Check out this great infographic by Aviisha Medical Institute (generated from information by PubMed.gov, Medscape, and BioMed Central) on the numerous adverse consequences that can arise from the onset of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). [Thanks to @ hobsonent who brought it to my attention.] Here's another one regarding how important sleep is:
I have blogged in the past regarding how HPV transmitted through oral sex (and potentially even French kissing) has now become the number 1 cause of throat cancer in individuals under the age of 50, even more than smoking and drinking alcohol [ link ]. Of course, smoking and alcohol further exacerbates this risk. Indeed, A 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that younger people with head and neck cancers who tested positive for oral HPV infection were more likely to have …