Article: GP prescribed sleeping pills for suicidal patient.(News)

Article: Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus Today: INSOMNIA, Part 2 - SLEEPING PILLS; Losing out on dreams.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England);  April 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ......About 16 million prescriptions for sleeping pills are written in the UK each year. This...people can become highly dependent on sleeping pills and they should only be used for short...sleep problems are rarely helped by sleeping pills and the underlying problems should...

Article: Finns use more sleeping pills.(Brief Article)
Nordic Business Report;  March 9, 2004 ;     92 words ......BUSINESS REPORT-9 March 2004-Finns use more sleeping pills(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The use of sleeping pills has increased in Finland. Finns are using more sleeping pills than ever before, with an increase of almost...

Article: Study Reports Link Between Sleeping Pills and Death
University Wire;  May 7, 1998 ;     700+ words ......between the use of prescription sleeping pills and an increased risk of death. "I would say that taking sleeping pills long term is a form of assisted...data on the usage of prescription sleeping pills. Researchers checked mortality...

Article: Report: Go Easy on Sleeping Pills
The Washington Post;  August 15, 2006 ;     328 words ...Consumers may rely too much on sleeping pills and overlook safer, non-drug remedies...About 43 million prescriptions for sleeping pills were filled in the United States last...recommend that both the older and newer sleeping pills be taken more judiciously and less...

Article: More using sleeping pills, few complaints
New Straits Times;  March 17, 2007 ;     511 words ......Straits Times 03-17-2007 More using sleeping pills, few complaints Byline: Ranjeetha Pakiam...Section KUALA LUMPUR: While the use of sleeping pills in Malaysia is increasing, there are...claimed that some of the most widely used sleeping pills could cause strange behaviour, like...

Article: Majority of students take sleeping pills in central China city
Xinhua News Agency;  May 7, 2004 ;     198 words ...Majority of students take sleeping pills in central China city WUHAN...percent of students are taking sleeping pills in Wuhan, capital of central...properties of the second generation sleeping pills, widely known as "An Ding" or...

Article: Sleeping pills have different effects than once thought
University Wire;  November 5, 2007 ;     455 words ......Vidette) (U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- Though sleeping pills are becoming wildly popular, several...to be getting a lot of relief from sleeping pills, but I don't know how much getting...said. The public perception of most sleeping pills is that you take one and they can knock...

Article: Duke students facing insomnia turn to sleeping pills
University Wire;  November 9, 2005 ;     674 words ......few years, the age of those using sleeping pills to manage insomnia has gradually decreased. Although sleeping pills are a popular option for insomniacs...shows that more people are using sleeping pills, but it also demonstrates that...

Article: Thai airport hands out sleeping pills to stressed-out neighbors.(Tourism)
Manila Bulletin;  September 6, 2007 ;     299 words ......International Airport is distributing sleeping pills to neighboring residents in an effort...Post newspaper that home-deliveries of sleeping pills were the airport's latest remedy for...First they gave us earplugs, then sleeping pills,'' said Thanatos Preeprem, a sleep...

Article: Americans May Be Relying Too Heavily on Sleeping Pills When Safer Remedies Are Available; Photo Available
U.S. Newswire;  August 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ......insomnia may be relying too heavily on sleeping pills instead of trying safer non-drug remedies...recommends that consumers who take sleeping pills do so for the shortest period possible...www.ConsumerReports.org/health. "Sleeping pills are best taken for the short term...

Article: SLEEPING PILLS CAN HELP THE ELDERLY
The Boston Globe;  December 31, 2005 ;     205 words ......responding to "Is long-term use of sleeping pills OK?" (Health/ Science, Dec. 19) and...indicating the long-term side effects of sleeping pills. However, as a geriatrician and primary...proven benefit become available, newer sleeping pills, although not a panacea, are a prudent...

Article: Mother, daughter overdose on sleeping pills
AP Online;  July 19, 1998 ;     159 words ......committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. Monique Anne Parris, 27, and Linda...woman's teen-age daughter overdosed on sleeping pills. The girl's suicide was attributed...dogs also died from an overdose of sleeping pills. Relatives said depression from the...

Article: Toyah Willcox has been an insomniac for 36 years, on four hours' rest a night. So why does she refuse to take sleeping pills? Restless nights: Toyah finds sleep boring.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......and at one stagebecame addicted to sleeping pills. 'Exhaustion, stress and being unable...medication.' She decided to stop takingthe sleeping pills literally overnight. 'I had no idea...After heralarming experience with sleeping pills, Toyah was shocked to see how easy...

Article: IS LONG-TERM USE OF SLEEPING PILLS OK?
The Boston Globe;  December 19, 2005 ;     375 words ......funding from several companies that make sleeping pills. Some people, however, do become psychologically...of the Lunesta, Sonata, and Ambien sleeping pills is how quickly the body gets rid of...in older people. Don't be afraid of sleeping pills if you have chronic or acute ...