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A New Sleeping Pill called Intermezzo

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Brian Yalung

It looks like there is a new sleeping pill made for people who get up in the middle of the night. The new sleeping pill is called Intermezzo, a new formula from Ambien that has just been approved by the FDA. However, there are certain dosage requirements for males and females.

The dose of Intermezzo is 1.75 mg for women and 3.5 mg for men. The reason for the different doses is due to the slower clearance rate in women. The standard dose of Ambien for sleep is 5-10 mg each night. The new sleeping

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Tyler Shields Finally Gets Reasonable Sleep

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Various professions will keep you up and render you less sleep. And for photographer Tyler Shields, sleeping for 8 hours after 40 days of not sleeping is as reasonable as it gets.

For the record, Shields claims that he only sleeps two nights a week and sharing his journey. This included extreme headaches and woozy from the lack of shuteye.

He attracted intermittent news coverage, most recently via an October 23rd interview with AOL’s Weird News. In the end however, the question

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Harvin Suffering from Migraines Traced to Sleep Apnea

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Brian Yalung

As far as figuring out what is ailing Minnesota Vikings Percy Harvin regarding his constant migraines is concerned, all that may finally be resolved. This is after doctors diagnosed Harvin as suffering from sleep apnea after a harrowing incident during the Viking’s practice last August 19.

Doctors believe the disorder was responsible for the headaches that caused Harvin to lose consciousness and leave the practice in an ambulance. Sleep apnea causes gaps in a person’s breathing while

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Less Sleep Triggers Migraines

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Though it should not be surprising to associate migraine with lack of sleep, new research further explains why such would contribute to the growing headaches people have to deal with. It all boils down to the proper safeguarding of proteins.

Using rats to prove the theory, sleep- deprived rats secreted high levels of proteins that arouse the nervous system and low levels of proteins that shut it down. In short, arousal proteins occur at levels that are high enough to cause pain.

The

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3DTV is Hazardous to Sleep Deprived Consumers

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Brian Yalung

While everyone is raving about 3DTV, it seems that they are dangerous too. Samsung is heading the call, issuing a warning that 3DTV can be hazardous if they are too young, too old, pregnant, drunk or even sleep deprived. Normal, healthy people should take frequent breaks while gaming or watching TV or you will get headaches, dizziness, fatigued eyes and/or spontaneous combustion.

Will this hinder the 3DTV sales which most TV companies are busy figuring out these days? Well, if this is the case

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Jet Lag Drug Stalled

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Nuvigil has been declined for approval by the U.S. Health regulators after some questionable data in making the said Cephalon sleep disorder drug. Nuvigil is a successor to Provigil and was introduced last June. Cephalon received a response letter of denial to approve the drug for jet lag this time.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Agency in U.S, Jet Lag is a condition marked by a disrupted sleep cycle, headaches, or an upset stomach. Initially, The FDA had given an expe

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Day Care Workers Charged for Giving Kids Sleep Supplements

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Two former day care workers from Ohio have been charged with three counts of child endangering and three counts each of misrepresentation by childcare provider for slipping an OTC supplement into candies to make kids sleep during nap time.

Parents complained that their kids looked groggy after being picked up from the day care and were notified of the malpractice when a co-worker notified police in December that Hartley and Scott gave the children melatonin in candy. Melatonin

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Ohio Day Care Sued for Using Melatonin on Kids

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Brian Yalung

Holding a daycare is serious work but to putting kids to rest or sleep is something that they should specialize in, especially if they become tired. However, it does not follow that they should use supplements or drugs to put kids to sleep. Other than being dangerous, kids should not be exposed to such kinds of supplements. Besides, they have a duty to do and by resorting to this act, it is a way of cheating people for their money and gambling with the little tykes’ health.

The lawsuit was filed against the Covenant Apostolic Church Inc. where day care workers reportedly u

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A Choice Between Headaches and Insomnia

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Brian Yalung

When you get a nasty headache, it is either you take an aspirin or some form of medication or sleep it out. But the problem of sleeping it out may lead to insomnia since sleeping at the unusual part of the day may leave you awake in the evenings.

Headache sufferers often treat their pain by taking naps to sleep it off, but they run the risk of developing insomnia by disrupting their normal sleep patterns and perpetuating the cycle of headaches, a new study shows.

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Advice to the Sleep Deprived Employee on Shifts

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Brian Yalung

Traditionally, all employees and workers look forward to the standard 8 to 5 job. With that in mind, you just have to follow the regular sleeping pattern to which most would find their way to bed by 9 in the evening.

But for people who work on changing shifts, adjusting the sleep pattern may not be that easy. For most, drowsiness and that heavy feeling is there especially if you are fresh from a previous work shift schedule.

So what is a person to do. Well for one, you have to ge

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