How Often Ithaca Has Cold Temperatures. On the coldest winter nights at Ithaca, the thermometer drops to 0 Â°F (-18 Â°C) or even lower. On average, nine nights a year, scattered from December to March, get that cold. Ithaca also averages 49 days a year when the daytime temperature stays below freezing.
Dr. Bill Elliott: Ambien's risks mount for older adults. IT HAS BEEN a rough year for the manufacturers of Ambien, the most commonly prescribed sleeping pill in the country. First, a number of medical studies have suggested that the drug may lead to increased risk of falls and hip fractures in the elderly.
AmbienÂ® (Zolpidem), a short acting nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic, is used to treat insomnia on a short term basis, usually one to two weeks. Ambien initiates sleep by slowing down brain activity and producing calmness so that patient can fall asleep quickly. Ambien comes in the form of a tablet taken orally or slipped under the tongue as well as an oral spray form that is used by spraying it over the tongue.