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A bacterial enzyme may be a future candidate in smoking cessation, according to a new study led by researchers at The Scripps Institute. Findings from the study are published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Current smoking cessation aids have proven to...

25 Aug

Bacteria may be key to non smoking compliance

Alan Hickey

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A bacterial enzyme may be a future candidate in smoking cessation, according to a new study led by researchers at The Scripps Institute. Findings from the study are published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Current smoking cessation aids have proven to...

H. Ball DDS, D. Klauer DDS, D. Rawson DDS, L. Priemer DDS, T. Soileau DDS, S. Lamberg DDS, T. Morgan DMD, S. Carstensen DDS, D. Marangos DDS, E. Elliot DDS, J. Viviano DDS, K. Thornton DDS, D. Tache DDS   The newly formed LinkedIn...

24 Aug

Consensus on Vertical for Oral Appliance Therapy

Alan Hickey

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John Viviano DDS

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H. Ball DDS, D. Klauer DDS, D. Rawson DDS, L. Priemer DDS, T. Soileau DDS, S. Lamberg DDS, T. Morgan DMD, S. Carstensen DDS, D. Marangos DDS, E. Elliot DDS, J. Viviano DDS, K. Thornton DDS, D. Tache DDS   The newly formed LinkedIn...

The Battle for Oral Appliance Legitimacy

If you’re living in a fox hole, CPAP is highly inconvenient. Army physicians took this simple truth and turned it into a study that has buoyed the case for adjustable oral appliances.   CPAP compliance can be challenging under ideal conditions. Add the dust,...

24 Aug

The Battle for Oral Appliance Legitimacy

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Alan Hickey

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If you’re living in a fox hole, CPAP is highly inconvenient. Army physicians took this simple truth and turned it into a study that has buoyed the case for adjustable oral appliances.   CPAP compliance can be challenging under ideal conditions. Add the dust,...

ApneaRX low cost predictor device case report

A 49 year old adult male has been diagnosed with mild to moderate OSA. The patient was given several therapeutic options including positive pressure therapy and also oral appliance therapy. The patient was leaning towards the oral appliance however primary concerns were perceived gag...

21 Aug

ApneaRX low cost predictor device case report

Alan Hickey

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Jeffory Wyscarver

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A 49 year old adult male has been diagnosed with mild to moderate OSA. The patient was given several therapeutic options including positive pressure therapy and also oral appliance therapy. The patient was leaning towards the oral appliance however primary concerns were perceived gag...

USE OF OTC PHARMACEUTICALS BY SHIFT WORKERS NEEDS MORE RESEARCH

Shift workers use over-the-counter and prescription drugs to stay awake or fall asleep, but researchers say the evidence behind those practices is weak.   Commenting on the study titled “Pharmacological interventions for sleepiness and sleep disturbances caused by shift work“, Dr. David Neubauer, associate...

20 Aug

USE OF OTC PHARMACEUTICALS BY SHIFT WORKERS NEEDS MORE RESEARCH

Alan Hickey

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Shift workers use over-the-counter and prescription drugs to stay awake or fall asleep, but researchers say the evidence behind those practices is weak.   Commenting on the study titled “Pharmacological interventions for sleepiness and sleep disturbances caused by shift work“, Dr. David Neubauer, associate...

HOW TO SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE THE COST OF MISSING A NIGHTS SLEEP

Scientists have added up the cost of losing a nights sleep. By measuring the actual number of calories the body expends to fuel an all-nighter versus a good night’s sleep, researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder calculate that a full night of...

19 Aug

HOW TO SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE THE COST OF MISSING A NIGHTS SLEEP

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Scientists have added up the cost of losing a nights sleep. By measuring the actual number of calories the body expends to fuel an all-nighter versus a good night’s sleep, researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder calculate that a full night of...

Sleep apnea weaved its way into the national consciousness back in 2004 when legendary NFL lineman Reggie White died in his sleep at the age of 43. The NFL-apnea connection appeared yet again in a late October 2011 article in Sports Illustrated that documented...

18 Aug

NFL’S #1 DRAFT PICK CLAIMS SLEEP APNEA SLOWED HIM DOWN

Alan Hickey

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Randy Clare, Uncategorized

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Sleep apnea weaved its way into the national consciousness back in 2004 when legendary NFL lineman Reggie White died in his sleep at the age of 43. The NFL-apnea connection appeared yet again in a late October 2011 article in Sports Illustrated that documented...

CHANGE IN EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA.

Yaremchuk K, Tacia B, Peterson E, Roth T. Source Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. kyaremc1@hfhs.org. Abstract OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the effect of surgical intervention for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on patients’ level of excessive daytime sleepiness as determined by the...

17 Aug

CHANGE IN EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA.

Alan Hickey

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Randy Clare

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Yaremchuk K, Tacia B, Peterson E, Roth T. Source Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. kyaremc1@hfhs.org. Abstract OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the effect of surgical intervention for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on patients’ level of excessive daytime sleepiness as determined by the...

FITTING THE FINAL PIECES IN THE CIRCADIAN CLOCK PUZZLE

How do the circadian clock genes operate to generate and maintain the daily and seasonal rhythmicity in human cells? The final pieces of this puzzle have now fallen into place with research findings from the UNC’s School of Medicine.   The finding (published in...

16 Aug

FITTING THE FINAL PIECES IN THE CIRCADIAN CLOCK PUZZLE

Alan Hickey

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How do the circadian clock genes operate to generate and maintain the daily and seasonal rhythmicity in human cells? The final pieces of this puzzle have now fallen into place with research findings from the UNC’s School of Medicine.   The finding (published in...

AHI only part of the story

A study published in Nature and Science of Sleep contends that “continued indiscriminate use of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) should be discouraged.” Instead, researchers suggest that numerous alternative measures be incorporated to provide the total sleep picture.   Determining exactly what is being counted...

15 Aug

AHI only part of the story

Alan Hickey

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Randy Clare

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A study published in Nature and Science of Sleep contends that “continued indiscriminate use of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) should be discouraged.” Instead, researchers suggest that numerous alternative measures be incorporated to provide the total sleep picture.   Determining exactly what is being counted...

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