Study: Long-term use of anxiety and sleeping pills can increase Alzheimer’s risk

Anx­i­ety and sleep­ing pills ‘linked to demen­tia’ (BBC): “A study of old­er Cana­di­an adults found that past ben­zo­di­azepine use for three months or more was linked to an increased risk (up to 51%) of dementia…Benzodiazepines are used to treat anx­i­ety dis­or­ders and insom­nia. Dr James Pick­ett, head of research at the Alzheimer’s Soci­ety, said 

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Online Cognitive Therapy OKed by Health Insurance

My apolo­gies for not writ­ing in a few days…the Glob­al Agen­da Sum­mit in Dubai has required all my atten­tion — I will sum­ma­rize the great expe­ri­ence when I land back in San Fran­cis­co tomor­row night. The con­cepts of night and day do become chal­leng­ing when work­ing for a few days in a place with a 12-hour…

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