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Sleeping Pills - Risks Of Sleeping Pills | ThirdAge.com Articles

thirdage.com — “There--™s more evidence about the fallacy of relying on a sleeping pill every night. Even though we Americans take enough of them every year to put more than 250 million of us to sleep for two hundred hours, the people who actually turn to a pill forView full resource at thirdage.com

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Study shows risk with sleeping pills; conclusion criticized – - CNN.com Blogs

thechart.blogs.cnn.com — “Common sleep medications may be linked to a shorter lifespan, according to a study released Monday in the British Medical Journal. Researchers compared 10,500 adults who took prescription strength sleep aids with people who did not.View full resource at thechart.blogs.cnn.com

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One more from the annals of correlation-is-not-causation: New study on risks of sleeping pills — @DanielleCNN: http://t.co/yxSkxoue

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Sleeping Pills Increase Mortality Risk

medicalnewstoday.com — “People are relying on sleeping pills more than ever to get a good night's rest, but a new study by Scripps Clinic researchers links the medications to a 4.6 times higher risk of death and a signifView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Obesity and Sleeping Pills - Death Risk

disabled-world.com — “Obesity significantly increases risk of death tied to sleeping pills nearly doubling the rate of mortality even among those prescribed 18 or fewer pills in a yearView full resource at disabled-world.com

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The Sleep Hunter: Sleeping Pills and Death Risk

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Sleeping Pills Tied To Higher Risk Of Death

medicalnewstoday.com — “Compared to never using sleeping pills, even using no more than 18 a year is tied to a more than threefold increased risk of death, according to researchers in the US who saw this result after cView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Sleeping pills may increase the risk of premature death

insomnialand.com — “Research shows a 36% increase in the mortality risk for those taking sleeping pills or other sedatives.View full resource at insomnialand.com

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Obesity raises death risk tied to sleeping pills

medicalxpress.com — “Obesity appears to significantly increase the risk of death tied to sleeping pills, nearly doubling the rate of mortality even among those prescribed 18 or fewer pills in a year, researchers reported Friday.View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Obese Patients Especially Vulnerable to Sleeping Pill Risks

emaxhealth.com — “Between a third and a half of all Americans have insomnia or other sleeping problems, so many turn to medications for relief. As with all drugs, slee...View full resource at emaxhealth.com

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Obesity raises death risk tied to sleeping pills

healthmadeeasy.com — “New findings delivered at American Heart Association meeting also show heightened risk in men and young adults Obesity appears to significantly increase the…View full resource at healthmadeeasy.com

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Sleeping Pills Linked to Four Times Increased Death Risk - ABC News

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Sleeping Pills Linked to Almost Fourfold Increase in Death Risk http://t.co/74UVLm1j on Fluent News

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Strong Association Between Obesity And Increased Death Risk Tied To Sleeping Pills

medicalnewstoday.com — “Obesity appears to significantly increase the risk of death tied to sleeping pills, nearly doubling the rate of mortality even among those prescribed 18 or fewer pills in a year, researchers reporView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Strong Association Between Obesity And Increased Death Risk Tied To Sleeping Pills http://t.co/l9ZgH9Q5 #sleep

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Sleeping Pills Linked to Four Times Increased Death Risk - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “Adults who take even low amounts of sleeping pills over their lifetime may be four times more likely to die earlier compared to those who are not prescribed sleeping pills, according to new findings published Monday in the British Medical Journal.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

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Sleeping Pills Linked to Increased Death: Adults who take even low amounts of sleeping pills over their lifetime... http://t.co/LDU4qpDn

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Sleeping pills increase risk of death, study suggests | Science | The Guardian

guardian.co.uk — “Doctors call for rethink after large study finds prescribed pills could be associated with up to 0.5m extra deaths a year in USView full resource at guardian.co.uk

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Want to lose sleep? Study of sleep aids shows correlation to death. Ugh. Wide awake now. http://t.co/JIrgax71

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Sleeping Pills Called "as Risky as Cigarettes"

webmd.com — “"Taking sleeping pills could be as risky as smoking cigarettes,View full resource at webmd.com

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People taking Rx #sleeping #pills have higher death risk, 35% more likely to get #cancer, study says.More info here:http://t.co/SozsBCxw

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