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22 hrs ago | Medical Daily

Merck Experimental Sleeping Pill, Suvorexant, Effective Says FDA

An advisory committee within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that Merck's new drug for insomnia and sleep maintenance, named Suvorexant , is quite effective in helping people get to sleep and maintain sleep patterns.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Insomnia, Health, Ambien, Zolpidem (generic)

Mon May 20, 2013

Burlington Times News

Narcolepsy could explain sudden bouts of sleep

Dear Doctor K: I'm 40 years old and in good health. But lately I've been falling asleep suddenly during the day.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Sleep, Provigil, Modafinil (generic), Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic)

Medical News Today

News From Frontiers In Endocrinology, Microbiology, Physiology

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: MRSA / Drug Resistance ; Alzheimer's / Dementia Article Date: 20 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Frontiers in Endocrinology Differential roles of orexin receptors in the regulation of sleep/wakefulness Takeshi Sakurai, the lead author on the 1998 article that first described orexin, here ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health, Microbiology, Biology, Science, Alzheimer's, MRSA, Genetics

Mon May 13, 2013

KSFY

Sleep Paralysis: the results are in

Earlier this month we shared the story of our director Sean Albertson and his battle with sleep paralysis, a very serious symptom from not getting enough rest.

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health

Sun May 12, 2013

Examiner.com

Lohan wants out: If she doesn't want it, why should we care?

Lindsay Lohan wants out of the Betty Ford Center because they won't allow her to continue to take Adderall , reported the New York Post on May 11.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, ADHD

Thu May 09, 2013

Psychology Today

ADD - A Sleep Disorder?

ADD is now "epidemic" throughout America. With 13% of adolescents diagnosed in national surveys, people want to know just how big a problem it is.

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Marketing, Family, Kids

Wed May 08, 2013

Vallejo News

Jazz Pharma shares slide despite 1Q profit jump Shares of Jazz...

Shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC slid Wednesday morning, a day after the Irish drugmaker said in a regulatory filing that the Food and Drug Administration could approve a competitor's generic version of its top-seller, narcolepsy treatment Xyrem.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Tue May 07, 2013

Examiner.com

Lindsay Lohan and Adderall: Illegal drugs are not the only addictions

Lindsay Lohan is on Adderall , reported Reality TV on May 7. Lohan, 26, entered court-ordered rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Center .

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Related Topix: Drugs, Celebrities, Pop/Rock, Lindsay Lohan, Medicine, Health, ADHD

Fri May 03, 2013

HawaiiNews

Teva Pharmaceutical 1Q profit sinks 27 percent Teva Pharmaceutical...

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s first-quarter earnings fell 27 percent, as generic competition, a weaker Japanese yen and other factors dragged down revenue for one of the world's largest generic drugmakers.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Medicine, Cephalon, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Provigil, Modafinil (generic), Health

Thu May 02, 2013

Stanford

Three faculty named to National Academy of Sciences

Three School of Medicine faculty members were named as new members of the National Academy of Sciences on April 29.

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Related Topix: Health

Tue Apr 30, 2013

ReporterNews.com

Doctors' Column: Sleeping beauty for real

"And when he saw her looking so lovely in her sleep, he could not turn away his eyes; and presently he stooped and kissed her, and she awaked, and opened her eyes, and looked very kindly on him." So the Grimm Brothers ended their tale of "The Sleeping Beauty." But for people suffering from primary hypersomnia, life is no fairy tale.

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Related Topix: Health, Atlanta, GA

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Psychology Today

A.D.H.D. and Sleep

A New York Times Op Ed piece titled "Diagnosing the Wrong Deficit" by Vatsal D. Thakkar, MD was published April 28 .

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, ADHD, Health, Psychiatry

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Brain.oxfordjournals.org

Electroencephalogram paroxysmal theta characterizes cataplexy in mice and children

Astute control of brain activity states is critical for adaptive behaviours and survival.

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health