February 25, 2011
The National Institutes of Health have been funding a number of clinical trials, one of the focuses of which has been Hypnosis in contemporary medicine. This particular subject has been reviewed by James H Stewart, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Stewart, while highlighting the basic concepts of Hypnosis, also reviewed the [...]
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February 20, 2011
Drug-based hypnotics can be addictive or non-addictive. Of the addictive variety, there are the benzodiazepines like Halcion® and Restoril®. Zolpidem works on the same receptors as benzodiazepines but have a shorter duration of action. Of the non-addictive hypnotics, there are chloral hydrate and diphenhydramine, which is available over the counter and is gentle enough to [...]
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