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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 […]

07/30/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Pharmaceutical industry panics; experts admit prescription drugs don’t work for dementia and they probably never will

With 47 million people around the world suffering from dementia and 115 million people expected to have the illness by 2050, finding ways to prevent and treat it is a matter of urgency. When the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference was held this year, many of the experts on hand were a lot more focused on […]

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