Archive for: November 2007

The health implications resulting from sleep apnea can be very serious. According to the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research, approximately 38,000 deaths on a yearly basis relating to cardiovascular problems have to do with sleep apnea.

It is estimated that …

Simvastatin has been implicated in a number of sleep disorders experienced by people taking this drug to lower their cholesterol. Other cholesterol lowering drugs have not been found to have this effect, probably because unlike Simvastin they are not fat …

Many people who complain of daytime sleepiness have periodic limb movement disorder which disturbs their sleep. This disorder is characterized by frequent clusters of leg or arm movements, or both, at intervals of 10-90 seconds for a considerable time during …