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I held my breath. I always hold my breath when the scientists at Harvard sound the bell and tell us to gather round. Harvard scientists are always up to something; always studying one thing and then another and you never know what they are going to come up with next. Whatever it is though, you can bet that it is going to be life changing; some fun activity that you’ve done all your life and...

Home sleep testing has been very controversial over the last year. The idea of home sleep is can be threatening to a lab. This is not the case. I believe that this type of testing is perfect for those patients who refuse to come in to a sleep lab, a person who has no insurance or a large deductable, or the person who is in an area where there is a long wait. The home sleep equipment...

More people and their physicians are looking at sleep habits and problems that might be contributing to problems such as hypertension, difficult to control diabetes and congestive heart failure. They are also looking beyond medications to take care of issues like chronic fatigue. Snoring is looked at as something more significant then an annoyance. To find out the source of the problem a...

As a sleep tech and a manager, I have learned that education is everything. The more information we give our patients, the more successful the study and (ultimately) their therapy will be. It is this part of the study that should really start at the doctor's office and continue all the way through the process. In our lab, it starts with the call for the appointment. I call each patient and...

People who come to the sleep lab always seem to expect the worst. It does not help that their friends have told them all sorts of horror stories and that the internet is full of misinformation. So when most people come in they are usually either totally clueless as to what will happen or they are terrified that we are going to tie them to the bed and attach all sorts of things to them. Really a...

There have been significant of external changes that have had a large influence in the success of our company. The biggest impact especially during the month of January is the economy. There were also changes in reimbursement during the fourth quarter of 2008. These issues had a severe impact on the profit margins for our tests. These issues are long term and will require some review of the...

Hi everyone! At Covering Books, we want to begin a very, very loose organization of people who love to read and who are willing to share their favorites. New authors are often recommended by friends and family. So let's hear from you.

Technology has come a long was and studying sleep is no exception. We are now able to perform sleep studies in the home as well as the sleep lab. This is a great thing because it allows more people to be tested for sleep disorders then every before. The drawback is that there are limitations to what can be done in the home versus the lab. In home sleep studies are generally modified...

This week the slow food movement will be having a celebration of the local restaurants who...

As a society we currently are questioning everything we know about healthcare. We wonder if we...