托福阅读材料之安眠药或可致人早死.docx

智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读材料之安眠药或可致人早死 您当前的位置 智课教育官网 托福 托福阅读 文章正文 出国英语考试有哪些 雅思6.5是什么水平 雅思阅读评分标准 托福阅读评分标准 雅思和托福的区别 Researchers are warning that sleeping pills may increase the risk of early death more than five-fold, the Daily Mail reported. 据英国每日邮报报道，研究人员警告，服用安眠药可以使过早死亡的几率增加5倍。 A study, conducted by researchers at the Jackson Hole Center for Preventive Medicine in Wyoming and the Scripps Clinic Viterbi Family Sleep Center in California, found the risk was greater at higher doses. 美国怀俄明州杰克森霍尔预防医学中心和加州斯克里普斯诊所维特比家庭睡眠中心的这项研究表明，服用安眠药的剂量越大，越危险。 Those taking the lowest doses four to 18 pills a year had a 3.6 times higher risk of dying compared with non-users. 一年服用4-18片少剂量安眠药的人比不服用药物的人，其死亡几率增加了3.6倍。 Those taking 18 to 132 pills a year had a 4.4 times higher risk of dying, while those on more than 132 pills a year were 5.3 times more likely to die. 一年服用18-132片安眠药的人比不服用的人，死亡几率增加了4.4倍；而一年服用超过132片安眠药的人，其死亡几率增加了5.3倍。 This group was also 35 percent more likely to develop a cancer. 那些服用高剂量安眠药的人得癌症的几率也会增加35%。 Experts say while the findings highlight a potential risk, proof of harm is still lacking. 专家表示，虽然该研究指出服用安眠药有潜在的风险，但仍缺乏对身体有害的证据。 They say patients should not be alarmed nor stop their medication, but if they are concerned they should discuss this with their doctor or pharmacist. 专家称，病人不必慌张，也不用立刻停药，但是如果他们担心，可以咨询医生和药剂师。 The drugs include benzodiazepines such as temazepam and diazepam, newer sedative hypnotics zolpidem, zopiclone and zaleplon, and barbiturates and sedative antihi