Sleeping Pills Can Increase Risk of Death

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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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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 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 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 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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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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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 linked to death risk - PubMed Health

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — “PubMed Health specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports. Clinical effectiveness research finds answers to the question What works? in medical and health care. PubMed Health is a service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).View full resource at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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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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Obesity raises death risk tied to sleeping pills | Science Codex

sciencecodex.com — “SAN DIEGO -- 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. "Obesity emerged as a markerView full resource at sciencecodex.com

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#Obesity doubles the death risk associated with sleeping pills in 18-54 year olds. Likely related to either sleep... http://t.co/J5atkR8b

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Short sleep increases risk of death and over-long sleep can indicate serious illness

physorg.com — “Research carried out by the University of Warwick in collaboration with the Federico II University Medical School in Naples, Italy, has found that people who sleep for less than six hours each night were 12% more likely to die prematurely than those who get the recommended 6-8 hours.View full resource at physorg.com

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Short sleep increases risk of death and over-long sleep can indicate serious illness

sciencedaily.com — “New reserach has found that people who sleep for less than six hours each night were 12 percent more likely to die prematurely than those who get the recommended 6-8 hours.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Short sleep increases risk of death and over-long sleep can indicate serious illness: New reserach has found that ... http://bit.ly/apCZ3J

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New Study Links Sleeping Pills to Risk of Death and Cancer

articles.mercola.com — “Did you know that sleeping pills like benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepines may increase your risk of cancer and death?View full resource at articles.mercola.com

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New Study Shows Sleeping Pills Linked to Increased Risk of Death and Cancer http://t.co/PEOrN1ZS

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Sleeping pills are not 'candy' and may increase risk of death: researchers - Telegraph

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Sleeping pills are not 'candy' and may increase risk of death: researchers.. http://retwt.me/1OHot (via @NewPsychologist)

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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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