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08/01/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Older people who take sleeping pills have double the risk of fracturing their hips

Getting a good night’s sleep is an important aspect of good overall health and well-being, but what price are you willing to pay for it? For some elderly people, taking sleeping pills means accepting a far higher risk of bone fracture. This is the finding of a new study carried out by researchers from Kings […]

12/28/2016 / By Amy Goodrich

Study: One in six adults on psychiatric drugs… is at any wonder society seems so deranged?

Is a legal drug epidemic plaguing our nation? According to a new study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, it seems that Americans have become increasingly dependent on pharmaceuticals. In 2013, about one in six American adults reported taking at least one psychiatric drug, usually an antidepressant, sedative or antipsychotic, to cope with conditions […]

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