New Gene Associated with Increased Risk of Alzheimers Disease

Rare disease sufferers meet for first time

TWO sufferers of one of the world’s rarest diseases – Pollitt Syndrome – meet for the first time in Birmingham, despite being born thousands of miles apart.

Rare disease – causing patients to turn to stone

fopworld.blogspot.com Its the story of patients who have disease causing their soft tissue – muscle, ligaments, tendons – to turn to literal stone. It’s like their skeleton is forming a skeleton, which will eventually immobilize them.

Multiple Sclerosis is a tough disease

Multiple sclerosis is a tough disease, but there is basically three things that you need to do when you are taking care of patients with multiple sclerosis. We have learned this in our MS Center through extensive research and follow-up of patients over many years. One, you need to be picky about the diagnosis. Two, [...]

GER and Pulmonary Disease in Children

Monita Mendiratta MD Ped Pulm and Sleep Disorder Expert Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

A New Link Between Sleep Apnea & Heart Disease

If you’re one of the twelve million Americans with sleep apnea your condition may cost you more than just a good night’s sleep. Researchers say they have new evidence that links this very common sleep disorder to some very serious heart problems.

Can someone explain how sleep apnea contributes to wt gain, diabetes, and cardiac disease?

I have been told that if I do not sleep through the night, snore, feel tired and groggy when I do have to get up that I may have sleep apnea and that it is very dangerous…. I would like more info as I am going to have to convince my husband why we need [...]

The Man With The Nasty Sleep Disease

Man has sleeping disorder that only one thing can cure

Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease Risk – Dr. Virend Somers (1)

Virend Somers, MD, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says the cause and effect relationship between sleep apnea and heart disease still needs to be determined. For more information, see the Mayo Clinic News Blog newsblog.mayoclinic.org

If this is a symptom of Centralized sleep apnea, what underlying disease could it be?

# If other symptoms, including difficulty swallowing, voice changes of body weakness or numbness, this may indicate an underlying disease that is affecting the nervous system.

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