“This article studies the statistical association between hypnotics use (for sleep) and increased mortality. They review over 30,000 patients for 2.5 years, controlling for other health variables.
Of course, statistical correlation is not the same as causality. But, the paper gives us pause and opportunity to pursue this further.”
N. Szajnberg, MD
Click Here to Read: Hypnotics’ association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study by Daniel F Kripke, Robert D Langer, and Lawrence E Kline on the BMJ Open newsletter on March 3, 2012.