Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus Today: INSOMNIA, Part 2 - SLEEPING...

The Mirror (London, England);  April 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ......was addicted to sleep pills (barbiturates...prescriptions for sleeping pills are written in...rarely helped by sleeping pills and the underlying...treated instead. Sleeping pills may be used to...sleepALMOST all sleeping pills work by depressing...nature of the ...

Sleeping pills have different effects than once thought

University Wire;  November 5, 2007 ;     455 words ......Ill. -- Though sleeping pills are becoming wildly...are countless sleep medications available...of relief from sleeping pills, but I don't know...extra minutes of sleep really affects...perception of most sleeping pills is that you take...Karl Doghramji, sleep ...

Your LIFE: Could insomnia destroy your life? HEALTH Actor Heath Ledger...

The Mirror (London, England);  January 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ......prescription drugs, including sleeping pills and anti-depressants. The...second would send him to sleep, he'd wake up an hour later...racing. Dr Neil Stanley, a sleep expert from Norfolk and...needs different amounts of sleep. Anything between three...If you need seven hours sleep ...

No more pillow talk Another restless night in bed? Don't reach for the...

The Independent - London;  July 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ......by a crutch of sleeping pills, tranquillisers...author of The Good Sleep Guide. "And they...reason is that sleeping pills do not allow you...restorative deep sleep we need to refresh...forgets how to sleep on its own. Either...awake. Finally, sleeping pills cause ...

Tired of sleeping pills? GOOD HEALTH.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  June 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......LUCY MAYHEW Tired of sleeping pills? Then wake up to passion...20million prescriptions for sleeping pills are issued each year. Sleeping pills, such as the traditional...receptors which induce sleep, but the side effects...cure. A new form of sleeping pills ...

Sleeping Pills Don't Help Shift Workers Stay Awake

The Washington Post;  June 28, 1988 ;     192 words ...Although sleeping pills can help shift workers get an extra 50 minutes of sleep when they switch from day...night shifts in which their sleep was delayed by nine hours...in the current issue of Sleep, found that people have...night, even if they didn't sleep more during the day. Night ...

Duke students facing insomnia turn to sleeping pills

University Wire;  November 9, 2005 ;     674 words ......people are using sleeping pills, but it also demonstrates that sleep medication is often...from prescribing sleeping pills and other similar...of 20 who took sleep medication also...growing market for sleeping pills might be leading...increased usage of sleep ...

Sleeping pills may be doing you harm; Elderly at risk of dizzy spells,...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 11, 2005 ;     648 words ...Byline: JENNY HOPE SLEEPING pills could do more...neuropsychiatrist in sleep disorders and director of the London Sleep Centre in Harley...the patient. 'Sleeping pills are a means to...sedatives and sleeping pills. They found a...receptors which induce sleep. The ...

Eye openers about sleeping pills

Science News;  September 7, 1985 ;     302 words ......observed and analyzed the sleep of 427 people ages 65 or...one-quarter suffered from sleep apnea, a disorder in which...minutes at a time during sleep. Over one-third of the sleeping...25 percent of them have sleep apnea, she says, this is a dangerous situation. Sleeping pills ...

Finns use more sleeping pills.(Brief Article)

Nordic Business Report;  March 9, 2004 ;     92 words ......BUSINESS REPORT-9 March 2004-Finns use more sleeping pills(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The use of sleeping pills has increased in Finland. Finns are using more sleeping pills than ever before, with an increase of almost...

Chris Martin admits being too fond of sleeping pills

The Hindustan Times;  June 13, 2008 ;     196 words ......Chris Martin has admitted to becoming a bit too fond of sleeping pills. The singer, who has never even been known to be drunk...habit of popping the tablets not just because he cannot sleep, but because it gives him a buzz. "I can't sleep, so I take a lot of sleeping pills. I don't ...

Study Reports Link Between Sleeping Pills and Death

University Wire;  May 7, 1998 ;     700+ words ......between the use of prescription sleeping pills and an increased risk of death. "I would say that taking sleeping pills long term is a form of assisted...data on the usage of prescription sleeping pills. Researchers checked mortality...

Sleeping pills were the only way I could handle The X Factor.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  February 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the show. Here, he tells how sleeping pills, a holiday in Miami and lots...suddenly found myself unable to sleep. Night after night I would...everyone happy and it affected my sleep then, too. But this time was...itself was to make me unable to sleep. Of course, the fact you can...

A guide to sleeping pills, from Valium to halcion

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 29, 1991 ;     637 words ......a benzodiazepine drug refilled because they cannot sleep without it. There is a tendency on the part of many people who sleep well to look down upon those who require a sleeping...only to experience a week without a night of sound sleep and they will realize that non-sleepers need ...

Report: Go Easy on Sleeping Pills

The Washington Post;  August 15, 2006 ;     328 words ......rely too much on sleeping pills and overlook safer...prescriptions for sleeping pills were filled in the...the older and newer sleeping pills be taken more judiciously...the best remedy for sleep problems." Side Effects...heavily marketed sleeping pills include ...