Archive for the 'Sleeping Pills' Category
The Best Gift This Christmas is Sleep
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 28th, 2007 in How to sleep better, SLEEP Fun, SLEEP News, Sleep Therapy, Sleeping Pills.
Outside the usual shopping and gift giving that is expected to ensue this holiday season, why not allow workaholics and people on the go a simple yet memorable gift by allowing them to sleep and recharge their lost sleep from the past year. There is not much to spend nor problem to give. They just need to be told to take it easy and rest a bit. Anyway, it is the end of the year and they do deserve a break.
What better ways to give than to have them sleep it off in their homes or wherever they are? That is perhaps the best thing that they can get this Christmas rather than giving them sleeping pills which may only affect other health aspects of their lives.
Read more: Give the Gift of a Great Night of Sleep this Holiday Season
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New Zealand Caught In Sleeping Pills Daze
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 4th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleeping Pills.
Relying heavily on sleeping pills may be totally the way that most people feel that can address their lack of sleeping habits. According to medical specialists, sleeping pills are not really as effective in helping people gain the necessary sleep to go on with normal lives.
There are far more factors included in the whole sleepless night syndrome. Related health problems such as obesity, diabetes and depression all have their own part towards contributing sleep deprived individuals today.
Sleep experts say pills are not the answer as we try to cram more into our day. And they say unless parents start teaching their teenagers sleep is important, the problem will get worse.
Lack of sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes and depression, and it suppresses the immune system.
Source: Kiwis turn to pills to sleep
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More Testing for Vanda Pharmaceutical Sleep Drugs
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung November 1st, 2007 in Narcolepsy, SLEEP News, Sleeping Pills.
Unless they can find out more supporting evidence of the safety and effectiveness of this sleeping drug that is supposed to address the issue of Narcolepsy, chances are they will not get the boost they need to be able to penetrate the market.
At least this is what the sleeping drug is showing as far as progress for Vanda Pharmaceuticals is concerned.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. will continue human testing of its experimental treatment for a sleep disorder, even though the drug showed little difference from a placebo in a recent study.
Vanda, based in Rockville, said late Tuesday that VSF-173, its treatment candidate for excessive sleepiness related to conditions including narcolepsy and sleep apnea, had failed to meet its primary goal in a Phase II trial.
Read more: Vanda’s sleep drug suffers setback
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Jetlag 7 for On-the-Go Travelers
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung October 31st, 2007 in How to sleep better, SLEEP Video, Sleeping Pills.The need to adjust with time zones for people who have to travel a lot is a key contributor towards getting proper sleep. At times, adjustments to the body clock may become a pain since change in time zones will require people to sleep at unusual times that are not normal to them.
Jetlag 7 which is only available in Canada, offers to shrug off fatigue for people on the go. A big help for the sleep traveler among us.
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Provigil Sleep Drug Warning
1 Comment Published by Brian Yalung October 26th, 2007 in How to sleep better, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleeping Pills.
Sleeping pills and drugs are obviously the immediate recourse that people are turning to when it comes to trying to solve their sleeping problems. However, while there are recommended sleeping drugs spread anywhere we are, the Food and Drugs Administration board will always be the best organization to refer to when it comes to checking the credibility of such.
Provigil has been found to be harmful rather than helpful for sleep deprived patients. Serious skin problems and psychiatric issues have been found to suffice.
A warning is being added to Cephalon Inc’s (CEPH.O: Quote, Profile, Research) drug Provigil for excessive sleepiness because of the risk of serious skin rash and psychiatric symptoms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
Provigil is used to treat adults with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea who have difficulty staying awake. Provigil is one of Cephalon’s biggest-selling products with global sales of $415 million in the first half of 2007.
Read more: FDA adds warning to Cephalon’s Provigil sleep drug
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