Sleep-Related Booths at Medtrade Spring Reflect Keen Interest

February 3, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Last year brought unprecedented academic and consumer attention lavished on sleep medicine, and that trend is continuing in 2014. Sleep research originating in the United States and abroad continues to pour forth on almost a weekly basi

Revenue and Net Income Up at ResMed

January 27, 2014
SAN DIEGO – ResMed Inc revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2013, was $384.3 million, a 2% increase (1% increase on a constant currency basis) over the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012.  For the same quarter, net income was $86.6 million, an

Philips Respironics Maintains Large Presence at Medtrade Spring

January 27, 2014
LAS VEGAS – There are 56 new companies making their presence known (see top story in today’s Medtrade Monday) at Medtrade Spring, but most exhibitors are long-time supporters of the nation’s premiere HME trade show. Philips Respironics (Boo

No Rest for the Ambitious

January 13, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Necessity may be the mother of invention, but desperation is often the father. For Bob Rutan, desperation and necessity collided in the middle of the night when he literally cut cloth from his own T-shirt to fashion a CPAP mask liner fo

Vegas Consumer Electronics Show Bridges to Sleep World

January 13, 2014
LAS VEGAS – It should be no surprise that the “smart” revolution is hitting the world of sleep. As reported by BBC News, last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas rolled out more than a dozen sleep-related gadgets, including the

Less Sleep Equals Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk

January 6, 2014
NEWCASTLE, UK – Evidence linking poor sleep to diabetes continues to mount. The latest research from the University of Newcastle shows that too little sleep is associated with a significant increase in risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a su