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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Drugs and Medicines, Alprazolam (drug), Sleep Apnea, Modafinil
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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: Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Erectile Dysfunction, Viagra (drug), Fibromyalgia
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Zeo Sleep Manager, SleepTracker try to wake you when it's best
"If people were meant to pop out of bed, we'd all sleep in toasters," a wise, unnamed observer of the human condition once opined. (Some credit Garfield the cat.) Failing that, we could all sleep with gadgets that monitor our sleep and wake us at the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Stanford University, Science, University of California, Los Angeles
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Witness: Conrad Murray more like employee than doctor to Jackson
L.A. NOWConrad Murray trial: The final prosecution witness against Michael Jackson's personal physician told a jury Wednesday afternoon that the singer's death was directly related to an "employee-employer" relationship that developed between the doctor and his... -
Theater review: 'Sleeping Beauty Wakes' at La Jolla Playhouse
Culture MonsterCharles McNulty reviews "Sleeping Beauty Wakes" at La Jolla Playhouse... -
Sleep deprived? Your reaction to a shortage of shut-eye may be in your genes
You and your co-worker have been burning the midnight oil for a week to complete a project, and your abbreviated sleep schedule has you feeling like a zombie. Your co-worker, by contrast, bounces through the workday looking and acting none the worse for...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Research, Health and Safety at Work, Physical Conditions, Human Body
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Makers say CDs induce more restful sleep
During the holiday season -- or any time, really -- solid sleep can be a real gift. The not-so-sound sleepers on your shopping list would undoubtedly appreciate anything that would help them get some needed rest.
You can't exactly gift-wrap warm milk and...Tags: The Happiest News!, Science and Technology, Denver, Medical Research, Health
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Charles McPhee dies at 49; self-proclaimed 'Dream Doctor' had syndicated radio show
Charles McPhee, the self-proclaimed "Dream Doctor" who decoded dreams on his nationally syndicated radio show until Lou Gehrig's disease forced him off the air in 2006, has died. He was 49.
McPhee died May 8 at his Woodland Hills home of the...Tags: Symptoms, Radio, Diseases and Illnesses, Princeton University, Physical Conditions
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Consumer Confidential: Airline merger, more jobless Californians, sweaty sleep
Money & CompanyHere's your fiesta Friday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --Well, here's some great news: Shareholders of United Airlines' parent company and Continental Airlines have approved a merger of the two carriers, creating the world's largest... -
WNBA: Diana Taurasi tests positive for modafinil, according to the Turkish basketball federation
The Fabulous ForumDiana Taurasi tests positive for banned substance.... -
Sleep problems and age: Not necessarily bedmates, say sleep docs
Booster ShotsPatients over 65 -- and sometimes their doctors -- often behave as if sleep problems are as inevitable a part of aging as aches and wrinkles. It doesn't have to be that way, says a group of leading sleep doctors.......
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