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High sales of pharmaceutical company’s insomnia drug send shares up more than 14 percent.


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Kate DuBose Tomassi , 01.31.06, 11:07 AM ET Standard Poor’s Equity Research analyst Herman Saftlas reiterated a “sell” opinion on Sepracor , citing the drug company’s weak product pipeline.


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The attorney for a Prairie du Chien woman accused of giving her newborn baby a strong sleep medication has asked for a competency hearing.


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Jan. 25, 2006 - Researchers at Ohio State University say when you lose income, you also tend to lose sleep.


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Remember those magic moments in class when the teacher pulled down the blinds, lowered the lights and fired up the VCR or movie projector? For a certain percentage of students, K through grad school, movie days …


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When workers take a pay cut, money is not the only thing that is lost they may also lose sleep, according to new research.


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There are about three different types of insomnia. Insomnia may be classified as transient, acute (short-term), and chronic.

Insomnia lasting from one night to a few weeks is referred to as transient. This is generally the case for most people, as the person often suffers from jet lag or short-term anxiety. If this form of insomnia continues to occur from time to time, the insomnia is classified to be intermittent.

Acute insomnia is the inability to consistently sleep well for a period of three weeks to six months. After this time, if the person does not experience insomniatic episodes. Insomnia is considered to be chronic, the most serious, if it persists almost nightly for at least a month.

Always consult a doctor before deciding if you have insomnia or not.

Insomnia is characterized by an inability to sleep and/or to remain asleep for a reasonable period of time. As opposed to being a sleep disorder, insomnia is most often caused by sleep disorders, but they are not the only causes. Other causes can include fear, stress, anxiety, medications, herbs and caffeine.

An overactive mind or physical pain may also be the cause of the insomnia. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about 60 million Americans each year suffer from insomnia. Insomnia is more likely to increase with age and affects about 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men. It is important to find the underlying cause of the insomnia if it is to be cured.

Medications are about the most common way to treat insomnia and a lot of times can be very effective. But medications should always be used carefully and with non-medical approaches, like doing things in your daily routine to help you to sleep better.

There are several classes of insomnia medications, over-the-counter medications, herbal remedies, sedative-hypnotic medications, and sedating antidepressants.

Whichever you medication route you decide to take, be sure to consult a doctor first, before taking part in any treatments.

If you think that you may have a sleeping disorder like insomnia, then please consult a doctor before starting any treatments yourself. However, one good thing to do before you go to your doctor is to take a sleep disorder quiz.

When you take a insomnia test, be sure to print out the results and take it to your doctor, it may help them to diagnose your illness faster because they will have to have ask you all of the questions over again.

On the internet there are many insomnia test’s, but one good one that I found is at Chatelaine, insomnia test.