Today the British Medical Journal published a landmark study suggesting that sleeping pill consumption could be linked to a substantially increased risk of death. The large US study compared 10,500 people receiving sleeping pill prescriptions with a demographically-matched sample of 23,600 others who had not received such medication. Depending on frequency... Read on ›
Monthly Archives: February, 2012
Sleeping pills linked with increased risk of death
February 28th, 2012 | No Comments
Posted in Sleep news, Sleep science | Tagged: sleeping pills
Sleepio goes live! Help out and we’ll buy you breakfast
February 14th, 2012 | 2 Comments
Today, after many years of work, months of animation and a gold-standard clinical trial, we are proud to finally put the Sleepio CBT sleep improvement course live. Try the first week for free here! It’s been a long road (here’s the full story) which makes it all the more exciting to... Read on ›
Posted in Sleep news, The Sleepio CBT course
The Sleepio story so far – by Peter Hames, co-Founder
February 14th, 2012 | 3 Comments
Five years ago, completely out of the blue, I developed insomnia. I can safely say that it was one of the worst experiences of my life. That experience – and how I eventually overcame it – is what inspired Sleepio. When you’re caught in the trap of insomnia there’s no escape.... Read on ›
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