According to a study of patients with persistent insomnia, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and medication for 6 weeks was associated with improvement in sleep, although for a longer treatment period CBT alone was more beneficial for insomnia.
Insomnia is a prevalent public health problem affecting large segments of the population on a situational, [...]
According to new research, patients with diabetes who have retinopathy should also be screened for obstructive sleep apnea.
“We know from our earlier research that 23 percent of men with type 2 diabetes have sleep apnea and this is under-recognized and under-treated,” said Sophie D. West, research leader. “This study suggests that sleep apnea is linked [...]
In a randomized, multi-center study that compared the results of two obstructive sleep apnea diagnostic and treatment protocols, “simplified” and traditional, as well as their respective costs, researchers found that the simplified model of care was not inferior to the usual physician-led, more expensive hospital-based model.
Obstructive sleep apnea, which may affect as many as 20 [...]
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