Treating Sleep Apnea & Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as

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Treating Sleep Apnea & Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as

Post by So Well » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:22 am

Has anyone looked at the actual study? The link below is commercial marketing.
New Study Suggests Treating Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as Side Sleeping

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... z1eAHjZIRd
Posted in honor of that rapscallion Mars.
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Post by So Well » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:48 am

OK, darling has my omelette about ready. Have a good weekend everyone!
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Re: Treating Sleep Apnea & Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as

Post by mars » Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:56 am

So Well wrote:
Has anyone looked at the actual study? The link below is commercial marketing.

New Study Suggests Treating Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as Side Sleeping

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... z1eAHjZIRd


Posted in honor of that rapscallion Mars.


The actual study is in The Journal of the American Geriatric Society - somewhere -

But I cannot find it.

But here is a video of Dr Sonia Ancoli-Israel talking about Sleeping in Aging and Dementia -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-l5D3Tzig

cheers

Mars

and as for So Well - I challenge him to read -

http://www.fivemile.com.au/rapscallions-revenge.html

if he dare
for an an easier, cheaper and travel-easy sleep apnea treatment :D

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Re: Treating Sleep Apnea & Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as

Post by Emilia » Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:19 pm

Thanks for the link, Mars! That was a great lecture..... answered a lot of things I've thought about lately.
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Re: Treating Sleep Apnea & Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as

Post by So Well » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:59 am

mars wrote:
and as for So Well - I challenge him to read -

http://www.fivemile.com.au/rapscallions-revenge.html

if he dare

Hey, that is great.

I wrestled crocodiles when in college. Made great money and had no debt when I graduated!

The final act of my show I would pull the crocs jaws open wide and put my

Oh, never mind.
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Post by chunkyfrog » Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:36 pm

Ouch!

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Re: Treating Sleep Apnea & Alzheimer's Can Really be as Easy as

Post by napstress » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:09 am

mars wrote:But here is a video of Dr Sonia Ancoli-Israel talking about Sleeping in Aging and Dementia -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-l5D3Tzig
Thanks, Mars. This was a really interesting and helpful video. For those who haven't seen it, you can start it at 4:00 to bypass introductions and thank yous.
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