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  1. FDA has safety concerns with Merck insomnia drugRead the original story

    53 min ago | Lincoln Daily News

    Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking. 1 comment

  2. Merck Experimental Sleeping Pill, Suvorexant, Effective Says FDARead the original story

    Yesterday | Medical Daily

    An advisory committee within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that Merck's new drug for insomnia and sleep maintenance, named Suvorexant , is quite effective in helping people get to sleep and maintain sleep patterns.

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  3. FDA: Experimental insomnia drug also has side effectsRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The News Tribune

    Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

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  4. Business briefs: United resumes 787 flightsRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Monterey County Herald

    ... reflects Special K's push to move in step with evolving trends. Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and ...

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  5. Cisco Stock Among Dow's Biggest LosersRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | The Motley Fool

    ... ) was the biggest loser on the Dow, falling 1.7%. The FDA released some safety concerns about an experimental insomnia drug including daytime drowsiness, suicidal thinking, and problems driving. The drug will go to a panel of experts on Wednesday ...

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  6. FDA Has Safety Concerns With Merck Insomnia DrugRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Daily News

    Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

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  7. VA still giving addictive drugs for PTSDRead the original story

    Yesterday | Navy Times

    ... the drugs, once considered a front-line PTSD treatment, because they can help reduce symptoms such as anxiety and insomnia and also have a reputation among some physicians for accelerating effectiveness of other accepted PTSD drugs, such as SSRIs, ...

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  8. FDA Staff Says Merck & Co., Inc.'s Sleep Drug Effective, Questions DosageRead the original story

    Yesterday | BioSpace

    ... up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! Merck & Co. (MRK)'s experimental insomnia drug, designed to turn off wakefulness rather than subdue the brain into slumber like Ambien, may only be safe at lower ...

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  9. FDA review says Merck's insomnia pill could have troubling side effectsRead the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

    Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

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  10. American Express Stock Won't Succumb to a Sluggish DowRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | The Motley Fool

    ... today, losing 1.6% to rank among the leading Dow laggards. The FDA confirmed the effectiveness of Merck's promising insomnia drug suvorexant today. This would ordinarily be a cause for celebration, but the agency also noted that the drug might only ...

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  11. FDA has safety concerns on Merck insomnia drugRead the original story

    Yesterday | KHOU-TV Houston

    Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

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  12. FDA has safety concerns about insomnia drugRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Jackson Sun

    The idea for Anne Churchill's first book came after she 'fell in love' with a donkey with a cross... WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

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  13. UPDATE 2-FDA staff says Merck's sleep drug effective, questions dosageRead the original story

    Yesterday | Reuters

    ... stay asleep * Merck's shares fall 1.1 percent to $45.47 By Toni Clarke May 20 - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug suvorexant appears generally effective, according to reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but they ...

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  14. Sleep Loss and Suicide: New Study Shows RelationshipRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | OpEdNews

    ... made great strides in treating sleep apnea, many believe it has fallen short in developing effective treatments for insomnia. The pharmaceutical industry has enjoyed approximately 4.5 billion in annualized profit from prescription sleeping pills, ...

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  15. The Junior Fellows Class of 2013 Discovers the Rewards of the Health ProfessionsRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 10 | The New York Academy of Medicine

    ... fall, and thinks her Junior Fellows experience "is going to really help me in high school." She chose to research insomnia treatments and their side effects, and wants to become a pharmacist like her mother. At the culmination ceremony following the ...

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  16. 5 Nutrients you may be missingRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | She Knows

    ... can build up and lead to arthritis. Magnesium can reverse osteoporosis, regulate high blood pressure and even treat insomnia, depression and diabetes. Vitamin B6 helps our bodies maintain normal nerve function and helps in forming red blood cells. ...

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  17. Insomnia Treatment | How "Sleep Brain Waves" Helps People Cure...Read the original story w/Photo

    Saturday May 18 | PRWeb

    "Sleep Brain Waves," developed by Ryan Bolera, is a new insomnia treatment method that reveals the main causes of insomnia and guides on how to treat these causes.

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  18. Sleep treatment: How neurofeedback holds promise for insomnia sufferersRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | Examiner.com

    Upwards of 70 million Americans suffer from the debilitating effects of insomnia and other sleep disorders.

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  19. FDA: Lower Ambien's dose to prevent drowsy drivingRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 16 | WJRT

    ... The FDA will be requiring driving-simulation studies for new sleep medications, and it is assessing other insomnia medications on the market. Eventually, Unger said, "we want driving data on all sleep medications." People taking any kind of sleep ...

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  20. Insomnia May Triple Risk of Heart FailureRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Psychology Today

    ... problems, including high blood pressure and increased risk of heart attack. Now, new research shows a link between insomnia and heart failure. Nearly 6 million adults in the United States suffer from heart failure, according to the Centers for ...

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