New TSA Rules Make Traveling with CPAP Difficult
There is growing concern that CPAP machines that supply air directly into the lungs can become contaminated when placed in the same bins that hold shoes. My suggestion is that […]
October 2007
Oral Appliance Use Relating to Severity of Sleep Apnea
Jeffrey P. Pancer DDS, D, ABDSM Recently, I spoke with an eminent sleep physician who informed me that one of the authors of an important text on the principles and […]
Homo politicus: brain function of liberals, Conservatives Differs
The affinity between political views and “cognitive style” has also been shown to be heritable, handed down from parents to children, said the study, published in the British journal Nature […]
Beware of TV Time
Maybe you have heard the expression “There is no free lunch”, well please, add to that, “There is no free TV time”. To be more specific, if you fall asleep […]
Turner (1775-1851)
Born Joseph Mallord William Turner in Covent Gardens, London, the man who would become Britain’s foremost landscape artist, is known just as “Turner.” A Romantic artist (one who emphasized emotion […]
Dorma, Dorma, Dorma…
The Italian fascination with sleep and relaxation did not end with Guido. It continues today at the University of Milan, where a group of professors recently found a strong link […]
Republicans Can Win on Health Care
All around America, families are grappling with health-care concerns. They wonder if they’ll have insurance at a price they can afford. They worry about how much out-of-pocket health costs take […]
Autistic Sleep Disruptions: Epilepsy or not Epilepsy
Although epilepsy has been known since the 1940’s to be associated with autism, it is seen only in 10-30% of cases. Motor seizures are less frequent than the presence of […]
Sleeping Babies’ Brains Buzz with Activity
“This study shows that there is an activity going on in the infant brain,” said study team member Hugo Lagercrantz of the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Sweden. Peter Fransson, […]
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Associated with Components of Metabolic Syndrome
Although serum levels of triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and diastolic BP did not differ significantly between the two groups, fasting blood Glucose (111 mg/dl vs 93 mg/dl) and the percentage […]