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Health Briefs
Dr. Kim Mulvihill Monday, October 2, 2000
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San Francisco, CA, USA -- If you suffer from bad headaches at night it could be a warning sign of a more serious problem. Healthbeat team doctor Kim Mulvihill reports.
Many of us suffer headaches from time to time. But if you suffer from cluster headaches, you might want to talk to your doctor. A new study suggests you could be suffering from the dangerous sleeping disorder Sleep Apnea, the condition that causes you to stop breathing temporarily dozens of times a night.
University of Michigan researchers studied 25 people suffering from cluster headaches, and found 80 percent had Sleep Apnea, and most of the subjects were unaware of it. If left untreated Sleep Apnea can lead to hypertension or cardiovascular disease.
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