Weight-loss surgery won't "cure" sleep apnea (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

In people who are obese, weight-loss surgery will likely lead to an improvement in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but it won't eliminate the nighttime breathing disorder. Many patients will have residual OSA one year after weight-loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery), results of a study indicate.

Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns Category: Health News Created: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2008

Sleep quality drops with age, but effects diminish (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Men and women in their 80s and 90s sleep less and have poorer quality sleep than young individuals, but they are also less likely to report feeling unrested or overly sleepy the next day, investigators report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for someone with dementia have significantly worse sleep than other older adults, U.S. researchers say.

Alleged Sleep Lab Victim Says She's In Therapy (News Channel 5 Cleveland)

One of the victims involved in inappropriate touching at a sleep lab talks with NewsChannel5.

Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)

THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for someone with dementia have significantly worse sleep than other older...

Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns (HealthCentral.com)

Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for someone with dementia have significantly worse sleep than other older adults, U.S. researchers say.

Sleep Apnea Diagnosed In 2 Percent Of Children (KDKA Pittsburgh)

Even if a child appears to be sleeping well during the night, brief interruptions in sleep can affect them not only at night but all day long. John Mitchell is sleeping soundly now, but that wasn't always the case.

Sleep helps selectively preserve emotional memories (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Sleep tends to help people better remember aspects of a negative event while allowing memory of background information to fade, researchers have found.

Therapy curbs insomnia in dialysis patients (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A type of psychotherapy called cognitive-behavior therapy, or CBT, seems to reduce insomnia and fatigue and improve the overall quality of sleep in patients undergoing dialysis treatment, a study shows. CBT can be an effective non-drug therapy for dialysis patients with sleep problems, the investigators say.

Tip Of The Day: Disable Software-enumerated Devices

If you run TAP.exe on your target hardware you will get every device listed in the registry.

How to Get a Good Nights Sleep

We've all heard about or read about someone, usually an elderly person, that no longer requires any sleep.

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I am hiding here...

The random musings of an indolent theorist. Friday, August 29, 2008 I am hiding here... It's about noon on Thursday and I'm bored.

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Running & Training News & Advice. Where the speedygeese fly. Saturday, August 30, 2008 I am not an early riser - I believe the early worm gets eaten by the bird - and will only get up before 8am if I have to ...

Sixgill sharks in Seattle, the trip report

First, a bit of history: Marty Snyderman introduced me to Travis Swanson at DEMA last year and told me that Travis was the "Jim Abernethy of the Pacific Northwest." Howard Hall and Marty had been out with ...

Sleep has its hazards

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the sudden death of a baby unexpected by history and unexplained by postmortem Dr Anupam Sibal & Dr Nishant Wadhwa : The interest in paediatric sleep disorders over the last few ...

Polk County Coming Together

GOOD MORNING TO YOU. Hope that all is well.. OH I just spoke to Nice refreshing start to the day! Be back later tonight... Have a good day all! LOL Raphael! I copy.

Sleep quality drops with age, but effects diminish

Saturday, August 30, 2008 NEW YORK: Men and women in their 80s and 90s sleep less and have poorer quality sleep than young individuals, but they are also less likely to report feeling unrested or overly sleepy ...

Yolo County YMCA remains growing force

As part of one of the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in America, the Yolo County YMCA continues to have life-changing impact in Woodland.