Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit VK OK Digg WhatsApp Email Home Table of Contents On June 14, 2021, PHILIPS-RESPIRONICS announced a voluntary recall of a majority of their sleep devices. The reason for the recall is that a specialized sound dampening foam used in the device has been shown to possibly degrade into particles which […]
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit VK OK Digg WhatsApp Email Table of Contents Hurricane is packing heavy rain as it moves toward the Bahamas as predicted by National Hurricane Center. Hospitals across the state, including the health systems in Southwest Florida, are gearing up for upcoming Hurricane. “So I am urging all our patients to
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Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad, a Board Certified sleep physician explains more about CPAP alternatives. Alternative treatment options depend upon the severity of sleep apnea and whether you have obstructive or central sleep apnea, in addition to suitability of each procedure to solve your needs
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit VK OK Digg WhatsApp Email Table of Contents Prescription medications like Adderall are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, but in recent years, doctors have been criticized for overprescribing and abuse rates have skyrocketed. Adderall belongs to the group of medicines known as central nervous
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit VK OK Digg WhatsApp Email Table of Contents Florida is administering COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna to adults 65 and older, health care workers and long-term care residents and staff as of January 2021. The following COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency use authoriza. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit VK OK Digg WhatsApp Email Table of Contents Healthy sleep is essential for a child’s growth and development. Bedtime resistance and sleepwalking are common problems in young children. They occur in about 20 to 30 percent of infants, toddlers and preschool children. Behavioral strategies can treat these problems in young
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit VK OK Digg WhatsApp Email Home Table of Contents Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in morbidly obese patients, with a reported prevalence as high as 45% in obese subjects.1 In fact, according to one study presented at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, of 359 patients who had
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Following the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in China in late 2019, and the rapid expansion of the COVID19 pandemic in 2020, questions about viral evolution have come tumbling after. Did SARS-CoV-2 evolve to become better adapted to humans? More infectious or transmissible? More deadly? Virus mutations can rise in frequency due to natural selection, random genetic
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The duration and nature of immunity generated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection is unknown. Many public health responses and modeled scenarios for COVID-19 outbreaks caused by SARSCoV-2 assume that infection results in an immune response that protects individuals from future infections or illness for some amount of time. The timescale of protection is a critical
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit VK OK Digg WhatsApp Email Table of Contents The body mass index (BMI) is a calculation that helps classify your weight status. A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fat. An adult with a BMI of 30 kg/ m2 or higher is considered to be obese. More
Please be advised that Allergy Sleep and Lung Care PA and SOMNAS, located at 16420 Healthpark Commons Dr Suite 100, Fort Myers, FL 33908, will be closing its doors permanently effective March 31, 2024. Please CLICK HERE to see the details
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