Sleep Medicine
Hospital noise may put patients at risk for sleep loss
University of Chicago Report suggests patients can be negatively affected by hospital noise
Despite the importance of sleep for recovery, hospital noise may put patients at risk for sleep loss and its associated negative effects. Objectively measured hospital noise can range as high as 67 dB inthe intensive care unit to 42 dB in surgical wards, far from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Sleep-disordered breathing common in PCOS girls
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:31 | Posted on Jun 22, 2011 in
Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Sleep Medicine
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are at considerably heightened risk for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), researchers report in a June 8th on-line paper in The Journal of Pediatrics.
As Dr. Raanan Arens told...
Cardiovascular disease boosts sleep apnea risk
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:16 | Posted on Apr 20, 2011 in
Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Sleep Medicine
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – It is well established that sleep disordered breathing increases the risk of heart disease. It now appears that incident cardiovascular disease is associated with worsening sleep-disordered breathing.
As Dr. Daniel J. Gottlieb told Reuters Health by email, “Prior...
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