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Sleep scientists say the power of a warm bedtime bath to trigger sleepiness likely has to do, paradoxically, with cooling the body's core temperature.

Science
Health & Safety

A Warm Bedtime Bath Can Help You Cool Down And Sleep Better

12:34pm July 25, 2019

by Susie Neilson

Research suggests a warm bath or shower an hour or two before bedtime can help you unwind and fall asleep faster. Why? It will help lower your core temperature, and that's a circadian sleep signal.

The active ingredient in Ambien stays in the body longer than thought, FDA officials say.

National
Health & Safety

Wake-Up Call: FDA Pushes Drugmakers To Weaken Sleeping Pills

6:26pm January 10, 2013

by Rob Stein

The active ingredient in many sleep aid medications like Ambien stays in the body longer than had been thought, which could leave people drowsy the next day. So the Food and Drug Administration is ordering pharmaceutical companies to change the labeling on drugs containing the ingredient zolpidem.

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