So it’s time for your New Year’s Resolutions – what are you going to resolve to do this year? Exercise more? Lose weight? Work on your marriage? Get a promotion? What if I told you that one simple change would dramatically improve your chances of achieving all of those goals? Interested? I thought you would [...]

A recently published article in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that effective treatment of patient’s sleep apnea significantly reduced their cardiac risk factors. Patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea who wore their CPAP masks for at least 5 hours per night derived the most benefit, highlighting the role that sleep apnea plays [...]

HOUSTON – In Health Works this morning… A lot of women don’t like to admit it… But they snore too! One-third of snorers are women… Which leads to a poor night’s sleep not only for the snorer… But their partner as well. Dr. Paul Fulmer is the Medical Director of the Snoring Center of Houston. [...]

Men aren’t always the ones responsible for the snoring in the sack. Women may be responsible for some of that sound too. Rachel K explains how you can find out. Learn more about The Snoring Center minimally invasive treatments for snoring and sleep apnea.

By SUE MAYFIELD GEIGER Correspondent If you live with a snorer, a silent night this holiday season may be hard to come by. Although often joked about, snoring is serious business, sometimes disrupting the sleep of entire families and forcing some couples to retire to separate rooms. And sawing logs also comes with some serious [...]

During the holiday season, we may indulge in the spirit of giving by sacrificing a lot of our time and energy, but there is definitely one gift we must reserve for ourselves–the gift of sleep. Staying up late, performing holiday errands, or attending parties, and sleeping in the next day may be a part of [...]

This week the Today Show ran a fascinating spot on sleep apnea. I found it fascinating because it highlighted the use of robotic surgery as a treatment method, referring to this application of the DaVinci system as “state of the art”. While I applaud the Today Show for explaining the dangers of sleep apnea, and [...]