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Free Time vs. Sleep Time
“A growing number of the teenagers…complain of similar symptoms: exhaustion, headaches, stomach problems, depression and irritability, a consequence of so little free time.” Might they have ended the sentence with “so little sleep time.” Interesting article, read it all, but you won’t see any mention of sleep until the 3rd paragraph from the bottom.
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Published in the Journal of Clinical sleep Medicine: PAP-NAP
Last month, we published an innovative approach to introducing PAP Therapy to our patients. Published in the Journal of Clinical sleep Medicine (June 15, 2008 issue), we explore how a daytime procedure called the PAP-NAP can be used to help sleep apnea patients learn about the breathing mask treatment in a more comfortable environment. We're [...]
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Tim Russert?s Death
This is the one graph I’ve found about the cause of Russert’s death, “Russert’s internist, Michael A. Newman, told MSNBC that an autopsy showed the journalist had an enlarged heart and that cholesterol plaque ruptured an artery, causing coronary thrombosis. He said Russert had been diagnosed earlier with coronary artery disease, but that it was [...]
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Baltimore Trip to APSS
My research team will be in Baltimore for the annual APSS, presenting 5 works from the past year, including:
1. Oral presentation by me on the topic of “Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients Dependent on Prescription Sleep Medications.”
2. Oral presentation by Eddie Romero on the topic of “Nocturia as a Screening Tool for [...]
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Why are doctors moving to Texas?
How to solve a malpractice crisis in just a few years.
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Overmedicating Children
Some reporting on Fox News about the study in Pediatrics on overmedicating children in UK and USA. As always not a word about the possible link between those prescribed Ritalin and underlying sleep disorders.
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D.C. trip
I’ll be in D.C. Metro area May 2 to 7 promoting my book Sound Sleep, Sound Mind. Media events scheduled so far include booksignings in Frederick and Bethesda, Maryland, and a webinar I’ll conduct through the non-profit, Witness Justice, a support group and educational resource for trauma survivors. More details to follow.
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