300,000 drivers 'at risk from sleep disorder' | Daily Mail 25th January 2008

More than 300,000 drivers are at risk of falling asleep at the wheel because they have a rare medical condition, it has been claimed. The disorder - obstructive sleep apnoeahypopnoea syndrome - leaves sufferers exhausted because they struggle to breathe properly at night. Overweight men between the ages of 30 and 65 are most at danger, as are those who drink heavily.

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