Alternative Medicine Review - Gamma-aminobutyric acid
September 1, 2007 -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a major neurotransmitter widely distributed throughout the central nervous...
American Family Physician - Treatment options for insomnia
August 15, 2007 -- The frequency of sleep disruption and the degree to which insomnia significantly affects daytime function determine the need for evaluation and...
HIV Treatment: ALERTS! - Sustiva drug interactions
June 1, 2007 -- In January, new precautions were added to the labeling for the "non-nuke" Sustiva concerning potential drug interactions. Patients taking...
Adverse Event Reporting News - FDA wants stronger warning for sleep disorder drugs
March 26, 2007 -- FDA has requested that all manufacturers of popular sleep drugs such as Ambien and Lunesta add warnings that the products can cause odd and...
American Family Physician - Management of grapefruit-drug interactions
August 15, 2006 -- Grapefruit is a healthy addition to a well-balanced diet. However, the fruit has been shown to affect the metabolism of many medications, increasing...
American Family Physician - CDC releases guidelines on antimicrobial agents for the treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis
July 15, 2006 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidelines on antimicrobial agents for the treatment and postexposure prophylaxis...
British Medical Journal - European court upholds UK ban on Halcion
February 13, 1999 -- The manufacturer of the sleeping pill triazolam (Halcion), banned from sale in the United Kingdom since 1993, has failed in its attempt to invoke...
FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine - Hypnotic drugs and parasomnias
May 1, 2006 -- Chlordiazepoxide, which has been marketed since 1960 under the trade name Librium, was the first benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety and insomnia....
Business Wire - Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences Submit New Drug Application to U.S. FDA for a Once-Daily Single Tablet Regimen of Sustiva® and Truvada
April 27, 2006 -- PRINCETON, N.J. & FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced the...
Risk & Insurance - Delving into shades of gray: a writer explores the gray relationship between work-related and unrelated workers' comp injuries, and uncovers an unlikely source...
February 1, 2006 -- This much we know: Rising prescription-drug costs in workers' compensation cases have become alarming. The prescription-drug share of total medical...
