28.04.2010
This week at monday morning small girl, about 16-17 years old, came to pharmacy and tried to buy ambien. She told that her grandfather asked her to do that, but phacmacy workers recognized smell of cigarets from her and didn't give abmien to her.
To buy ambien - problem?
27.04.2010
A lot of pharmacy workers tell It's much harder to buy ambien nowadays. Some new changes about prescriptions will appear in legislation in close time...
Feel stressed? – Smash some dishes!
16.04.2010
“The Venting Place” – a new service is offered in Japan. On the street there stands a booth and anybody can just come up and smash cups/bowls/plates for a small fee. You may read the “menu” where you will see: $2.20 for a cup – cheapest way to get rid of aggression and stress - and $11 for a big plate – for sophisticated visitors. You will be equipped with special glasses and other gear, for you not to harm yourself with scattering porcelain fragments. The originators of this stress-lowering booth assure that their method works and is scientifically verified. The similar business thrives in Lvov, Ukraine. But the range of things-to-break is not confined with plates – at extra charge you may break mobile phones and even television sets. “It becomes rather popular with businessmen” – says the organizer.
Good sleep is required
15.04.2010
“Good sleep plays a very important role in health of everyone”, claims the NSF (National Sleep Foundation). Lots of people cannot sleep adequately and therefore feel uncomfortable.
From 1999 to 2004 the NFS had interviewed Americans on sleep. As a result: over 40 million Americans experience sleeping problems, over 70 different types of sleep disorders registered, only 40 percent of adult haven’t complained on any, other 60 notice sleeping problems at least once a week. What’s worse, almost all of these problems remain untreated. Also over 40 percent of adults feel drowsiness strong enough to influence their usual activities more than once a month, 20 percent have this problem once a week or more. As for children, 69 percent have at least one sleep problem once/twice or more often a week
Different people have different needs in sleep. It is considered that healthy adults can easily take the sixteen hour vigil and eight hour sleep a day. However, some people have no problem (drowsiness etc.) with shorter 6 hour sleep. Vice versa, other people are almost useless unless they take a good ten hour nap. Contrary to common misconception, there is no reduction in need-for-sleep with age, but you get the possibility to sleep for 8 hours decreased.
Sleep researchers recommend these techniques to solve simple to medium sleep problems:
• Stick to the permanent sleep schedule
• Do not consume anything caffeine-containing before sleep and reduce the daily dose to minimum
• Quit smoking before sleep
• Do not drink alcohol and overeat before sleep
• Do sports regularly
• Create a comfortable environment for sleep (no noise, no lights, suitable temperature)
• Try to wake up with no help of alarm clock
• For you to know if you sleep enough or not – try falling asleep earlier each day for a period.