Article: INSOMNIA RESEARCHERS NEED A WAKE-UP CALL.(Home Front)

Byline: Mary Winter

I couldn't sleep the other night so I went to the computer and Googled ``insomnia cures.''

I was optimistic.

With all the medical advances of the past decade - pills to reduce cholesterol, pills to enhance erections, pills to improve mood and athletic performance - surely, I thought, something new and exciting is available to help the roughly one-third of Americans who have regular or occasional problems sleeping.

Naturally, I was wrong.

The ``breakthroughs'' I found were soggier than my jammies after a bad bout with night sweats.

Ten tips from the Mayo Clinic, for example: 1. Stick to a schedule; 2. Don't eat or drink before ...

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