Severe sleep apnea linked to stroke in elderly
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NEW YORK  - Severe sleep apnea appears to   be an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke in elderly   patients, according to a report in the September issue of   Stroke.
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NEW YORK  - Damage to the retina that sometimes comes with diabetes is associated with an increased risk of having a stroke, researchers report.
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Do you yawn throughout the day or get sleepy while driving? Does your family complain about loud snoring? You might be one of the millions of Americans with undiagnosed sleep apnea, which causes more than fatigue - it also seems to spur heart disease and other serious illnesses.
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Five-year-old children who snore or have sleep apnea -- the more serious disorder in which breathing stops intermittently while they sleep-- score worse on tests of memory and intelligence than unaffected kids, investigators report.
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Anger appears to have a bigger effect on the onset of strokes than positive emotions, according to a study released yesterday. The study also found that other negative emotions, in addition
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NEW YORK  - The risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart-related causes is raised substantially for people who have suffered a stroke, even for those without high-risk features, according to researchers.
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People with restless legs syndrome or RLS are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart disease and those with the most severe symptoms are at greatest risk, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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People who do not get enough sleep are more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to a large British study released on Monday.
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People with certain types of sleep problems may be at greater risk for heart problems.
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Older people can significantly reduce their chances of suffering a mixture of deadly risk factors that lead to heart disease and stroke by taking just a moderate amount of exercise, researchers say.
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High blood pressure is a big risk factor for stroke, but people with normal blood pressure can have a stroke. In a new study, researchers have identified other key determinants of this debilitating neurologic problem.
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Doctors diagnose worst case of sleep apnoea in UK for man who slept 14 minutes a night for two decades
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A high body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes --Swedish investigators have found.
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NEW ORLEANS  - The results of a large urban  multiethnic study show that high fat and high sodium diets are  both risk factors for stroke, investigators with the Northern  Manhattan Study (NOMAS) reported here Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Sleep-disordered breathing is  associated with higher rates of behavioral problems in  children, researchers report.
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Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.
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NEW YORK  - Obstructive sleep apnea in   middle-aged adults may increase the risk of coronary artery   disease by up to five-fold, research in Sweden suggests.   However, successful treatment of the sleep apnea significantly   cuts that risk.