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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Stuart Quan, MD Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2019-02-19T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
                        <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Got pain? Get better sleep]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/got-pain-get-better-sleep-2019021816007" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
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                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2019-02-19T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Home sleep studies may help identify sleep apnea]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/need-sleep-study-home-sweet-home-2017022311096" />
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                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[A sleep study is required to correctly diagnose sleep apnea, but laboratory sleep studies can be awkward and uncomfortable. Efforts to lower costs and make study subjects more at ease have led to the advent of in-home sleep studies.]]>
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                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2017-02-23T14:30:07-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Heart disease, sleep apnea, and the Darth Vader mask too?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-disease-sleep-apnea-and-the-darth-vader-mask-too-2016092110346" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-disease-sleep-apnea-and-the-darth-vader-mask-too-2016092110346</id>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[A study questions whether CPAP helps to slow the progression of coronary artery disease in those who already have it, but use of the device has still been shown to have quality of life and other health benefits in those with sleep apnea.]]>
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                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2016-09-21T13:30:14-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Pace to breathe — New treatments for sleep apnea]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pace-breathe-new-treatments-sleep-apnea-2016072710024" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pace-breathe-new-treatments-sleep-apnea-2016072710024</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Sleep apnea is a common condition that currently affects 26% of all Americans. When a person suffers from sleep apnea, their breathing becomes shallow or even disrupted during their sleep. This results in poor sleep and daytime sleepiness.  However, a recent study showed that the use of a pacemaker on the hypoglossal nerve in the neck effectively treated people with moderate to severe sleep apnea.  Although there isn’t widespread use of pacemakers to treat this sleeping disorder just yet, it may be an effective solution for people with sleep apnea.]]>
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                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2016-07-27T13:30:16-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Could lack of sleep trigger a food “addiction”?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/lack-sleep-trigger-food-addiction-201604069403" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/lack-sleep-trigger-food-addiction-201604069403</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Many people cite a lack of &#8220;motivation&#8221; or &#8220;willpower&#8221; as the reason that overweight people can&#8217;t control their eating habits. But a wealth of evidence has come to light that obesity is linked to insufficient sleep. Most recently, an experimental study has found that restricted sleep can increase the levels of brain chemicals that make eating pleasurable. Could it be that insufficient sleep makes the brain addicted to the act of eating?]]>
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                        <category term="Addiction" />
                        <category term="Diet &amp; Weight Loss" />
                        <category term="Mental Health" />
                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2016-04-06T13:30:47-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Awake, alert, and alive: Is two hours&amp;#8217; sleep enough?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/awake-alert-and-alive-is-two-hours-sleep-enough-201512078727" />
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                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[According to an estimate from the Institute of Medicine, up to 20% of all motor vehicle crashes are related to drowsy driving. A panel of experts recently concluded that anyone who has slept less than two hours in the previous 24 hours is not fit to drive. This is only a rough guideline, however, because the relationship between sleep and safe driving is complex. (For example, a pre-existing sleep debt and driving at night increase the effects of drowsiness.) In general, driving while sleep-deprived is a dangerous undertaking for you — and others on the road with you.]]>
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                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2015-12-07T14:00:34-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Sleeping like a caveman?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sleeping-like-a-caveman-201510288501" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sleeping-like-a-caveman-201510288501</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Recent news reports of a study of sleep duration in geographically isolated societies in Africa and South America suggest that Americans are actually getting plenty of sleep because members of these tribes spend about the same amount of time asleep each night as people in modern societies. These controversial findings will be debated, but are not relevant to the widespread sleep deficit and associated health consequences in more modern societies.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2015-10-28T12:00:51-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Too little sleep and too much weight: a dangerous duo]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/too-little-sleep-and-too-much-weight-a-dangerous-duo-201510078396" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/too-little-sleep-and-too-much-weight-a-dangerous-duo-201510078396</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Stuart Quan, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Americans are sleeping less and weighing more. Science tells us this is no coincidence. Inadequate sleep can contribute to weight gain in several ways, including altering levels of the hormones that control appetite and fullness and setting off a chain reaction of poor habits that can increase the risk of weight gain and obesity. Sleep is proving to be as important to health as good nutrition and regular exercise.]]>
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                        <category term="Sleep" />
                        <updated>2015-10-07T12:00:49-04:00</updated>
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