Sleep Medicine
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Cancer More Common in People With Sleep Apnea
Major Finding: People with obstructive sleep apnea were twice as likely to receive a cancer diagnosis and 10%-480% more likely to die of cancer (...
Commentary
2011 FDA Approvals
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Insomnia Drug Helps Patients Sleep Sooner, Longer
Major Finding: Patients taking 40 mg of suvorexant reported a 25-minute reduction in the time it took them to fall asleep and an increase of more...
News
Skimping on Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk
Major Finding: The hazard ratio for stroke symptoms among healthy, normal-weight adults who report fewer than 6 hours of sleep nightly was 2.93...
Conference Coverage
Pregabalin Tested Better for RLS Than Did Pramipexole
Major Finding: RLS patients treated for a year with 300 mg/day of pregabalin have an augmentation rate of 2.1%; those treated with 0.5 mg/day of...
Conference Coverage
Rotigotine Patch Has Favorable Results in Parkinson's, Restless Legs
Major Finding: 8 mg/24 hours of transdermal rotigotine (Neupro) reduced off-time in advanced Parkinson’s disease patients by 2.4 hours per day...
News
Persistent Daytime Sleepiness Common Despite Effective CPAP
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Insomnia, Hypersomnia Disorders Criteria Proposed for DSM-5
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Hypnotics Linked With Increased Mortality, Cancer
Major Finding: The hazard ratios for death in 10,529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions for poor sleep, compared with 23,676 matched...