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	<title>Doctor Steven Y. Park, MD &#124; New York, NY &#124; Integrative Solutions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome, and Snoring</title>
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		<title>Flu Shots, Hutterites, and Sleep Apnea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that even in very closed communities, flu vaccinations can help to lower the rate of influenza infections. A recent NY Times article described a study that revealed that widespread flu vaccinations in Hutterite schoolchildren resulted in lower rates of infection throughout the community, including adults. The population that received the vaccine had about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aliens, The Future, And Sleep Apnea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I watched the Pixar Movie Wall-E this past weekend, I was struck by how prophetic the movie was in predicting the state of mankind in the not too distant future. People are so sedentary that everyone becomes morbidly obese, and use roving hover chairs with remotes for everything. Everyone is so fat that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflicting Reports About Napping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Should we adopt the siesta? A study was recently presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science showing the benefits of napping on memory. People who napped for 90 minutes after lunch raised their memory recall scores by 10%. However another study just published the the Journal Sleep showed that nappers had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Sleep Predicts Lower IQ Scores In Healthy Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even if you don&#39;t have any sleep problems or medical issues, the quality and quantity of sleep can play an important role in how well you function during the day. This study showed that in normal, healthy children, shorter sleep duration was associated with lower IQ scores and perceptual reasoning.&#160;
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In this age of information and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://doctorstevenpark.com/short-sleep-predicts-lower-iq-scores-in-healthy-children</link>
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		<title>Expert Interview: How to Interpret Your Sleep Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The sleep study report may look like a jumble of numbers and cryptic medical terms that&#39;s impossible to decipher. However, with a bit of guidance from Dr. Anita Bhola, a board-certified sleep medicine physician in New York City, you&#39;ll be able to understand the basics in how to read and interpret your sleep study.&#160;
Topic: How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Are Teens So Sleepy In The Morning?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A number of my friends and acquaintances have commented to me that their teenaged children have a lot of trouble waking up in the morning. The usual explanation is that teens&#39; sleep cycles are shifted, going to bed later and waking up later. Some experts in sleep medicine have even recommended that schools start much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://doctorstevenpark.com/why-are-teens-so-sleepy-in-the-morning</link>
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		<title>Do All Pregnant Women Have Sleep Apnea?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We know that significant weight gain is a common aggravator of obstructive sleep apnea. If you already have narrowed jaws and gain some weight, then you&#39;ll move up the sleep-breathing continuum that I describe in my book, Sleep, Interrupted. But why is it that when women become pregnant, sleep apnea is the last thing that&#39;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://doctorstevenpark.com/do-all-pregnant-women-have-sleep-apnea</link>
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		<title>Sleep Apnea, Migraines and Multiple Sclerosis: Is There a Link?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems like study after study is published that links two previously unlinked conditions to one another. In this study, the presence of migraines was associated with a 47% increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life. Researchers again point to a genetic wastebasket explanation, with no practical implications. In a previous post, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://doctorstevenpark.com/sleep-apnea-migraines-and-multiple-sclerosis-is-there-a-link</link>
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		<title>New Discovery Makes Sleep Apnea Sexier?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New research has found that people with severe sleep apnea have significantly less nightmares (21%) compared with over 2/3 of healthy people. The lead author of the study was quoted as saying that after years having a bad reputation, the results of this study makes the condition &#34;a little sexier.&#34;
I don&#39;t get it. How is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://doctorstevenpark.com/new-discovery-makes-sleep-apnea-sexier</link>
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		<title>Why Do Men Snore More Than Women?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For all of us, snoring is a fact of life. Either you snore, your bedpartner snores, or you&#39;ve been rudely awakened by a loud snore at some time or another. Most of the time, the snorer is a man, but sometimes, it can be the woman. So why is it that men snore more than [...]]]></description>
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