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Topic: sleep disorders

Who needs a CPAP? Family doctors can handle some sleep apnea

Who needs a CPAP? Family doctors can handle some sleep apnea

March 12, 2013 4:41 pm by | 1 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With some basic training, primary care doctors and nurses could treat uncomplicated sleep apnea cases, according to a new study from Australia that highlights the ... Read more
Narcolepsy link to Glaxo vaccine poses challenge for FDA

Narcolepsy link to Glaxo vaccine poses challenge for FDA

March 7, 2013 5:01 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Growing evidence of a link between GlaxoSmithKline Plc's pandemic flu vaccine and an increase in narcolepsy cases among children who received it in Europe, is giving pause to ... Read more
Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly

Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly

March 6, 2013 2:38 pm by | 0 Comments

Nursing home residents taking sleep aids such as Ambien are more likely to fall and fracture a hip than residents not being treated for insomnia, new research suggests. According to ... Read more
Exercise, less sitting time linked to better sleep

Exercise, less sitting time linked to better sleep

March 4, 2013 12:11 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insomniacs looking for a good night's sleep may want to hit the treadmill, take a walk or play a game of golf or tennis because a ... Read more
UK study confirms GSK flu shot link to rare sleep disorder

UK study confirms GSK flu shot link to rare sleep disorder

February 26, 2013 6:30 pm by | 0 Comments

GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix swine flu vaccine has been linked to cases of the rare sleep disorder narcolepsy in children in a scientific study in England that confirms similar findings elsewhere in ... Read more
Vanda sleep drug effective in second late-stage trial

Vanda sleep drug effective in second late-stage trial

January 23, 2013 11:05 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug for a rare sleep disorder proved effective in a second late-stage trial, and the company now plans to apply for a ... Read more
Traveling to the Alps? Take Diamox, CPAP machine if you have sleep apnea

Traveling to the Alps? Take Diamox, CPAP machine if you have sleep apnea

December 11, 2012 4:05 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with sleep apnea can safely travel to high altitudes with the help of a diuretic and a commonly used breathing device, a new study ... Read more
EU drugs agency sees no proof of link between GSK’s flu shot and narcolepsy

EU drugs agency sees no proof of link between GSK’s flu shot and narcolepsy

October 19, 2012 5:55 am by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - European drugs regulators said on Friday that evidence suggesting a link between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix flu vaccine and a sleeping disorder called narcolepsy is "insufficient" and does not ... Read more
Sleep apnea treatment company Apnex Medical developing an implantable device raises $10M

Sleep apnea treatment company Apnex Medical developing an implantable device raises $10M

September 24, 2012 11:10 am by | 0 Comments

Apnex Medical, which is testing its implantable device to treat obstructive sleep apnea, announced Monday that it has raised $10 million. ... Read more
CPAP makers should look to China for next growth market

CPAP makers should look to China for next growth market

September 12, 2012 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

Doctors said that high-calorie, Western-style fast food is a leading factor in China's increasing sleep issues, including sleep apnea. ... Read more
Half of 400 adult women in Swedish study had mild sleep apnea

Half of 400 adult women in Swedish study had mild sleep apnea

September 9, 2012 11:51 am by | 1 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fully half of the 400 women given overnight sleep tests in a new Swedish study turned out to have mild-to-severe sleep apnea.In the random population ... Read more
Medtronic invests in sleep disorders treatment firm it spun out in 2007

Medtronic invests in sleep disorders treatment firm it spun out in 2007

May 11, 2012 12:27 pm by | 0 Comments

Inspire Medical Systems, which has developed an implantable neurostimulation device to treat sleep apnea, announced Friday that it has raised $14.5 million in a series C round.New investors include Medtronic, ... Read more
New sleep disorder treatment biotech raising $2.75M

New sleep disorder treatment biotech raising $2.75M

March 2, 2012 10:55 am by | 0 Comments

An early stage biotech startup focused on treating people who have trouble sleeping is looking for investors to provide $2.75 million.GliaCure Inc. was founded in 2011 to develop novel ways ... Read more
FDA approves obstructive sleep apnea clinical trial for Apnex Medical

FDA approves obstructive sleep apnea clinical trial for Apnex Medical

August 2, 2011 10:58 am by | 0 Comments

Only three companies are developing implanted devices to treat obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that affects about 18 million people.On Tuesday, Apnex Medical, one of two sleep apnea treatment startups ... Read more
Sleep apnea’s next great innovations (Weekend Rounds)

Sleep apnea’s next great innovations (Weekend Rounds)

July 30, 2011 7:16 am by | 0 Comments

A review of life science current events reported by MedCity News this week:Obstructive sleep apnea treatment will change. But who will lead the way? Inspire Medical Systems and Apnex Medical, ... Read more