CPAP Treatment Improves Depression Symptoms

According to Drs. Daniel J. Schwartz and Gillian Karatinos of The Sleep Center at University Community Hospital in Tampa, Florida, people with obstructive sleep apnea are often depressed. A study conducted by Drs. Schwartz and Karatinos, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, concludes that treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may improve [...]

Sleep Apnea Risk Factor for Stroke Patients

A new study conducted by Umea University Hospital in Sweden concludes that sleep apnea is a risk factor for early death in people that have had a stroke. A research team, led by Dr. Karl A Franklin, studied the long term survival of 132 stroke patients that were admitted for in-patient hospital stroke rehabilitation between [...]