Sleeping Pills and Risk of Death

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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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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/hipmDsDb

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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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DrDavidNahali Orlando Chiropractor Chiropractor, Doctor, and CAM

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

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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/JL14fT9c

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The Sleep Hunter: Sleeping Pills and Death Risk

sleep-md.blogspot.com — “Observations About The World Of Sleep Medicine From A Sleep PhysicianView full resource at sleep-md.blogspot.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 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 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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Most Recently Shared on March 18, 2012 at 12:24 am By:

sarasteinmd Sara Stein MD Doctor, Psychiatrist, and Physician

#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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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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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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Obesity raises death risk tied to sleeping pills http://t.co/8ZSPTz0Y

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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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Sleeping pills may increase the risk of premature death http://t.co/SWioMf3

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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 higher risk of cancer, death, study says - latimes.com

latimes.com — “A new study suggests that the 6% to 10% of Americans who use prescription sleep medications such as zolpidem ( Ambien ), temazepam (Restoril), eszopiclone ( Lunesta ) and zaleplon (Sonata) are more likely to develop cancer , and far more likely to die prematurely, than those who take no sleep aids.View full resource at latimes.com

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Most Recently Shared on February 29, 2012 at 5:23 pm By:

docphelan Darren Phelan Doctor, Emergency Physician, and Physician

No cause and effect, but compelling findings about sleep aids. http://t.co/UPTuuFZ2

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