Northshore Sleep Medicine
A new study, which was presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in Chicago, shows that shorter sleep duration is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in men, according to Business Week. Findings indicate that shorter sleep duration is associated with a thickening of men’s carotid arteries which are located in the neck. [...]
According to Science Daily, a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry shows that the use of medications for treatment of insomnia and anxiety may result in increased risk of death. The study analyzed 12 years worth of data on over 14,000 Canadians that were obtained through Canada’s National Population Health Survey between [...]
According to a new study published in the journal CHEST, asthma patients with high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have more difficulty controlling their condition than patients who are low risk for the sleep disorder. The study involved 472 people between the ages of 18 and 75 years with clinically diagnosed asthma. Participants had [...]
On Saturday, November 13, I will be speaking about the relationship between sleep disorders and weight gain at the American Society of Bariatric Physicians’ 60th Anniversary Celebration in New Orleans. During my lecture I will discuss the association of sleep disorders with impaired glucose tolerance, changes in appetite hormones, diabetes and weight gain/obesity. There is [...]
Today is the start of National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, a National Sleep Foundation public awareness campaign that was created to raise awareness of the dangers of driving while fatigued as well as ti reduce the number of car crashes and to improve road safety. According to a study released by the AAA Foundation, the contribution [...]
Receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer is frightening and overwhelming. According to the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Organization, newly diagnosed patients must absorb a great deal of information about the severity of their condition, treatment options and then must be able to make sudden decisions concerning their treatment. The American Cancer Society (ACS) states that [...]
The Quad City Times recently reported that fewer married couples are actually sleeping in the same bed, or even the same room. According to a 2005 survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly one in four American couples sleep in separate bedrooms. Many of the participants in the study explained that they were choosing [...]
Sleep Review Magazine reports that a new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that insufficient sleep in infants and preschool-aged children may increase the risk for the development of childhood obesity. The study analyzed existing national, longitudinal and panel survey data collected for 1,930 children and adolescents between the ages [...]
For those of us who don’t get the sleep we need during the week, sleeping in during the weekends may be exactly what the doctor ordered. According to an article published in the telegraph, the extra hour or two of sleep that you get during the weekend refreshes your brain and boosts energy, alertness and [...]
According to Sleep Review Magazine, a new study shows that the development of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder may be an early harbinger of dementia or Parkinson’s disease and can occur up to 50 years before such conditions are diagnosed. The research is published in the July 28, 2010, online issue of Neurology. Researchers involved [...]
