print email comment close William Howard Taft and Sleep Apnea URL: http://www.apneos.com/taft_intro.html Description: Description and analysis of how U.S. President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft suffered from sleep apnea, "a repeated decrease of airflow into the lungs during sleep," which causes sleeping problems. Taft suffered from sleep apnea because he weighed too much. Includes anecdotes about Taft's sleep apnea, and material about Taft's weight and weight loss. Also includes a bibliography. From a company that is "developing new ways to detect and manage sleep breathing disorders." Publisher: Apneos Corporation Extra Keywords obstructive LII Database Information: Record 22467 created by Maria Brandt on 08/28/2006 Last modification on 10/12/2006 Published: 08/30/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22467