'Bed-blocking' worsening say AMs
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.
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Researchers who found that sleep-deprived medical residents can pose a danger to patients have discovered that these tired doctors also may present a hazard after they leave the hospital.
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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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The news seems to get worse by the day for the carriers.
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The air mattress maker has another tough quarter.
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Teenagers who usually fall into bed at 2 am each night and get up a few hours later to make their 8 am classes are putting themselves at risk for more than chronic tiredness.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than two-thirds of older patients report sleep problems, but doctors rarely note these complaints in the patients' charts, a Northwestern University study finds.
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Amgen Inc.'s  multibillion-dollar anemia drug Aranesp is facing further safety concerns after a medical newsletter reported on Friday that a Danish study of the drug in head and neck cancer was halted due to adverse outcomes seen in patients taking part.
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NEW YORK  - Sleep apnea, in which breathing briefly ceases or becomes blocked numerous times during the night, is a risk factor for early death in people who have had a stroke, according to a new study.
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A recent study by researchers from the Bristol University was published in the journal Thorax. The report is likely to cause an alarm among pregnant women and mothers of newly born.
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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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Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with higher rates of behavioral problems in children, researchers report.
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Cutting out sleep appears to make it harder to cut out calories, two studies released last week suggest.
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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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NEW YORK  - An expert panel has recommended   new guidelines to more consistently screen and treat commercial   truck drivers for sleep apnea, a breathing disorder that can   disrupt sleep and cause daytime drowsiness.
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Children should not be allowed to sleep with the light on because it inhibits the production of a hormone that protects them from cancer, a scientist said yesterday.
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People displaying symptoms of the norovirus - vomiting and diarrhoea â-re being asked to stay away from the emergency department at Christchurch Hospital.