Elon Musk ’s dad Errol claps back at claims that Tesla CEO is ‘on drugs and has mental health issues’ in sho..
ELON Musk’s dad has hit back at bombshell claims that the world’s richest man is on drugs. A deep dive on the tech tycoon published last week by The New Yorker magazine linked Musk’s “erratic behavior to efforts to self-medicate.” The pugnacious piece by Hollywood scion Ronan Farrow repeated…#newyorker #hollywood #ronanfarrow #tesla #ambien #joerogan #nasa #ussun #southafrica #worldcup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ambien's amorous abuse: Prescriptions for powerful sleeping pill jump to record high - sparking alarm among doctors who fear drug is being misused by Brits wanting wild sex
Zolpidem prescriptions this year hit the highest level since records began in 2018 - with 58,000 doses in the UK dished out in March. Experts however have warned the drug is 'strong medication'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Immediate postoperative zolpidem use increases risk of falls and implant complication rates following total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective case-control analysis - Mekkawy KL, Rodriguez HC, Gosthe RG, Corces A, Roche MW.
INTRODUCTION: Zolpidem is the most widely used hypnotic in the United States and has known side effects. However, the morbidity of zolpidem use following total hip arthroplasty (THA) is not well-defined. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the effect... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Inside UK's silent sleeping pill crisis: Prescriptions for Ambien hit all-time high and even kids as young as FOUR are getting powerful hypnotics on the NHS
EXC: England remains in the grip of using sleeping pills to get some shut-eye with a MailOnline analysis showing that prescription rates for the pills have barely dropped despite a crackdown. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Speedy Gonzales analysis method in one drop of beverage, for crimes committed with drugs from three different groups - Anilanmert B, Yonar FC.
In this study, a 15 min dilute-and-shoot analysis method was developed for the simultaneous confirmation and quantification of these d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Fracture Risk in Older Adults Initiating Suvorexant vs. Z-drugs Fracture Risk in Older Adults Initiating Suvorexant vs. Z-drugs
This study found that new users of suvorexant demonstrated a comparable risk of hip fracture or all-cause fracture as compared to new users of the Z-drug hypnotics eszopiclone, zolpidem, or zopiclone.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Biden Administration Moves to Limit Telehealth Prescriptions for Some Drugs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis.
The proposal could overhaul the way millions of Americans get some prescriptions after three years of relying on telehealth for doctor’s appointments by computer or phone during the pandemic.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said late Friday it plans to reinstate once longstanding federal requirements for powerful drugs that were waived once COVID-19 hit, en...
Source: TIME: Health - February 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AMANDA SEITZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
Roseanne Barr: “I Don’t Think They’ll Ever Stop Trying To Come After Me”
Five years after becoming a victim of cancel culture of the highest order, Roseanne Barr is returning with the stand-up special Roseanne Barr: Cancel This!, premiering Monday on Fox Nation. The special debuts the same day on the streaming service as a documentary on her career, Who Is Roseanne…#roseannebarr #cancel #foxnation #blackbarackobama #valeriejarrett #musimbrotherhood #planetofapes #abc #ambien #losangelestimes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prescription sleeping pills like Ambien may raise the risk of dementia by 80 PERCENT
San Francisco-based researchers found older adults who took sleeping pills frequently were nearly 80 percent more likely to develop dementia compared to people who rarely take them. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Required performance of road projection lamp for vehicle reversing - Shibata Y, Kito M, Ishida H, Goto Y, Kamijo M.
We report the required performance of road projection lamp for vehicle reversing. We conducted experiment at outside that simulated the ambien... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Why zolpidem increases the risk of falls and fractures in patients with cirrhosis - Weersink RA, Drenth JPH, Borgsteede SD.
We thank Tapper and colleagues for their interesting and relevant article on deprescribing benzodiazepines in patients with cirrhosis. The authors conclude that deprescribing zolpidem reduces the risk of falls and fractures in these patients. Yet, the arti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
America's Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 -- Fewer Americans are turning to sleep medications to fight insomnia.
After a dramatic rise in prescriptions for drugs like Ambien, the trend has ebbed, according to a new study, and fewer doctors are prescribing sleep... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Zolpidem use and risk of suicide: a systemic review and meta-analysis - Khan H, Garg A, Yasmeen, Agarwal NB, Yadav DK, Khan MA, Hussain S.
Introduction
: Zolpidem is one of the most commonly prescribed nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic drugs for insomnia. Published epidemiological studies linked zolpidem with the risk of suicide. However, to date, no meta-analysis investigated this association. Hen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Falls, healthcare resources and costs in older adults with insomnia treated with zolpidem, trazodone, or benzodiazepines - Amari DT, Juday T, Frech FH, Wang W, Wu Z, Atkins NJ, Wickwire EM.
BACKGROUND: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among older Americans. While some research has found that insomnia heightens falls, health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs, the impact of insomnia treatments on fall risk, mortality... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
App-based treatment for people with insomnia
NICE has recommended Sleepio as an effective alternative to sleeping pills, which would save the NHS money as well as reducing prescriptions of medicines such as zolpidem and zopiclone that can be dependency forming. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 24, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
