Taken properly, sleeping pills give enormous benefit to people suffering from an inability to get restful sleep. At the same time, the rise in the use of sleep medication has been accompanied by ...

Bedtime Snacks: a Great Alternative to Sleeping Pills A high-carbohydrate snack, such as crackers and fruit or toast and jam, triggers the release of a brain chemical called serotonin, which aids ...

As scientists unravel how sleep benefits the body, a study in mice is highlighting the potential pitfalls of using Ambien and other sleeping pills.

Sleeping pills might help you doze off, but the sleep you get may not be as restorative. When mice were given zolpidem, a medication commonly found in sleeping pills such as Ambien, it prevented ...