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Is there anything that makes you feel worse than a sleepless night? Getting out of bed the next morning is truly depressing, knowing that your day is probably going to suck. It's enough to get many of us reaching for sleeping pills at night so we can at least be assured some shut-eye. But, according to a new study, that pill-induced sleep comes at a pretty high risk--a 400% increase rate of death.
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Sleeping pills today are considered by most to be quite safe—as long as you don't take too many or wash them down with a bunch of booze, popping them shouldn't result in anything but a good night's sleep, right? read more Read Post

There’s a lot to keep you up at night — including this: new research suggests that the sleeping pills that many Americans use to help them rest may increase the risk of early death. In the study, which compared 10,529 people who rec... Read Post

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 significant increase in cancer cases among... Read Post