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Sleep Apnea: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors, and Treatment
By Jeff Hayward Your Health

Sleep Apnea: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors, and Treatment

If you’re tired of waking up tired even when you think you’ve had a full night’s sleep, you may be suffering from sleep apnea, which is a common problem in the U.S. In fact, the Alaska Sleep Education Center says that sleep apnea affects roughly 20-million Americans. Since it’s so common, let’s take a look at the symptoms, risk factors, and treatments.

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Codeine Linked to Deaths of Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
By Jim Greene Children

Codeine Linked to Deaths of Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising doctors to cease prescribing codeine to children after surgeries such as tonsillectomies, removal of the adenoids, or both. Why? Due to several deaths, which have been linked to prescription codeine post-surgery for removal of the tonsils and/or the adenoids. The deaths have occurred specifically in child patients […]

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