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Sleep Aid Melatonin Can Trigger Side Effects

What insomnia sufferers should know about over-the-counter supplement.

The National Sleep Foundation advises that healthy adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep per night. But for one out of three Americans, that goal is elusive. These individuals have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Many turn to over-the-counter sleep aids. The popular dietary supplement melatonin is often used this way. Melatonin is a hormone made […]