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Jefferson specialists studying innovative surgery for effectively treating sleep apnea

Sleep disorder and ear, nose and throat specialists at Thomas Jefferson University are examining an innovative procedure to treat obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

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1. Risk factors for developing complications from sleep apnea surgery
   10-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Patients undergoing surgery to correct sleep apnea are more likely to have complications if their condition is severe, they have a high body mass index, they have other medical problems or they are undergoing certain other surgical procedures at the same time, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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2. Scientists adopt fresh approach in quest for new therapies
   11-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists are to pool their expertise in human health to pioneer an innovative approach to treating common diseases.A new institute in Edinburgh -- the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine -- brings together research specialists in every area of human biology, from the basic genetics of health through to the issues surrounding end-of-life care.
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3. Childhood sleep-disordered breathing disproportionately affects obese and African-Americans
   12-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Sleep-disordered breathing, which can include various sleep behaviors ranging in severity from snoring to obstructive sleep apnea, disproportionately affects children who are overweight and African-American, according to a new study published in the December 2007 edition of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery. Obstructive sleep apnea can pose serious health threats, including hypertension and higher risk for cardiac disease.
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4. News briefs from the December issue of Chest
   12-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
   In three separate studies researchers have found the following: A new study suggests that patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension could benefit from good continuous positive airway pressure treatment compliance; New research from the Netherlands suggests that oral prednisolone is just as effective in treating COPD exacerbations as its intravenous counterpart; A Japanese study looks at prevalence and predictors of excessive carbon dioxide in the blood during the day.
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5. Educating OSA patients about CPAP critical to successful treatment
   06-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   One of the most important ways to help patients manage their obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is to effectively educate them about CPAP, the most common and effective treatment for OSA.
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6. Surgery improves quality of life for children with sleep apnea
   02-12-2008 · EurekAlert!
   For children who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy can provide dramatic relief and is successful in solving sleep problems for 80 to 90 percent of children, a Saint Louis University study found.
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7. Treating obstructive sleep apnea, preventing heart attacks and strokes
   09-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers in Brazil have found that treating patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure dramatically reduces early indications of atherosclerosis in just months, linking OSA directly to the hardening or narrowing of the arteries. Until now, no study has demonstrated such a direct relationship between the two.
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8. Study: Modafinil is effective in treating excessive sleepiness
   10-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Modafinil is well-tolerated in the treatment of excessive sleepiness associated with disorders of sleep and wakefulness such as shift work sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy, and does not affect cardiovascular or sleep parameters.
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9. Jefferson oncologists show focused radiation is effective as surgery against nerve tumor
   10-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Specifically aimed, "stereotactic" radiation may be as good as surgery -- and in some cases, even better -- in treating benign but potentially devastating brain tumors called nonacoustic schwannomas, according to a study by rradiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
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10. Combined radiation seed, chemotherapy wafer implants show promise in treating cancerous brain tumors
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    In the battle against malignant brain tumors, dual implantation of radioactive seeds and chemotherapy wafers following surgery showed promising results in a study led by specialists at the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati and University Hospital.
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