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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in a General Population Sample: The Role of Sleep Apnea, Age, Obesity, Diabetes, and Depression by Bixler, E. O., Vgontzas, A. N., Lin, H.-M., Calhoun, S. L., Vela-Bueno, A., Kales, A.

“…Context: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is commonly considered a cardinal sign of sleep apnea; however, the mechanism underlying the association is…”
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Adverse Effects of Modest Sleep Restriction on Sleepiness, Performance, and Inflammatory Cytokines by Vgontzas, A. N., Zoumakis, E., Bixler, E. O., Lin, H.-M., Follett, H., Kales, A., Chrousos, G. P.

“…Total sleep restriction in humans is associated with increased daytime sleepiness, decreased performance, and hormonal/metabolic disturbances. The effects of…”
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Evaluation of the EndoPAT as a Tool to Assess Endothelial Function by Moerland, M., Kales, A. J., Schrier, L., van Dongen, M. G. J., Bradnock, D., Burggraaf, J.

“…Endothelial dysfunction is a potential target for (pharmaceutical) intervention of several systemic pathological conditions. We investigated the feasibility of…”
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Chronic insomnia is associated with a shift of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor secretion from nighttime to daytime by Vgontzas, A.N., Zoumakis, M., Papanicolaou, D.A., Bixler, E.O., Prolo, P., Lin, H.-M., Vela-Bueno, A., Kales, A., Chrousos, G.P.

“…Chronic insomnia, by far the most commonly encountered sleep disorder in medical practice, is characterized by difficulty falling or staying asleep at night…”
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Insomnia in Central Pennsylvania by Bixler, E.O, Vgontzas, A.N, Lin, H.-M, Vela-Bueno, A, Kales, A

“…Objective: Establish the association between insomnia and various physical and mental health symptoms as well as objective measures of sleep disturbance while…”
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SLEEP AND ITS DISORDERS by Vgontzas, MD, A. N, Kales, MD, A

“…Sleep disorders are very prevalent in the general population and are associated with significant medical, psychological, and social disturbances. Insomnia is…”
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Keratoconjunctivitis, pharyngeal ulcera, hypoxaemia and fever by KALES, A. J, SMIT, N, GRUTEKE, P, BRANGER, J

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Clinical diagnoses in 216 insomnia patients using the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD), DSM-IV and ICD-10 categories: a report from the APA/NIMH DSM-IV Field Trial by Buysse, D J, Reynolds, 3rd, C F, Kupfer, D J, Thorpy, M J, Bixler, E, Manfredi, R, Kales, A, Vgontzas, A, Stepanski, E, Roth, T

“…Three diagnostic classifications for sleep disorders have been developed recently: the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD), the Diagnostic…”
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Phase II study of fluorouracil, leucovorin, and interferon alfa-2a in metastatic colorectal carcinoma by Grem, J L, Jordan, E, Robson, M E, Binder, R A, Hamilton, J M, Steinberg, S M, Arbuck, S G, Beveridge, R A, Kales, A N, Miller, J A

“…To test the activity of a regimen of interferon alfa-2a (IFN alpha-2a) 5 x 10(6) U/m2 subcutaneously (SC) days 1 through 7 combined with leucovorin 500 mg/m2/d…”
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Benzodiazepine side effects: role of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics by Vgontzas, A N, Kales, A, Bixler, E O

“…Benzodiazepines have a wide variety of indications. However, CNS and psychiatric adverse reactions, tolerance, and withdrawal effects of benzodiazepines are…”
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A Comparison of Efficacy of Sargramostim (Yeast-Derived RhuGM-CSF) and Filgrastim (Bacteria-Derived RhuG-CSF) in the Therapeutic Setting of Chemotherapy-Induced Myelosuppression by Beveridge, Roy A., Miller, John A., Kales, Arthur N., Binder, Richard A., Robert, Nicholas J., Harvey, Jimmie H., Windsor, Kevin, Gore, Ira, Cantrell, James, Thompson, Keith A., Taylor, William R., Barnes, Harry M., Schiff, Steven A., Shields, John A., Cambareri, Richard J., Butler, Thomas P., Meister, Robert J., Feigert, John M., Norgard, Michael J., Moraes, Manoel A., Helvie, William W., Patton, Gregory A., Mundy, Larry J., Henry, David, Mason, Bernard, Staddon, Arthur, Ford, Patricia, Katcher, Daniel, Houck, William, Major, William B., Gemma, Nicholas W., Kay, Gary, Priest, Edwin, Sowroy, Paul, Bank, Bruce, Leibach, Steven, Reisel, Herbert, Grad, Gary, Warren, Robert D., Ueno, Winston M., Smith, Lee F., Dobrzynski, Robert F., Sheridan, Michael J.

