Wal-Mart supports employer health insurance mandate

The Associated Press is reporting that the nation's largest private employer, Wal-Mart, has announced that it supports an employer health insurance mandate. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

‘Awakenings’ That Occur With Popular Sleep-Aid Ambien May Be Explained By GUMC Study

Some people who take the fast-acting sleep-aid zolpidem (Ambien) have been observed walking, eating, talking on the phone and even driving while not fully awake. Many often don't remember doing any of these activities the next morning. Similarly, this drug has been shown to awaken the minimally conscious into a conscious state. A new study by Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers may help explain why these "awakenings" occur. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Talk Kids, Not Them

Title: Talk Kids, Not Them
Category: Health News
Created: 6/30/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/30/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Mylan Receives FDA Approval For Additional Strength Of Generic Restoril(R)

Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL) announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its supplemental Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Temazepam Capsules USP, 22.5 mg. This strength is in addition to Mylan's currently marketed 15 mg and 30 mg strengths of the product. Temazepam Capsules are the generic version of Mallinckrodt's Restoril®, a sleep aid, which had total U.S. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

CPAP Treatment Linked To Lower Mortality In Stroke Patients With OSA

Stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who undergo treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) following their stroke may substantially reduce their risk of death, according to Spanish research to be published in the July 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries

Title: Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries
Category: Health News
Created: 6/26/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/26/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Health Tip: Things That Trigger Migraines

Title: Health Tip: Things That Trigger Migraines
Category: Health News
Created: 6/26/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/26/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Promising New Drug Combination For Patients With Sleeping Sickness

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness affects tens of thousands of people every year in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a fatal disease with few treatment options. According to an article in this week's issue of The Lancet, Nifurtimox in combination with eflornithine is safe, effective, and more affordable than current treatments for sleeping sickness. This new drug combination should be implemented as a matter of priority by control programmes across sub-Saharan Africa. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Gene Predicts How Brain Responds To Fatigue, Human Study Shows

New imaging research in the June 24 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience helps explain why sleep deprivation affects some people more than others. After staying awake all night, those who are genetically vulnerable to sleep loss showed reduced brain activity, while those who are genetically resilient showed expanded brain activity, the study found. The findings help explain individual differences in the ability to compensate for lack of sleep. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Sleep Helps Build Long-Term Memories - Picower Institute Study Strengthens Link Between Sleep, Memory Formation

Experts have long suspected that part of the process of turning fleeting short-term memories into lasting long-term memories occurs during sleep. Now, researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics of MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown that mice prevented from "replaying" their waking experiences while asleep do not remember them as well as mice who are able to perform this function. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin