Did sleep apnea contribute to Justice Scalia’s death? His unplugged breathing machine raises that question.
By Ariana Eunjung Cha | February 24 The procession for the funeral mass for Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Feb. 20. (Doug Mills/New York Times via AP) U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia was known for the exacting style of his opinions, the way he labored over each and every word. His hotel room the night of his death on Feb. 13 in Texas reflected this obsession with detail. According to a sheriff’s report obtained by The Washington Post this week, he was lying in …
A Third of U.S. Adults Don’t Get Regular, Refreshing Sleep.
February 19, 2016 | By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) — One of every three Americans doesn’t get enough sleep on a regular basis, a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. About 35 percent of U.S. adults are sleeping less than seven hours a night, increasing their risk of a wide variety of health problems, CDC researchers reported on Feb. 18 in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Getting less than seven hours of sleep a night has been associated with increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, …
7 Reasons You Should Take Snoring Seriously.
It just doesn’t disturb your partner’s sleep, but ruins your health too in more ways than one. Debjani Arora Feb 03, 2016 at 04:30 pm If you snore, it is your partner who is affected the most. But remember you are more at risk because of this condition even if you think you are sleeping at peace, snoring is a warning sign that indicates you suffer from a host of problems and complications. In fact, it can make some of the existing ones even worse. Here are few of the health issues that snoring can either aggravate or put you at …
Indians among the most sleep-deprived.
Payal Gwalani | Mar 2, 2015, 03.40 AM IST Nagpur: Several studies put India high up in the list of the world’s most sleep deprived countries. Until recently, there was no government study of policy on the issue. The first step towards framing regulations about treatment of sleep disorders was taken in the last quarter of 2014 by the ministry of health and family welfare. The guidelines of Indian initiative on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (INOSA) were laid down under the aegis of department of health research, ministry of health and family welfare of Government of India. A series of meetings …
Photoplethysmographic Signal to Screen Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Feasibility of a Prospective Clinical Pathway Sunil Sharma, MD∗; Paul Mather, MD∗; Jimmy T. Efird, PhD∗,†; Daron Kahn, MD∗; Mohammed Cheema, MD‡; Sharon Rubin, MD∗; Gordon Reeves, MD∗; Raphael Bonita, MD∗; Raymond Malloy, MS∗; David J. Whellan, MD∗ [+] Author Information JCHF. 2015;3(9):725-731. doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2015.04.015 Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the plethysmographic signal-derived oxygen desaturation index (ODI) as an inpatient screening strategy to identify sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Background SDB is highly prevalent among patients hospitalized with CHF but is widely underdiagnosed. We evaluated overnight photoplethysmography as a possible screening …
Sleep Tight
Daily Inspiration By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach Published November 23, 2015 Few things are more important to our physical and emotional well-being than getting a good night’s sleep. For some of you, it’s as simple as turning off the lights, closing your eyes and – voila! – off you go to that mystical place of slumber. But for others, getting a good night’s sleep becomes an impossible dream as it turns into a frustrating and dreaded nightly challenge. Dr. John H. Sklare I started thinking about this nightly human experience when I watched a TV interview with …
How snoring can be injurious to your health.
ET Bureau| 2 Nov, 2015, 11.15AM IST People who snore usually have no problem acknowledging that snoring is disruptive and uncomfortable. By Dr Sachin Kumar Habitual snorers can be at risk for serious health problems, including obstructive sleep apnoea. Recent studies have shown that nearly 80 per cent cases of hypertension, 60 per cent cases of strokes and 50 per cent cases of heart failure are actually cases of undiagnosed sleep apnoea. All too often, snoring is reGarded as a nuisance rather than a real health problem. Snoring is often treated as a laughable annoyance. Nevertheless, people who snore–and the partners …
Lack of sleep linked to risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
Health | Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:41pm BST / BY LISA RAPAPORT A businessman takes a mid-day nap in the lobby of a midtown hotel in the Manhattan borough of New York August 1, 2014. REUTERS/CARLO ALLEGRI (Reuters Health) – People who get less than six hours of sleep a night may be more likely to have risk factors that increase their odds of diabetes, heart disease and strokes, a Korean study suggests. This combination of risk factors – including high blood sugar, high cholesterol, extra fat around the midsection, high blood pressure and excess amounts of fats in the …
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