“…A randomized, double-blind, multicenter study in 181 afebrile cancer patients with ANC levels <500/μL receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy was undertaken to…”
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Next-day memory impairment with triazolam use by Bixler, E O, Kales, A, Manfredi, R L, Vgontzas, A N, Tyson, K L, Kales, J D

“…The prevalence, rate, and degree of memory impairment for next-day activities during a short, intermittent course of bedtime doses of triazolam, temazepam, and…”
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Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in women: Effects of gender by BIXLER, Edward O, VGONTZAS, Alexandros N, LIN, Hung-Mo, TEN HAVE, Thomas, REIN, Jennifer, VELA-BUENO, Antonio, KALES, Anthony

“…The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing has not been well studied in women, especially in terms of the effects of age, body mass index (BMI), and…”
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Chronic insomnia is associated with nyctohemeral activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis : Clinical implications by VGONTZAS, Alexandros N, BIXLER, Edward O, LIN, Hung-Mo, PROLO, Paolo, MASTORAKOS, George, VELA-BUENO, Antonio, KALES, Anthony, CHROUSOS, George P

“…Although insomnia is, by far, the most commonly encountered sleep disorder in medical practice, our knowledge in regard to its neurobiology and medical…”
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Prader-Willi syndrome: effects of weight loss on sleep-disordered breathing, daytime sleepiness and REM sleep disturbance by Vgontzas, A N, Bixler, E O, Kales, A, Vela-Bueno, A

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Sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness and fatigue : Relation to visceral obesity, insulin resistance, and hypercytokinemia by VGONTZAS, A. N, PAPANICOLAOU, D. A, BIXLER, E. O, HOPPER, K, LOTSIKAS, A, LIN, H.-M, KALES, A, CHROUSOS, G. P

“…Sleep apnea and associated daytime sleepiness and fatigue are common manifestations of mainly obese middle-aged men. The onset of sleep apnea peaks in middle…”
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Prevalence of sleep disorders in the Los Angeles metropolitan area by Bixler, E O, Kales, A, Soldatos, C R, Kales, J D, Healey, S

“…The authors determined the prevalence of sleep disorders in a general population through a survey of 1,006 representative households in the Los Angeles…”
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Avoiding problems in the sleep laboratory by Kales, A

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Randomized trial comparing the tolerability of sargramostim (yeast-derived RhuGM-CSF) and filgrastim (bacteria-derived RhuG-CSF) in cancer patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy by BEVERIDGE, R. A, MILLER, J. A, TAYLOR, W. R, THOMPSON, K. A, SMITH, L. F, UENO, W. M, DOBRZYNSKI, R. F, WARREN, R. D, KATCHER, D, BYRNE, P. J, DUNNING, D. M, WINOKUR, S. H, KALES, A. N, LOCKEY, J. L, CAMBARERI, R. J, BUTLER, T. P, MEISTER, R. J, FIEGERT, J. M, BINDER, R. A, ROBERT, N. J, HEISRATH-EVANS, J, KOCZYK-SCRIPKA, K, PASHKO, S, NORGARD, M. J, BARNES, H. M

“…A prospective, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study in cancer patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy was undertaken to evaluate and compare…”
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Primary immunodeficiency disorders in children with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis by Cagdas, D, Pehlivanturk Kyzylkan, M, Tagiyev, A, Emiralioglu, N, Keleþ, A, Yalcyn, E, Dogru, D, OzCelik, U, Kiper, N, Tezcan, Y

“…Primary Immunodeficiency diseases(PID) are common in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis(NCFB). Our objective was to determine ratio/types of PID…”
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