Supposedly, we’re not as shortchanged on sleep as claimed. Oh, and the leading study that HAS claimed that? Funded in part by …
Drug companies!
That said, the Sleep Foundation study that claims we’re sleeping too little claims the University of Maryland study isn’t allowing for insomnia, etc. But, those things have always been around.
Read the whole story for yet another example of how Big Pharma tries to influence health, along with a list of which particular Big Pharma companies contribute to the Sleep Foundation and how much.
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August 14, 2008
Don’t lose sleep over possibly losing sleep
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Big PhARMA,
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