‘Bangungot’ linked to Asian skull shape
By Dulce Sanchez | August 8, 2007 - 12:00am
Asians are more prone to bangungot, a fatal sleep disorder, due to their flat faces and genes, sleep experts said yesterday.
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Apnea: The sleep monster
By MOMMY TALK By Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan | July 25, 2006 - 12:00am
Very recently, I got a text message from my friend Marjorie Barretto asking for prayers for the emergency surgery or her three-year-old son Leon. He had been diagnosed to have sleep apnea, a condition that...
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Doctor of ailing ex-general wants ‘hotel arrest’
By Delon Porcalla | June 5, 2005 - 12:00am
Faced with a choice between confinement in a hospital or a hotel, former major general Carlos Garcia’s doctor told the Sandiganbayan yesterday that a "hotel arrest" would be much better for his patient. Pulmonologist...
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Sleep apnea
By Cielito Mahal Del Mundo | March 18, 2005 - 12:00am
HINDI lang matatanda kundi mga bata ang nagkakaroon ng sleep apnea. Ang sleep apnea ay isang sleep disorder kung saan nakararanas ng paudlot-udlot na paghinga habang natutulog. Ang sleep apnea ay dahilan kung bakit...
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The dangers of sssssnoring
By Mylene Mendoza-Dayrit | March 18, 2003 - 12:00am
Snoring never bothered wives and roommates as much as it has now, when it seems that sleep apnea has claimed some young lives too unexpectedly. Snoring is more than just a social problem. It is a sign of health...
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Fighting fatigue
By Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. | July 2, 2002 - 12:00am
Everyone feels rundown on occasion. And for many people, tiring more easily is a common part of getting older. Additional years do change the body. Inevitably, a person loses muscle mass because the number and...
Health And Family
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Ang problema sa pagtulog
December 20, 2000 - 12:00am
Kayo ba ay nakararamdam ng panghihina at panlalambot? Maaaring kayo’y may sleep apnea. Isa itong sleep disorder na nakararanas ng breathing interruption habang natutulog. Ipinalalagay ng mga doktor na ang sleep...
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