A new scientific statement urges doctors to pay attention to the link between sleep apnea and heart disease. The joint statement was released by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. It was published online ahead of print on July [...]
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and sleep specialists are raising awareness of two risk factors for diabetes: sleep loss and sleep disorders. The National Institutes of Health reports that about 20.8 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. It is one of the leading [...]
A recent study adds a unique finding to the mystery of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Results show that infants who died from SIDS had impaired hearing in their right ear. The study compared 31 infants who died from SIDS with 31 infants who [...]
