PULMONOLOGIST TO ADDRESS SLEEP DISORDER GROUP

Cape Girardeau pulmonologist Dr. Brad Bittle will speak at Monday's meeting of the AWAKE sleep disorder support group at St. Francis Medical Center. The group will meet at 7 p.m. in Conference Rooms C and D of the St. Francis Health and Education Center.

Bittle will discuss sleep apnea, its causes and treatment.

AWAKE stands for "Alert, Well and Keeping Energetic." The free support group meets monthly at St. Francis and is open to anyone interested in learning about sleep disorders. For more information about the group or about sleep disorders in general, call the St. Francis Sleep Well Center, 339-6900 or 1-800-455-9999.