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Lunesta stories: 4 news summaries

 Drug Ads Losing 
 Power, Study Says 

Most patients don't ask for drugs by name

Jan 13, 09 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Maybe it's the extensive warnings at the end of drug commercials, but few Americans request prescription drugs by name, a new study shows. In Colorado, only 3.5% of patients—half the number of 2003—requested specific medicine from doctors. This is despite more than $5 billion pharmaceuticals pay to... More »

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advertising • pharmaceutical companies • prescription drugs • Viagra • doctors • Lunesta

 OD or No, 
 Isiah Was 
 Miserable 

Former Knicks coach denies overdose landed him in hospital

Oct 26, 08 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The whole story surrounding Isiah Thomas' reported sleeping-pill overdose remains murky, but the factors that might be bringing him down aren't hard to spot, writes the New York Post. Thomas went from a lifetime in the spotlight to being sequestered in a back office with fans' chants of "fire ... More »

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overdose • coach • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • police logs • Lunesta

Thomas Caught in Sleeping Pill OD Denial

NBA star claims daughter in distress; cops say he's 'lying'

Oct 25, 08 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite police and media reports to the contrary, Isiah Thomas is denying claims he was hospitalized yesterday for overdosing on sleeping pills, the New York Post reports. The NBA great says his teenage daughter was treated after a school “incident,” but an employee there said the school “... More »

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New York • overdose • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • sleeping pills • Lunesta

Isiah Thomas Hospitalized After Apparent OD

Sleeping pills are reported cause for former New York Knicks coach

Oct 24, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was hospitalized early this morning after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills, numerous news outlets in the New York area are reporting. Police in suburban Harrison were called to the Basketball Hall of Famer's home after midnight, the Journal News of Westchester reported. "He's fine,... More »

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overdose • Madison Square Garden • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • sleeping pills • Lunesta

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