Childhood obesity rates have nearly tripled in the previous 30 years and researchers are asking the important question of how this epidemic will impact the future health of these obese children and public health in general. A University of ...
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Women are four times more likely than men to seek weight-loss surgery, a new study finds. And men typically are older, more obese and sicker than women when they do see a doctor about having the procedure, the researchers found. "It is ...
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A new kind of implant may offer people suffering from sleep apnea an alternative to wearing an air mask while they snooze, researchers report. With the implant, a pacemaker delivers electrical impulses to a nerve that controls the tongue ...
Health insurance is a fast changing landscape in the United States with the implementation of ObamaCare, also known as The Affordable Health Care Act. Health insurance companies are doing something called cost shifting where the cost of ...
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MD Now Urgent Care – the largest and fastest growing provider of urgent care and occupational medicine services in South Florida announces its availability today as a certified source for screening and testing of Obstructive Sleep ...
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People with sleep apnea and hard-to-control high blood pressure may see their blood pressure drop if they treat the sleep disorder, Spanish researchers report. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for sleep ...
Treating their sleep apnea improved middle-aged men's golf games, according to a small new study. "The degree of improvement was most substantial in the better golfers who have done a superior job of managing the technical and mechanical ...
Nyxoah, a Belgian-Israeli start-up company, has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is issuing 11 patents for Nyxoah's obstructive sleep apnea technology. The first eight granted patents were published today on the ...
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Circadiance, a manufacturer of respiratory products, has introduced the SleepWeaver Anew soft cloth full face PAP mask, designed for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) users who breathe through their mouth while sleeping. The ...
Lupin Pharmaceuticals has gained tentative FDA approvals for Armodafinil tablets, 50mg, 100mg, 150mg, 200mg and 250mg strengths in addition to Doxycycline capsules, 40mg (30mg immediate-release and 10mg delayed-release). Armodafinil ...
Cook Medical, a US-based developer of health care devices, has introduced salivary duct access products to treat sialolithiasis, defined as obstruction by salivary duct stones. Designed as alternative to open surgery, the devices are used ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Medtronic's AIRvance Bone Screw System. The approval allows surgeons to perform a hyoid suspension procedure independently or in combination with other procedures including ...
ImThera Medical has announced positive results of its aura6000 targeted hypoglossal neurostimulation (THN) sleep therapy system, designed to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The device includes two implantable components, a ...
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ApniCure has presented additional positive results from the ATLAST trial of its Winx sleep therapy system, designed to provide comfortable sleeping experience and to treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The system uses oral ...
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Ventus Medical has launched a non-invasive therapy, designed to treat mild, moderate, and severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in the province of Ontario, Canada. Featuring MicroValve design, the Provent sleep apnea therapy uses ...
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