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                     UCLA Researchers Say Results Could be Deadly for Women with Sleep Apnea
October 28, 2013
                     
                        LOS ANGELES – Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that the body’s autonomic responses that control blood pressure, heart rate, and sweating are weaker in people with obstructive sleep apnea, but even more diminishe                     
					                   
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                     Rulemaking Reigns as Obama Signs Sleep-Related Trucking Bill
October 21, 2013
                     
                        WASHINGTON, DC – While the government shutdown took center stage on Capitol Hill, President Obama quietly signed a bill ensuring that any changes in federal requirements for truck driver sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, must come through t                     
					                   
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                     Sleep-Related Trucking Legislation Shines Light on DME
October 14, 2013
                     
                        WASHINGTON, DC – Bucking the trend toward legislative gridlock, new legislation to limit sleep apnea “guidance” recently passed the House and Senate, and is now headed to the President’s desk. The bill was approved in the House by a vote                      
					                   
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                     House Passes Trucking-Related Legislation with Zero Dissent
September 30, 2013
                     
                        WASHINGTON, DC – The trucking industry does not want the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to use “informal guidance” to address sleep apnea, and the House of Representatives agreed last week in dramatic fashion—passing                      
					                   
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                     ACP Recommends CPAP, Weight Loss, and Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea Sufferers
September 30, 2013
                     
                        PHILADELPHIA – The American College of Physicians (ACP) has officially recommended weight loss and CPAP (in combination) as the first line of defense against obstructive sleep apnea. The information is not exactly news to sleep physicians, but                      
					                   
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                     Rulemaking on Sleep Apnea Favored by Truckers and Congress
September 23, 2013
                     
                        WASHINGTON, DC – The trucking industry does not want the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to use “informal guidance” to address sleep apnea. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee agreed, quickly approving