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SDA NEWS – AUGUST ISSUE

IT’S THE HOURS BEFORE MIDNIGHT THAT COUNT

According to a recent study at the Colombia University Medical Centre in New York, going to bed early is key to adolescents getting enough sleep and being in a good mood.

SLEEP ARCHITECTURE AND BODY COMPOSITION

The less time older men spend in slow wave sleep the higher their body mass index (BMI), weight and waist circumference, a study has found.

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND HEART DISEASE

An Australian study has found that a transient disconnection of blood flow to the heart muscle (coronary blood flow; CBF) from the energy demands on the heart muscle (myocardial work), along with an increase in resistance to blood flowing within the heart muscle (coronary vascular resistance; CVR) occurs following respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

DIFFERENCES IN SLEEP AND SLEEP DISORDERS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

Sleep and sleep disorders, like so many things in life, differ between men and women.

RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME

I’d rather not take drugs… what else can I try?

IN UP COMING ISSUES THIS YEAR

There will be articles on

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Leads to Transient Uncoupling of Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Work in Humans

Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration is Associated with a High Risk for Hypertension

Sibling risk of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy

and much more.

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Sleep Awareness Week 2010 will be the 25th Anniversary of the formation of SARA now SDA, on October 15th at Concord Golf Club.

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Check SDA events happening in your State by clicking on the links at the left of the screen.

The Directors of Sleep Disorders Australia thank those members who made donations recently to SDA, and gives a much needed boost to the funds of each State. Receipts are still being processed.

"SOME THOUGHTS FOR PEOPLE WITH SLEEP APNEA WHO ARE BEING PREPARED FOR SURGERY"

by Dr John Loadsman: on the web at http://www.usyd.edu.au/anaes/lectures/OSApatinfo.html

Make sure you get enough sleep and a quality sleep

it's your life, your health, your responsibility

Click for information on Restless Legs Syndrome

Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 August 2010 09:39