol and cannabis earlier as teens.
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Women’s Health Initiative may account for insomnia’s upward trend
DENVER – Insomnia rates are climbing, especially in middle-aged women.
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Upper airway stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea shows continued benefit at 42 months
DENVER – Only 4% of bed partners are forced to leave the room because of snoring.
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Peds, FPs flunk screening children for obstructive sleep apnea
DENVER – A high degree of unwarranted practice variation exists among pediatricians and family physicians with regard to screening children for...
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Sleep apnea in later life more than doubles subsequent Alzheimer’s risk
DENVER – Cognitively intact patients when diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea after age 65 were 2.2-fold more likely than were controls to...
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Insomnia is pervasive in adult neurodevelopmental disorders
DENVER – Look for clinically significant sleep disturbances in adults with ADHD or autism spectrum disorder.
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USPSTF opposes screening for obstructive sleep apnea in draft recommendation
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SLEEP TIGHT: CPAP may be vasculoprotective in stroke/TIA
DENVER – Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with a recent TIA or mild stroke appears to reduce...