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Positive Parenting During Early CHildhood May Prevent Obesity
Today, one out of five American children is obese. Young children who are overweight are five times more likely than their peers of normal weight to be obese by adolescence. Obese children and adolescents, especially low-income and minority youth, are at increased risk for a range of medical, social and academic problems....Continue
Guidelines for the Medical Profession?
In the UK, the British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine's (BSDSM) screening protocol[i] was elevated to 'authoritative guidelines' by the reviewer (Rob Jagger), of a paper by Jauhar et al examining the Kushida Index in the British Dental Journal[ii]. The BSDSM protocol was then further endorsed by the Association of Respiratory Technology and Physiology in their recently published Standards of Care position statement[i]....Continue
Loneliness may disrupt sleep
A new study shows that people who feel lonely are more likely to wake up during the night and have fragmented sleep. Study results may help explain why loneliness is associated with ill health effects....Continue
Sleep deficit increases risk of diabetes: research
People who get five or less hours of sleep a night are over five times more likely to contract diabetes than those who slumber for over seven hours, a Japanese research team has found....Continue
Sleep Troubles May Up Prostate Cancer Risk
Severe sleep problems suggestive of insomnia are linked to prostate cancer risk among older men, researchers found....Continue
Oral Appliances are placed in the mouth and are worn much like an orthodontic appliance or sports mouth protector. They are worn during sleep to prevent the collapse of the tongue and soft tissues in the back of the throat so that the airway stays open during sleep. The appliances promote adequate air intake and help to provide normal sleep in people who snore and have a medical condition known as sleep apnea. Oral appliances can be used alone or in conjunction with other means of therapy such as continuous positive air pressure (CPAP). Determination of proper therapy can only be made by joint consultation of your dentist and sleep physician.