Cognitive Behavior Therapy Can be Better Than Sleeping Pill

JAMA – For patients with persistent insomnia, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and the medication zolpidem for 6 weeks was associated with improvement in sleep, although for a longer treatment period CBT alone was more beneficial,...

2 Weeks of Sleeping Pill Improves CPAP Compliance At 6 Months

Thoracic.org – New research suggests that patients newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who use a short-course of the sleeping pill, eszopiclone, when beginning continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, are more compliant...

Insomnia Improves with Better Bedtime Habits

Sleeping pills not a good long-term solution, but better bedtime habits could help relieve insomnia. IQWiG.de – Many people sleep better when during holidays and wish that they could sleep as well all the time. But according to the German Institute...

Prescription Sleeping Pill Study Shows Possible Tie to Cancer

The next time you consider popping a pill when you have trouble nodding off, it might be worth counting sheep instead. A senior psychiatrist at the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in San Diego, Calif. has found evidence that taking sleeping pills regularly...