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.
Potential long term dangers of Ambien. Using sleep hypnotics such as Ambien for more than 4 weeks can lead to damaged sleep staging and addiction. If taken for longer than 7 to 14 days, Ambien can provoke insomnia that is actually worse than the insomnia the drug was intended to treat.