The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is evaluating safety concerns and has issued a safety alert on March 30, 2023, regarding certain dental devices used in adults to remodel the jaw or to treat conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) of the jaw. The devices in question include:…
Both insomnia and sleep duration – i.e., five or fewer hours or more than nine hours of sleep per night — are “highly associated” with an increased incidence of myocardial infarction (heart attack), according to a recent meta-analysis of nine studies including more than one million patients with and without insomnia. The pooled analysis, with…
A study published on February 23 found that a half-hour nap in the afternoon is associated with a mid-day “refresh.” “Many know the benefits of napping, but the pressure to optimize time in the workday poses constraints for some on the practicality of napping regularly,” said study coauthor Dr Ruth Leong from the Centre for…
The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have children with sleep disorders, according to a study published January 23 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. Sleep and stress disorders are known to have a two-way correlation, with stress promoting sleep disorders and sleep disorders promoting stress. Among…
Individuals with insomnia were 69% more likely to have a heart attack compared to those who didn’t have the sleep disorder during an average nine years of follow-up, according to new research presented at the recent American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session and published simultaneously in the journal Clinical Cardiology. In addition, when looking at…
