Insomnia

Disrupted sleep linked to higher prostate cancer risk

2013-05-08 05:34:00

The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer insomnia and unwelcome wakefulness, the risk of prostate cancer is greater than for those whose sleep is undisrupted. That...

FDA panel backs a new sleep drug

2013-05-22 18:15:00

An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug,� called suvorexant, lower� than that proposed by...

Cardiologist says Michael Jackson's doctor was unfit to save him

2013-05-07 12:59:00

A cardiologist testified Tuesday that Michael Jackson's doctor gave his famous patient incorrect treatment when he noticed the singer had stopped breathing as a result of a powerful anesthetic the physician had administered. Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter,...

New courtroom drama over Michael Jackson

2013-04-28 18:56:00

Michael Jackson's death nearly four years ago has been the subject of intense curiosity, endless media speculation and even a dramatic courtroom drama in which the King of Pop's doctor was found guilty of causing his death. But all that may end up being...

Dr. Oz insomnia remedy results in third-degree burns, viewer says

2013-03-21 15:57:00

For those who need further evidence that you can’t believe everything you see on TV, along comes the tale of a New Jersey man who says he sustained third-degree burns on his feet after following an insomnia remedy touted by Dr. Mehmet Oz on his...

Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses

2013-05-02 13:51:00

In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...

‘Excalibur,’ Bela Lugosi feature in Nuart’s Midnight Movies salute

2013-03-15 07:02:13

Jet lag: What the tired traveler needs to know

2013-02-03 08:00:00

Question: My wife and I travel to Israel at least twice a year to visit children and grandchildren. There is a 10-hour time difference between Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. Because of time constraints, we can stay only about seven days. Even though we take...

Man About Town: At sea with a crew of fourth-grade insomniacs

2013-01-26 00:00:00

All went well on the recent school outing to the tall-masted ship, which I helped chaperon. I only had to pull three kids from the water, and two of them were easy because the shark had just spit them out — pit-ewwwwwey — and I was able to...

Ray Briem dies at 82; all-night radio host in L.A.

2012-12-13 21:33:00

Ray Briem, the longtime KABC-AM talk show host who ruled all-night radio for nearly three decades with his phone calls to the famous and the quirky and his opinionated banter slamming liberals, championing conservative causes and extolling the big-band...

Appeals court puts 1st Amendment over public health

2012-12-07 00:00:00

The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act makes it illegal to sell a prescription drug for any purpose other than what's listed on the label. Nevertheless, a divided federal appeals court this week tossed out the conviction of a former drug sales rep who was...

Music keeps minds active and memories alive

2012-01-30 00:00:00

My name is Bob, and I know what it's like to be flat on your back for more than two months. My first encounter was for a form of arthritis called Reiter's syndrome — a three-month stay in a Veterans Affairs hospital marked by boredom and...

Insomnia Cookies in Lincoln Park delivers cookies, milk and ice cream until 3 a.m.

2013-04-12 13:01:00

Hops is among a number of natural supplements known to help with insomnia.

2013-03-28 10:30:00

study. However, the psychiatrist's true motives are to study the dynamics of fear, which he believes he can simulate in the spooky space.

2013-01-11 15:26:00