This year, more providers reported participating in the sleep market than ever before. Whereas more than one-third of the respondents did not sell or rent sleep-disorder products in 2001, only 12 percent are not participating in this market now.

Providers continue to sell and rent CPAP units, headgear, masks and filters--and they are increasing the sale and rental of CPAP moisturizers and gels.

American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. The home medical equipment industry
Financials: Apria Reports Annual Earnings: For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2002, Apria Healthcare of Lake Forest, Calif. reported a net income of
Until recently, most primary-care physicians had no idea that three simple words could change their approach to treating some of the nation's top killers: