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The doctor is in...your pocket: Is smartphone device that diagnoses disease a pipe dream?
Premium Health News ServiceHazel -- as we'll call her -- knew something was wrong when, in her mid-50s, she started to feel short of breath at the slightest exertion. Over the next few months, she felt increasingly achy, but several medical visits and an X-ray suggested only...Tags: NASA, Asthma, Health and Medical Professionals, Radiation Therapy, Whooping Cough
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Blumenthal To Nickelodeon: No More Junk Food Ads
The Hartford CourantKids in America are getting fatter and four Democratic senators say that Nickelodeon can help curb the growing problem by cutting out ads for unhealthy foods that are sandwiched between its programs. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and three...Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), Viacom Inc., Richard Blumenthal, Marketing, Family
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Los automovilistas con apnea del sueño pueden conducir: neumonólogos
ReutersPor Kerry y Grens NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - A las personas con apnea del sueño no se les debería impedir conducir únicamente por su enfermedad, según asegura una de las principales sociedades científicas. "Nadie debería prejuzgar... -
READER SUBMITTED: Hospital Lecture On Sleep Apnea And Obesity Connection June 25, June 27
Greater New BritainThe Hospital of Central Connecticut's Center for Metabolic Health will present the lecture "Sleep Apnea & Obesity: What is the Connection?" on Tuesday, June 25 in Farmington and Thursday, June 27 in Southington. The events will be held 5:30 to 7:30 p.m....Tags: Obesity, Diabetes, Sleep Disorders, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Disease
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Drivers with sleep apnea OK: Chest doctors
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with sleep apnea should not have their driving restricted just because of their diagnosis, says a leading medical group. "You don't want to unfairly prejudice people with a diagnosis of sleep apnea, because many of them...Tags: Physical Conditions
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Attorney: End abuse on sleep apnea claims
In 2001, the year U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan, 983 veterans began to draw disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for sleep apnea, a disorder linked to obesity and characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep that can...Tags: Obesity, Respiratory Disease, Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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READER SUBMITTED: Hospital Of Central Connecticut Sleep Disorders Center Earns National Accreditation
New BritainThe Hospital of Central Connecticut Sleep Disorders Center was recently reaccredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The center was established in 1988 and has held AASM accreditation since 1998. The most recent accreditation expands...Tags: General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Conditions, Southington, The Hospital of Central Connecticut
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Lehigh Valley Health Network offering sleep apnea tests
Lehigh Valley Health Network is now offering at home sleep apnea tests. A sleep study is the first step chronic snorers can take toward getting a good night's rest. In the past, the sleep apnea tests were conducted onsite at the hospital, but now the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Conditions
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Report: Medicare's finances improve, Social Security holding steady
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Medicare's troubled finances got a boost Friday when the annual trustees report showed that the program's hospital insurance trust fund will remain solvent until 2026, two years longer than was projected last year. Social Security has enough...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Jack Lew, Congressional Budget Office, Government Health Care, Medical Research
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Is Your Child's Snoring Sleep Apnea?
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterWhen you think of snoring and sleep apnea you probably don't think of children, but studies show ten percent of kids snore and four percent suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is more than occasional snoring. It happens when the airway is blocked....Tags: Physical Conditions, Allergies
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Gov. Christie's weight-loss surgery was a healthy choice
Premium Health News ServiceHarvard Health Blog New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's revelation that he'd secretly undergone weight-loss surgery should not have as a big surprise. Christie has been publicly (and privately) struggling with his weight for years and fits the profile...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Vomiting, Chris Christie
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Doctor linked to 1-800-GET-THIN faces medical board action
One of the brothers behind the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign for weight-loss surgery faces the possible revocation of his medical license in a misconduct case filed by state regulators. The Medical Board of California accused Michael Omidi of "repeated...
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