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Melatonin Gummies to Get Safety Labeling, Child-Safe Bottles After Poisonings
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – In the wake of a sharp rise in the number of young children accidentally eating melatonin supplements, an industry group has called for tougher safety guidelines for...
ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements. A...
2019 to 2022 Saw ~11,000 ED Visits for Melatonin Ingestion in Under 5s in U.S.
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – From 2019 to 2022, there were an estimated 10,930 emergency department visits for unsupervised melatonin ingestion by infants and children aged 5 years or younger, according...
Melatonin Improves Sleep Quality, but Not Insulin Resistance, for Night Shift Workers
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Melatonin treatment improves sleep quality but does not improve insulin resistance after 12 weeks of administration in rotating night shift (NS) workers, according to a study...
Melatonin Use Common in U.S. Children and Adolescents
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 – Melatonin use is common in U.S. children and adolescents, according to a research letter published online Nov. 13 in JAMA Pediatrics. Lauren E. Hartstein, Ph.D., from the...
Melatonin Use Skyrockets Among U.S. Kids, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Record numbers of children and tweens now take melatonin for sleep, potentially doing harm to their development, a new study warns. Nearly one in five school-aged kids are...
Melatonin for Kids: Is it Safe? How to Help School Children Get Good Sleep
SATURDAY, Sept. 9, 2023 – Lots of parents are giving their children the supplement melatonin to help with sleep, but is it safe? In a new survey, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found t...
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