Questions About the Death of Justice Scalia
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died quietly in his sleep on the night of February 12-13, 2016 at age 79. The death was at a private hunting ranch in West Texas where he had arrived by chartered plane less than 24 hours before his death. Without examining the scene or the body, a justice of the peace declared death from a presumed heart attack, despite a lack of any specific symptoms of a heart attack. No autopsy was done. Was "heart attack" the most likely cause of death? Our research shows that 29% of men in this age group suffered from sleep apnea, as defined by at least five apneas per hour of sleep. Sleep apne...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Association between zolpidem and suicide: a nationwide population-based case-control study - Sun Y, Lin CC, Lu CJ, Hsu CY, Kao CH.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between zolpidem and the risk of suicide. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this nationwide case-control study, the case group comprised 2199 people who committed suicide or were hospitalized due to suicide attempt bet... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
For older drivers, sleep meds are linked with car accidents
Drivers over age 80 or women over age 70 who take the prescription sleeping pill Ambien tend to have more motor vehicle collisions, according to a new study. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Is zolpidem associated with increased risk of fractures in the elderly with sleep disorders? A nationwide case cross-over study in Taiwan - Tang YJ, Ho SY, Chu FY, Chen HA, Yin YJ, Lee HC, Chu WC, Yeh HW, Chiang WS, Yeh CL, Huang HL, Tzeng NS.
BACKGROUND: We conducted a study using a case-crossover design to clarify the risk of acute effects of zolpidem and benzodiazepine on all-sites of fractures in the elderly. DESIGN OF STUDY: Case-crossover design. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Elderly enro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Research progress on forensic toxicology of Z-drugs - Zhang YZ, He HY, She CM, Lian J.
The Z-drugs (zolpidem, zopiclone, and zaleplon), as the innovative hypnotics, have an improvement over the traditional benzodiazepines in the management of insomnia. Z-drugs have significant hypnotic effects by reducing sleep latency and improving sleep qu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Stroke recovery in mice improved by Ambien, study shows
Mice that had strokes rebounded significantly faster if they received low doses of a popular sleeping aid, according to researchers. Zolpidem, better known by the trade name Ambien, has long been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating insomnia. But it has never before been definitively shown to enhance recovery from stroke. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ambien shown to aid pace of stroke recovery in mice
Stephen FellerSTANFORD, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Researchers at Stanford found Ambien helped mice recover more quickly after having a stroke, though it is unclear whether the same would be true for humans. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cheap NHS sleeping pill could help stroke victims recover more quickly
Zolpidem could help repair the damaged connections in the brain caused by a stroke (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - December 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cure stanford treatment symptoms breakthough insomnica stroke sleeping pill Zolpidem Source Type: news
Myocardial injury without electrocardiographic changes after a suicide attempt by an overdose of glimepiride and zolpidem: a case report and literature review - Chou S, Ayabe S, Sekine N.
A 40-year-old diabetic man was admitted to our hospital for poor glycemic control. During hospitalization, he took 42 mg glimepiride and 50 mg zolpidem as a suicide attempt. The following day, the creatine kinase-MB fraction and troponin I levels were elev... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
10 Sleep Technologies: How Much Snore for the Dollar?
Do you want better sleep? Of course you do. You know how bad it is to miss out on sleep, so it can feel like insult added to injury to read yet another newfound, devastating consequence of insufficient sleep: heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, mental impairment, etc. And the list is expanding almost daily as researchers learn more. There are "easy" actions that may aid with sleep. Relaxation activities like meditation or chamomile tea are useful for some. Setting and sticking to a waking and sleeping schedule, creating a bedroom retreat, and making a list of worries before turning in can h...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Celebrating My Cancerversary
It's my cancerversary. 8 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My sister sent me a message this morning reminding me of this fact. This took my by surprise. I don't automatically recognize the date as being significant anymore. I took a moment when I saw the message from her to reflect. I thought about how different my life is now than it was before my diagnosis. Before my diagnosis I was sure that I had to do everything myself. I knew that people were unreliable; if I trusted anyone I was sure I would be let down. Cancer forced me to re-examine this principle. First of all, hospitals don't let patients go to ch...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What You Should Know Before Trying New Sleeping Pill Belsomra
Since the early 1990s, the most commonly prescribed sleeping pills have followed a formula that works by increasing levels of GABA, a neurotransmitter that slows down brain activity. But a new insomnia treatment, Belsomra (suvorexant), is the first of its kind to do the opposite: Rather than increasing a neurotransmitter that slows brain activity, it decreases the neurotransmitter Orexin, which promotes wakefulness. By turning off the brain's "awake" switch, Belsomra promotes sleep. And it's hugely popular, thanks in no small part to a major advertising push, which includes print ads, TV commercials featuring ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
An autopsy case of abnormal behaviour induced by zolpidem - Usumoto Y, Kudo K, Sameshima N, Sato K, Tsuji A, Ikeda N.
We report an autopsy case of abnorma... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A suicide involving intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbital - Hangartner S, Steiner J, Dussy F, Moeckli R, Gerlach K, Briellmann T.
We present an unusual case of suicide by intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbital, an overdose of zolpidem and the intake of diazepam, ethanol and other psychoactive substances. The autopsy and specimen collection were conducted in a 10 to 18 h postmorte... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
zolpidem, Intermezzo, Ambien, Ambien CR, Edular, Zolpidem, Zolpidem Tartrate ER, Zolpimist
Title: zolpidem, Intermezzo, Ambien, Ambien CR, Edular, Zolpidem, Zolpidem Tartrate ER, ZolpimistCategory: MedicationsCreated: 1/3/2012 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/27/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Sleep General)
Source: MedicineNet Sleep General - July 27, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
