Dear Doctors,

Welcome to the Second Edition of the TSGQ E-Newsletter! This month, you will find information on:

• Sleep Deprivation and Depression
  Beyond Blue Anxiety and Depression Awareness (ADA) Month - October 2010
  
• Cognitive Function after Sleep Deprivation
  Sleep Awareness Week - 3-9 October, 2010
  
• Pulmonary Function and Diabetes
  World Spirometry Day - 14 October, 2010
  

We hope you enjoy this edition and wholeheartedly welcome your feedback. You can email the editor with any feedback or suggestions for both articles and news at editor@tsgq.com.au. - The Editor

Sleep Medicine News

Sleep Deprivation and Depression

Recent studies found those who slept less than five hours a night were three times more likely than normal sleepers to become psychologically distressed in the next year.

Each hour of sleep lost was linked to a 14 per cent increased risk of distress. read more...

Cognitive Function After Sleep Deprivation

Recent studies indicate Total Sleep Deprivation almost triples the prevalence of lapses in attention. Furthermore, reaction times are slowed by up to 30%.

While executive functioning does not appear to wane after sleep deprivation, the dramatic decline in non-executive functioning dampens global cognitive function. read more...

Thoracic News

Pulmonary Function and Diabetes

Recent studies have shown that impaired lung function (a reduced FVC or FEV1) may be a risk factor for the future development of type 2 diabetes.

The average rate of decline in lung function (FEV1) for people with diabetes was 71ml/year compared to that of healthy non-smokers at 25-30ml/year. read more...

Come Have Your Lungs Tested At Our State-Of-The-Art Clinic

To celebrate World Spirometry Day, we are welcoming people into our clinic for a FREE lung function test. Alternatively, look out for us in the Wesley Hospital near Medical Imaging where we will be performing Free Spirometry on the 14th October.

Click here to enquire.

Thoracic & Sleep Group News

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Ask A Scientist

Jade Pittard
B BioMed Sc., Grad Dip Pharm Sc.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist

Q: I don't sleep well in strange places. How will you be able to perform a sleep study on me if I don't sleep?

A: "How will I be able to sleep with all this equipment on me?" is probably the most common concern we hear in the sleep lab. It is expected that most people will not get a usual night sleep in the lab, however we find the majority end up managing normal sleep efficiencies (of about 70-90%). The sleep lab is also specifically designed to create an environment "inductive to sleep". read more...

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The Wesley Lung Function Laboratory News

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Bulk Billed Lung Function Tests:

• Spirometry
• Complicated lung function test (CO transfer and lung volumes)
• Bronchial provocation testing (Mannitol)
• 6 minute walk testing
• Allergen skin testing
• High altitude simulation testing
• Fraction Expired NO (FeNO)