According to the American College of Greece, approximately half of the male population have sleep apnea as opposed to one in five women.
It is well known that sleep apnea can leave you feeling tired and grouchy due to a lack of sleep, but a recent study shows that you may also come across as a cranky employee.
Many chronic conditions are linked to each other, which means having one increases your risk for developing another. About 85% of people ages 60 or older have at least one chronic disease, and 60% have at least two.
If you wake up during the night due to shortness of breath, your body might be telling you something about your heart.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned Australians that if international travel restrictions are widely lifted, Australians would have to get used to dealing with “a thousand cases a week or more.” This would end the national cabinet’s goal of zero community transmission.
Australia is turning to other vaccine options now that the AstraZeneca vaccine is no longer the preferred vaccine for adults under 50. A total of 40 million Pfizer vaccine doses have been ordered, but Australia also has a deal for a third vaccine – the Novavax vaccine.
About one in seven adults are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Research shows that those with obstructive sleep apnea – a condition which disrupts your breathing during sleep - have a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment.
Both the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been linked to a rare blood clotting condition known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). CVST occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the veins responsible for draining blood from your brain. The condition has been observed around 1 in 350,000 AstraZeneca vaccinations, usually between day 4-20 post-vaccination.
Snoring is common amongst many children, however new research has shown that it may be associated with structural changes in the brain causing behavioural and learning problems.
