A small, portable device used for the home diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea has been deemed very reliable, according to new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL. Read more ...
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Patients who experience a range of ear, nose, and throat-related health problems exhibited a greater prevalence of depression than is observed in the general population, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL. In any given one-year period, approximately 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults suffer from a depressive illness. Read more ...
Doctors and nurses are putting their own health, and that of their patients, at risk by working too many hours and more research needs to be done to find out how the cycle can be stopped, according to a Queensland University of Technology researcher. Fiona McDonald, an associate lecturer in the Faculty of Law, has completed an extensive study, looking at the different laws in place to regulate working hours across six countries, and said it was a very complex issue. Read more ...
Research engineers and sleep medicine specialists from two Michigan universities have issued the result of a study that discusses how a sleep study can be used to determine other sleep disorders, including insomnia and fibromyalgia. Joseph W. Burns, a research scientist and engineer at the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) also suggested that "It may even become possible for people to take sleep tests -- simpler and more effective... Read more ...
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New research demonstrates greater link between sleep and memory (media conference 12.40pm Adelaide Convention Centre) Robert Stickgold, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School New evidence suggests memory processing is more dependent on good sleep habits than previously thought. Read more ...
Monday, October 6, 2008
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