SomnusNooze e-newsletter
News, stories and updates from the world of sleep
SomnusNooze Month: May 2015
HF Report on Delays in Filling Flumazenil Prescriptions
The Hypersomnia Foundation has become aware that Pavilion Pharmacy, a provider of flumazenil cream and sublingual lozenges in the United States, has been unable to fill new or renewing prescriptions for this drug. We have contacted the company owner and... read >
Continuing to Unravel the Genetic Mystery of Narcolepsy
Dr. Toyoda and his colleagues in Japan have described new susceptibility genes — CCR1 and CCR3 — for type 1 narcolepsy. Background Type 1 narcolepsy (also called narcolepsy with cataplexy) is believed to be the result of a combination of genetic and... read >
Share Your Journey | I’m Not Lazy
I guess my story is a lot like other people’s stories. . .or at least I hope it's a lot like theirs. My symptoms started when I was about 14 years old. Actually, except for my early childhood, I don't really remember being awake a lot. In school, I... read >
U.S. News & World Report Features Struggles of Idiopathic Hypersomnia
An article published on May 11, 2015, in U.S. News & World Report highlights the struggles of two women whose lives are challenged by idiopathic hypersomnia. They are, as reporter Anna Miller explains, “at the sandman's beck and call.” One... read >