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It's estimated that about 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia. Many turn to medication to get some relief but research shows behavioral therapy or talk therapy may be just as effective.

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Barcelona, Spain, February 9, 2012 - Ferrer, a privately-held Spanish pharmaceutical company with full vertical integration from R&D to distribution, today announces that it has completed phase I clinical trials of Lorediplon in insomnia.

Insomnia affects millions of individuals, their families, and communities. Sufferers have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, or they wake up too early and are unable to get back to sleep.

But that doesn't mean investors can sleep easy; filing a marketing application doesn't guarantee an approval, and an approval doesn't guarantee sales.

Merck has announced positive results in a phase 3 trial of its insomnia drug. It's a key player in the companies up and coming products, especially considering the loss of patent protection on its top drugs for asthma and allergys.

"Suvorexant selectively targets an important pathway involved in helping to promote sleep and, if approved, will be a new, first-in-class treatment for patients with insomnia," said Peter S. Kim , president of Merck Research Laboratories.

Merck & Co Inc on Monday said it plans to file a new drug application this year with U.S. health authorities for its experimental treatment for insomnia.

ORLANDO, Fla. --Physically exhausted but mentally wide-awake. It's what insomniacs experience nightly.

The FDA has approved zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablets for use as needed to treat insomnia characterized by middle-of-the-night walking followed by difficulty returning to sleep.

If you have trouble waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to get back to sleep, you may have a new treatment available for your insomnia: Intermezzo .

There's nothing as frustrating as sleeplessness, with its restless, wasted nights spent tossing and turning, dreading that moment when an alarm clock rouses you from bed at an all-too-early hour.

Greene County officials say drug tests came back this month, and Judge Lonnie Carraway had traces of prescription drugs in his system.

Getting too little sleep? Over time, sleep deprivation will take a toll on your immune system and make you more vulnerable to colds and flu.

There's nothing as frustrating as sleeplessness, with its restless, wasted nights spent tossing and turning, dreading that moment when an alarm clock rouses you from bed at an all-too-early hour.

I believe that Transcept's Intermezzo is an important new drug for insomnia and will be a commercial success.

Exercise is great for insomnia, but what's the best exercise for insomnia? A study from Northwestern Medicine highly recommends aerobics.

Even though insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, it is often left unrecognized and untreated, despite advances in diagnosis and management.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is treatment of choice for insomnia, but availability is scarce.

The company offers products such as GelStat arthritis, GelStat sleep, and GelStat migraine clinical study.