News tagged with zolpidem
Study may help explain 'awakenings' that occur with popular sleep-aid Ambien
Jun 29, 2009 |
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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 ...
Cognitive behavior therapy appears beneficial for long-term treatment of insomnia
May 19, 2009 |
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For patients with persistent insomnia, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and the medication zolpidem for 6 weeks was associated with improvement in sleep, although for a longer treatment period CBT alone was ...
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Large users of zopiclone assessed as impaired
Mar 26, 2009 |
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A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows a positive link between the amount of the hypnotic (sleeping medicine) zopiclone in the blood and the chance of being assessed as impaired in a clinical examination. ...
Insomnia drug can improve brain function
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 13, 2007 |
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A new study reported that zolpidem, a drug normally used to treat insomnia, temporarily improved brain function in a patient suffering from akinetic mutism, a condition in which the person is alert but cannot speak or move. ...
British judge orders test of wake-up drug
Nov 20, 2006 |
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The senior family court judge in Britain turned down a request to stop feeding a woman in a vegetative state and allow her to die.
GERD negatively impacts sleep quality, results in considerable economic burden
Sep 01, 2009 |
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There has been much debate about the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep. Three new studies in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology explore GERD's effect on sleep quality and the health ...
Sleeping drug breaks man's 3-year coma
Jun 01, 2006 |
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A 28-year-old South African man who has been comatose since an accident three years ago is able to wake up with the unlikely help of a sleeping medication.
The Medical Minute: Talk about prescriptions
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Look in your wallet, purse, personal digital assistant or smart phone and you probably have a list of names, phone numbers and addresses. You might even have a file for your passwords or important account numbers, birthdays ...
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