Narcan Can Save an Opioid User ’ s Life. What to Know About the Drug
In the U.S., a record-setting 81,000 people died from overdoses involving opioids in 2021. But despite that grim number, there’s hope: medications like buprenorphine can treat opioid-use disorder, while harm-reduction methods such as needle exchanges can limit threats like infectious disease.
There’s also another promising tool, naloxone. The emergency medication reverses the effects of opioids on the brain for 30 to 90 minutes, allowing people who have overdosed on an opioid to start breathing again. Distributed as an injectable drug or nasal spray sold under the brand name Narcan, it can save lives. For it to...
Source: TIME: Health - August 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Snoring & Liver Disease; Remicade's COVID Woes; Delays in Liver Cancer Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- What's the link between snoring and fatty liver disease? (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
An appeals court sided with AbbVie, saying the company's 132 patents related to its inflammatory bowel disease (IBD... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 4, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
The £200 kettle that could banish noisy snoring!
The electric 'kettle' has a valve in the spout that partially blocks airflow when a patient blows into it for ten or 15 seconds at a time. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Correlations of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and daytime sleepiness with the risk of car accidents in adult working population: a systematic review and meta-analysis with a gender-based approach - Luzzi V, Mazur M, Guaragna M, Di Carlo G, Cotticelli L, Magliulo G, Marasca B, Pirro V, Di Giorgio G, Ndokaj A, Pasqualetti P, Simonelli I, Martini A, Pietrafesa E, Polimeni A.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an under-recognized clinical condition and is correlated with sleepiness and impaired cognitive function. OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this systematic review, developed within the Sleep@OSA project, was ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
SomnoMed posts record Q4 and delivers on FY22 revenue guidance
PLANO, Texas, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SomnoMed Limited (ASX " SOM " , or the Company), a leading company in the provision of oral appliance treatment solutions for sleep-related breathing disorders and obstructive sleep apnea ( ' OSA ' ), is pleased to provide its quarterly activities report for the period ended 30 June 2022 (Q4 FY22).SomnoMed posts record Q4 and delivers on FY22 revenue guidance.HighlightsRecord quarterly revenue of $21.3 million for Q4 FY22, +32% (+32% in constant currency) versus the previous corresponding period (pcp). On an underlying basis, when excluding the Q4 FY21 COVID-1...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 29, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Poor Sleep Raises Risk for Fatty Liver Disease Poor Sleep Raises Risk for Fatty Liver Disease
Staying up late, snoring, and extended daytime naps appear to be associated with metabolic-dysfunction associated fatty liver disease, and may have an additive effect, suggests Chinese research.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - July 28, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Napping Might Be Bad for the Heart, Study Finds
Napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in older adults, new research shows.
The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, adds to a growing body of evidence supporting sleep’s importance to good health. The American Heart Association recently added sleep duration to its checklist of health and lifestyle factors for cardiovascular health, known as Life’s Essential 8. It says adults should average seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
“Good sleep behavior is essential to prese...
Source: TIME: Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research wire Source Type: news
Steroids No Cure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Steroids No Cure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
Children showed no improvement in their obstructive apnea hypoxia index even after 12 months of treatment with corticosteroids compared with placebo.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
How to stop snoring: Four everyday swaps to get a better night's sleep
SNORING is usually nothing to worry about but it can be annoying when it wakes you or others up in the middle of the night. Stopping yourself from snoring is easier said than done, though there are a few simple lifestyle changes you can make to help tackle this noisy sleeping habit. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Changes in Alzheimer Biomarkers Tied to Withdrawal of PAP for OSA
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 -- For patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), withdrawal of positive airway pressure (PAP) is associated with changes in plasma Alzheimer disease biomarkers, according to a study published online June 13 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Alternative Perioperative Treatments Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Alternative Perioperative Treatments
A new study considers an alternative approach to CPAP therapy to treat sleep disordered breathing postoperatively. What other options might be applicable for perioperative use?Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Obesity Epidemic Fuels Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnoses
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that puts patients and those around them at risk can be minimized by early recognition and treatment or referral to a specialist, according to a primary care pulmonary medicine practitioner... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - June 27, 2022 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Female Sex Hormones Tied to Sleep Apnea Symptoms in Women
WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 -- Middle-aged women with low serum estrogen and progesterone levels are more likely to snore and report symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published online June 22 in PLOS ONE.
Erla S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Husband complaining about your snoring? Blame your hormones!
Researchers in Norway have found that women who are deficient in the female sex hormones are more likely to suffer sleep apnoea. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children With Autism Experience More Severe Sleep Apnea Children With Autism Experience More Severe Sleep Apnea
Symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea were significantly more common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than other children in a study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
