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FDA panel backs a new sleep drug
An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug, called suvorexant, lower than that proposed by...
Tags: Politics, Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Elections
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Cardiologist says Michael Jackson's doctor was unfit to save him
A cardiologist testified Tuesday that Michael Jackson's doctor gave his famous patient incorrect treatment when he noticed the singer had stopped breathing as a result of a powerful anesthetic the physician had administered. Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter,...
Tags: Prosecution, Cardiologists, Medical Specialization, Entertainment Events, Substance Abuse
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Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses
In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...
Tags: Modafinil, Lorazepam (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Multiple Sclerosis, Justice System
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Disrupted sleep linked to higher prostate cancer risk
The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer insomnia and unwelcome wakefulness, the risk of prostate cancer is greater than for those whose sleep is undisrupted. That...
Tags: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Science and Technology
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New courtroom drama over Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's death nearly four years ago has been the subject of intense curiosity, endless media speculation and even a dramatic courtroom drama in which the King of Pop's doctor was found guilty of causing his death. But all that may end up being...
Tags: Prosecution, Laws, Services and Shopping, Concerts, Entertainment
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Dr. Oz insomnia remedy results in third-degree burns, viewer says
For those who need further evidence that you can’t believe everything you see on TV, along comes the tale of a New Jersey man who says he sustained third-degree burns on his feet after following an insomnia remedy touted by Dr. Mehmet Oz on his...
Tags: Harpo Productions, Inc., Diabetes, Newspapers, Swine Flu, Vaccines
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‘Excalibur,’ Bela Lugosi feature in Nuart’s Midnight Movies salute
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesStock up on coffee and adjust your sleep schedules SoCal movie fans, L.A.'s Nuart Theatre has some real springtime treats ...... -
Jet lag: What the tired traveler needs to know
Question: My wife and I travel to Israel at least twice a year to visit children and grandchildren. There is a 10-hour time difference between Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. Because of time constraints, we can stay only about seven days. Even though we take...
Tags: Travel, Food and Drug Administration, Ambien (drug), Trips and Vacations, Drugs and Medicines
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Man About Town: At sea with a crew of fourth-grade insomniacs
All went well on the recent school outing to the tall-masted ship, which I helped chaperon. I only had to pull three kids from the water, and two of them were easy because the shark had just spit them out — pit-ewwwwwey — and I was able to...
Tags: Travel, Frostbite, Trips and Vacations, Trichinosis, Hot Cocoa
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Ray Briem dies at 82; all-night radio host in L.A.
Ray Briem, the longtime KABC-AM talk show host who ruled all-night radio for nearly three decades with his phone calls to the famous and the quirky and his opinionated banter slamming liberals, championing conservative causes and extolling the big-band...
Tags: Radio Industry, Korean War (1950-1953), Dick Clark, Entertainment, Science
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Appeals court puts 1st Amendment over public health
The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act makes it illegal to sell a prescription drug for any purpose other than what's listed on the label. Nevertheless, a divided federal appeals court this week tossed out the conviction of a former drug sales rep who was...
Tags: Politics, Prescription Drugs, U.S. Congress, Drugs and Medicines, Viagra (drug)
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Insomnia: Can't sleep? Try cooling your brain
You can't sleep. You've tried counting sheep, drinking warm milk, maybe even taking medications like Benadryl or sleeping pills.
Maybe next you should try cooling your brain.
According to research presented Monday at Sleep 2011, the annual meeting of...Tags: Medical Research, Hormones and Metabolism, Physiology, Physical Conditions, Drugs and Medicines
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