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Article: Ignoring Insomnia Costs America $42 Billion a Year
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 27, 2009
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Barb Cvrkel, +1-202-296-0263 ext. 122,
bcvrkel@dezenhall.com, for the Center for Medicine in the Public
Interest
Research Paper Examines the Burdens of Insomnia and Potential
Solutions
NEW YORK, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sanofi-aventis U.S.,
with research and support from The Center for Medicine in the Public
Interest (CMPI), has released a report showing the lag in the
diagnosis and treatment of insomnia translates to billions of
dollars in lost productivity and absenteeism in the American
workforce. CMPI also estimates insomnia is responsible for at least
$42 billion in direct and indirect healthcare costs each year.
The paper -- Waking Up to the ...