Physicians who treat insomnia may soon find their patients asking for a new medication. After a year of marketing the insomnia medication Rozerem to physicians, the drug maker Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Lincolnshire, Ill, is taking its message direct to consumers with an advertising campaign launching today.
Read MoreResearch by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, has found that sleep deprivation is associated with an almost a two-fold increased risk of being obese for both children and adults.
Read MoreIn an effort to increase its presence in the sleep therapy market, VIASYS Healthcare Inc, Conshohocken, Pa, has acquired Tiara Medical Systems Inc, Oak Forest, Ill, a company that designs, manufactures, markets, and sells CPAP masks, headgear, circuits, and filters.
Read MoreThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that fatigue caused the recent failure of the engineer and conductor on a Union Pacific Railroad train to respond appropriately to wayside signals governing the movement of their train leading to a fatal collision with another train. The collision is now being used as case study in fatigue awareness to help other crews understand the importance of sleep.
Read MoreLeadership of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) should be an easy gig. Together, the AASM and the affiliated organizations it helps manage from its Westchester, Ill, headquarters make up the largest sleep-medici
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