RESEARCH INDICATES SLEEPING PILLS CAUSE CANCER

October 14, 2012 by  
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Each Little Zolpidem Pill Increases Your Cancer Risk The sleeping tablet zolpidem – marketed as Stilnoct and Ambien – increases the risk of cancer. According to a Taiwanese study of more than 14,000 users of zolpidem, each day that you use the sleeping tablet, you increase your chance of developing cancer. Many people who use […]

DO YOU TAKE SLEEPING PILLS?

April 27, 2012 by  
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In a study just published, ‘Hypnotics’ association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study’ 27.2.12, it was established that medications commonly prescribed for insomnia, such as zolpidem, temazepam, eszopiclone, zaleplon, and other benzodiazepines, barbiturates and sedative antihistamines, significantly increased the risk of premature death and cancer. The key messages from the study include: * […]