dormant company [ dormant corporation | non-operating company ]

dormant company | dormant corporation | non-operating company

Definition: In many cases, a disturbance of sleep is one of the symptoms of another disorder, either mental or physical. Whether a sleep disorder in a given patient is an independent condition or simply one of the features of another disorder classified elsewhere, either in this or in others, should be determined on the basis of its clinical presentation and course as well as on the therapeutic considerations and priorities at the time of the consultation. Generally, if the sleep disorder is one of the major complaints and is perceived as a condition in itself, the present code should be used along with other pertinent diagnoses describi ...[+++]ng the psychopathology and pathophysiology involved in a given case. This category includes only those sleep disorders in which emotional causes are considered to be a primary factor, and which are not due to identifiable physical disorders classified elsewhere.

obstructive sleep apnea syndrome [ OSAS | obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome | obstructive sleep apnea | obstructive sleep apnoea | obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome | obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome ]

REM sleep | desynchronized sleep | paradoxical sleep | rapid eye movement sleep

Definition: A lack of synchrony between the sleep-wake schedule and the desired sleep-wake schedule for the individual's environment, resulting in a complaint of either insomnia or hypersomnia. | Psychogenic inversion of:circadian | nyctohemeral | sleep | rhythm

Definition: Hypersomnia is defined as a condition of either excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep attacks (not accounted for by an inadequate amount of sleep) or prolonged transition to the fully aroused state upon awakening. In the absence of an organic factor for the occurrence of hypersomnia, this condition is usually associated with mental disorders.

sleep apnea [ sleep apnoea | sleep apnea syndrome | sleep apnoea syndrome ]

sleep disturbance

Mr. Moore: And this is part of the grey area of privacy; whereas " privacy" may have been breached in the sense that if you're doing a Google search on sleep apnea, you're not really comfortable with the fact that people know that you have sleep apnea — or whatever the health condition — is it criminal that they have now shared that with a pharmaceutical company that might offer you Breathe Right nasal strips or what have you?

Mr. Myron Thompson: Why aren't you setting up some kind of a constructive program that allows them eight hours of sleep, maybe eight hours of good, constructive work, and then some time for television and relaxation and keeping up with the news, like the rest of society does?

Two other probes are ongoing: the Commission is investigating Servier and other pharmaceutical companies concerning practices potentially delaying the market entry of generic perindopril, a cardio-vascular medicine (see IP/12/835); the Commission is also investigating Cephalon and Teva concerning an agreement which may have hindered the entry of generic Modafinil, a medicine used to treat sleeping disorders (IP/11/511).

In order to obtain the information deemed necessary for its investigation, the Commission sent a questionnaire to the company concerned and received replies from five companies in the Rainbow group within the deadline set for that purpose (As the Rainbow group now consists of two production companies (one being GT Enterprise), one raw material supplier, one company previously involved with the product concerned, but now dormant, and a trader in Hong Kong, the review encompassed the activities of the full group).