Latest Health Articles for Sleep Disorder

• Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders

  article 2008-11-30  |  Author: Lolita C. Baldor
  Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.Facing prospects that one in five of the 101st Airborne Division ...

• Ship pilot to retire as probe into crash continues

  article 2008-07-02  |  Author: Scott Lindlaw
  A container ship pilot will retire rather than testify at a hearing on his conduct when a vessel he was piloting struck a bridge support tower last year, creating the worst oil spill in San Francisco Bay in nearly two decades.Capt. John Cota said in a letter to state licensing ...

• Philips reports sharp drop in Q1 net income, shares fall on fading TV sales

  article 2008-04-15  |  Author: Arthur Max
  The television age appears to be fading for Philips, the Dutch company that carries a global reputation for its home electronics: Philips' first-quarter profit fell 75 percent.Sagging TV sales, especially in the United States, dragged down first-quarter profits, as Royal Philips Electronics NV reported net income of $347 million, nearly ...

• HEALTHBEAT: Snoring could mean sleep apnea; Medicare proposal might help catch more patients

  article 2008-01-07  |  Author: Lauran Neergaard
  Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.A government move may help change that: Medicare is poised to allow at-home testing for sleep apnea — letting people snooze in their own beds instead of spending the night in a sleep laboratory.It's ...

• FDA approves generic versions of insomnia drug Ambien

  article 2007-04-23  |  Author: Staff
  The first generic versions of the insomnia. A patent held by Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis on the drug, also ...

• Veterans Seek Help for Sleep Problems

  article 2006-11-27  |  Author: By Susanne M. Schafer
  Army veteran Joe Green gazes skeptically at the alien-looking vinyl mask his respiratory therapist says will help him find the peaceful slumber he so desperately seeks. "How long will I be on this?" Green asks therapist Amy Stanley. He's wary of the device designed to force air ...