Struggling to Stay Awake While Driving a Sign of OSA? Struggling to Stay Awake While Driving a Sign of OSA?
Drivers who use at least one coping strategy to stay alert while driving are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, new research showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

Philips to Halt Sales of CPAP Devices, Could Lose $400M
The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the US, under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost it nearly $400 million. Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing machines due to risks…#philips #dutch #fda #departmentofjustice #pennsylvania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to survive the long night? Longitudinal relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior among adolescents: the serial mediating roles of negative emotion, self-control, and nonsuicidal self-injury - Yang Q, Xie R, Wang D, Li J, Zhang R, Li W, Ding W.
This study investigated the longitudinal rel... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Anxious and depressive symptoms mediate the influence of sleep quality on suicidality in young adults - Slanitz C, Fuchshuber J, Fink A, Unterrainer HF.
This study investigated how sleep quality affects the global severity of psychiatric symptoms, including suicidality, in young adults. Poor sleep quality has a significant impact on mental health and should therefore be given special attention in suicidal ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Philips to halt sales of sleep apnea machines in US after global 2021 recall
Philips said Monday it will stop selling its sleep apnea machines in the US, more than two years after the Dutch manufacturer began recalling the breathing devices for potential health risks. The move comes as Philips has agreed to a consent decree with the Food and Drug Administration and the…#dutch #departmentofjustice #fda #philips #royjakobs #cpap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Poor sleep may increase markers of poor brain health, new study finds
Sleeping too much or too little is associated with changes in the brain that are known to precede and increase the risk of stroke and dementia later in life (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 30, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Philips to halt sales of sleep apnea machines amid fears they can cause CANCER
Medical device manufacturer Philips will halt all sales of its sleep apnea machines on the heels of a recall of more than five million devices in a potential deal with regulators. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Your Brain Doesn ’t Want You to Exercise
If the benefits of physical activity were distilled into a pill, everyone would be on it. Studies show that moving improves nearly every aspect of health: boosting sleep, strength, and mental well-being while slashing the risk of chronic conditions and premature death. What’s more, studies show that exercise has a positive impact even when done in very short chunks and with no equipment or fancy gym membership required. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Still, most people don’t exercise nearly enough. According to data published in 2023, less than a third of U.S. adults get the government-recomme...
Source: TIME: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Why loneliness really can harm your health... and how a coffee morning could be just the medicine many of us need
What should we do for a long healthy life? We all know the rules: Don't smoke, drink less, exercise, eat healthily and get enough sleep. But have you considered the dangers of loneliness? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Philips, maker of millions of recalled sleep apnea machines, agrees to halt U.S. sales
The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer nearly $400 million. Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing devices…#dutch #departmentofjustice #philips #fda #royjakobs #cpap #pennsylvania #israel #chile (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Philips to halt sales of sleep apnea machines in US over ongoing safety concerns
Medical device maker Philips will stop selling sleep apnea devices in the U.S. over safety concerns that could put people at an increased risk of cancer, the company announced Monday as part of a tentative agreement with federal regulators. In 2021, the health technology company recalled millions…#philips #phillips #dutch #justicedepartment #fda #ford #tesla #jaguar #bilevelpap #royalphilips (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US
The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines says it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Women need two more hours of sleep than men every night, claims health influencer - but is he right?
On social media, health gurus and influencers are claiming that men can function on two hours fewer sleep than women - but research shows the difference is not that extreme. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Philips' US sales of sleep apnea devices face years-long halt after FDA deal
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and depression in Parkinson's disease: implications for improved patient outcomes - Kobak Tur E, Demir M, Kenangil G, Mayda Doma ç F.
OBJECTIVES: Sleep disorders are frequently encountered non-motor symptoms that significantly impact the lifestyle quality of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Our research endeavors to research the sleep quality of PD patients and define the occur... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news