Orlando Sleep Apnea Support Group

11/21/2012

Wishing you and your family a very happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday! Our offices will be closed on November 22nd and November 23rd so that we may spend this special time with our family and friends. We will be back in the office on Monday, November 26th -- Best to you and yours!

11/06/2012

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and here are just a few of the recent statistics on diabetes (taken from http://www.diabetes.org/).....

•Nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes.
•Another 79 million Americans h......ave prediabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
•The American Diabetes Association estimates that the total national cost of diagnosed diabetes ...in the United States is $174 billion.

American Diabetes Month takes place each November and is a time to come together as a community to Stop Diabetes®!

Our facility - Florida Premier Research Institute is currently enrolling clinical trial studies for people with diabetes II and hypertension. This is a 26 week study and if you qualify, you may be eligible for medical evaluations and compensated for time and travel. Contact Donna at 407-740-8078 x 285 to inquire.

11/05/2012

Our facility offers many on-going clinical trials right here in Winter Park! If you or anyone you know is interested in participating, please contact Donna at 407-740-8078 x285 You can also view our website @ fakihresearch.com

Every year, thousands of clinical trials are launched in the United States to evaluate new therapies. Volunteers, both those who are healthy and those who've been diagnosed with a disease, are needed for human testing of new drugs, procedures and devices. The purpose of a clinical trial is to determ...

10/30/2012

This Saturday, November 3rd, our team will be walking at the "Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes" and would love to have you join us! It’s simple to Join or Donate: Just click the link below and hit the “Join an Existing Team”. Once you do that, you can search for our team name: TeamFakih We are also going to have an exhibitor table, so be sure to come and say Hi!

American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes. Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, formerly America's Walk for Diabetes, is about changing the face of diabetes in our country—by raising funds to help find a cure and by walking a few miles to bring a greater awareness to this devastati...

10/05/2012

We are one day closer to our Health Fair Family Fest being held tomorrow at the Winter Park Civic Center (1050 West Morse Blvd. Winter Park) and we would love for you to make plans to join us! The event will run from 10:00am - 3:00pm and there will be great vendors, great prizes and even a little bit of magic ;-) Can't wait to see you!

10/01/2012

It's almost here! Come see us this Saturday at the Winter Park Civic Center from 10:00am-3:00pm for free health screenings, lots of great vendors and Q&A sessions by physicians and local businesses. We also have lots of great door prizes to raffle! Bring your family and friends --- we will see you soon!

Saturday, October 6, 2012, 10:00am, 1050 West Morse Boulevard, Hosted by: Florida Premier Research Institute, Florida Pulmonary Consultants & Premier Sleep Institute! Free health screenings: blood glucose, blood pressure, pul

09/27/2012

Good morning!
Our health fair event is a little over a week away and we have added some great vendors: Safe Kids who will be offering safety information for your children, coloring books & other literature, United Healthcare, Costco, Dr. Michael Anderson (local allergy/asthma physician), Regions Bank, Boston Diagnostic Imaging, American Diabetes Association, American Lung Association, Healing Laser Clincs, a magician, and more! We will also be having ongoing Q&A sessions with physicians and local businesses. Free Screenings, refreshments & door prizes! You can't miss this event! Held at Winter Park Civic Center on Saturday, October 6th from 10:00 - 3:00... please mark your calendars and come have some fun with us!

09/24/2012

Do you think you could arrange a new concept "sleep style" at work?

It’s not the quantity of sleep that restores and refreshes, but the quality.

09/24/2012

The Health Fair is getting close! Make sure to mark your calendars and come join us on Saturday, October 6 at the Winter Park Civic Center! We are looking forward to having some great local vendors from our community that will be bringing lots of great information to you. We will have some great door prizes, refreshments and awesome Q&A sessions!

08/29/2012

Mark your calendars! We are hosting a Health Fair on Saturday, October 6th at the Winter Park Civic Center from 10a - 3p! We will be holding screenings such as blood pressure, glucose, CPAP, PFT, & O2 evaluations! Dr Fakih & Dr. Escandon wi......ll also be hosting Q&A sessions on pulmonary & sleep issues. Refreshments and raffles too! Watch for more information as the date approaches! Contact Kathy or Donna for more information -- 407-740-5447

08/27/2012

Central Florida is definitely getting those rainy day blues that makes you want to pull the covers up and want to stay in bed! Please be careful today, especially on the slippery roads and make sure you don't go anywhere without your umbrella!

08/24/2012

Good morning and Happy Friday friends! Thought we would share something fun and light to make you smile today ;-) Enjoy!

Sleeping Beauty isn't the only one with problems between the sheets. If you look closely, a number of Disney characters, with their funny idiosyncrasies and dramatic musical numbers, display classic symptoms of disrupted and disordered sleep!