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US authority to lower sleeping pill dosages

Friday 11th January 2013

The US government department responsible for public health has announced plans to reduce the recommended dosages of popular sleeping pills, in a bid to lower the number of related safety issues. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated this week...

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Sleeping pills linked to pneumonia – study

Monday 10th December 2012

It has been found in a recently published study that sleeping pills that are being used by more that 1 million people in Britain may increase the users risk of contracting pneumonia. Drugs such as diazepam and temazepam have been linked with...

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Wind turbines causing sleep loss – study

Wednesday 28th November 2012

According to a new study conducted by American and English researchers people living in the vicinity of industrial wind sites could suffer from significant sleep loss, along with a number of other health problems. The study claims that the data...

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Sleeping pill linked to fall risks – report

Tuesday 20th November 2012

A well-known sleeping pill has been linked to an increase in the risk of accidental falls and hospitalisation by new research in the US. Ambien (zolpidem) was found in the Mayo Clinic study to increase fall risk by as much as four times, resulting...

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Sleeping survey uncovers widespread problems

Tuesday 11th September 2012

A survey of 20,000 people in the UK has found that 42% have suffered from sleep problems for a period of eleven years or more, it was revealed this week. Furthermore, the Great British Sleep Survey found that an additional 22% of the respondents reported...

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Sleeping pills no cure for insomnia - Expert

Friday 10th August 2012

An Australian sleep expert has cast doubt on the efficiency of sleeping pills as a sustainable treatment for insomnia and other sleep disorders, claiming that while they may offer a short-term fix they would likely create a dependency over time. Professor...

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Aussie Olympic team bans sleeping pills

Wednesday 4th July 2012

The Australian Olympic Committee has announced that it is banning the use of sleeping pills amongst its athletes at this summer’s games, following an admission from a former swimming star that he was addicted to them. Grant Hackett, who competed...

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Australian sleep deprivation leads to prescription increase

Friday 18th May 2012

Sleep deprived Australians are increasingly turning to prescribed sleeping pills rather than self-medication, according to recently released figures. More than five million prescriptions were written in the last year across Australia, and the government’s...

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Sleeping pill spend hits £50m

Monday 14th May 2012

A surge in the demand for sleeping pills and associated drugs has led to the annual cost for the NHS hitting nearly £50m, it has been reported. The number of prescriptions written for sleep aids in 2010/11 was reported at 15.3m, almost a million...

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