Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A total of 69.5% of patients with insomnia aged 65 years and older were misusing medication. Extended duration ...

Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn ...

Pretty much everyone has heard of sleepwalking – and some of us even do it from time to time. But sleep cooking and sleep driving? Engaging in such activities while not awake – a phenomenon known as ...

Peter L. Salgo, MD: If people are trying all these over-the-counter medications, and they’re not having the result they want and they tell you: “I really kind of cleaned up my act and I don’t need my ...

Cold and allergy meds. Non-drowsy antihistamines, like fexofenadine and loratadine, the decongestant pseudoephedrine, and the cough suppressant dextromethorphan can cause anxiety or jitteriness, which ...

Patients who are members of racial minority groups are less likely to be prescribed insomnia medication. Patients who are part of racial minority groups are less likely to be prescribed an insomnia ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old woman. I have had problems with insomnia for at least 50 years, but it is much worse now. Some nights I don’t sleep, and some nights I get maybe three or four hours.

Two drugs have emerged as the optimal medications for treating insomnia based on the "best-available evidence," but there are caveats. In a comprehensive comparative-effectiveness analysis, ...