Shimian granules improve sleep, mood and performance of shift nurses in association changes in melatonin and cytokine biomarkers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study - Zhang L, Zhang R, Shen Y, Qiao S, Hui Z, Chen J.
Shift nurses are prone to sleep problems and impaired nighttime alertness, with risk for reduced health status plus decreased performance, handling errors, and workplace accidents. Attention to and improvements in the situation of shift nurses are urgent. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Melatonin should not be used as a treatment for jetlag
A new drug review by the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin claims that melatonin should not be prescribed by the NHS to treat jetlag, as the evidence base for its use remains poor.Guardian (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 17, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Melatonin should not be offered by NHS to treat jet lag – review
Independent review says evidence for using hormone for jet lag remains poorThe hormone melatonin should not be available on the NHS to help treat jet lag, a review of the evidence has concluded.Melatonin is a hormone produced in the body during darkness that plays a role in the body clock and helps to regulate sleep cycles.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: NHS Health Society Science The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) Drugs UK news Medical research Source Type: news
Patients should not be prescribed melatonin for jet lag by the NHS, experts say
Researchers at the British medical journal the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin looked at 14 studies done on melatonin and found it could reduce symptoms but also caused headache, drowsiness and nausea. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Melatonin for jet lag should ‘not’ be available on the NHS
Scant evidence of it relieving symptoms, review finds Related items fromOnMedica Experts call on regulators to revisit nalmefene decision Debate goes on over valproate in pregnancy Pharma withheld faulty device info in rivaroxaban trial Draft diabetes guidance too heavily focused on cost, protests industry NSAIDs and COX 2s linked to heart failure admission (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 13, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Forget What You Think You Know About Blue Light and Sleep
It’s become a virtually unchallenged piece of conventional wisdom that exposure to blue light—the type emitted by electronic device screens—is bad for sleep. That thinking has spurred a mini-industry of innovations meant to stop those effects, like warm-toned “night mode” settings on gadgets and glasses that claim to block blue light.
But in December, a group of researchers at the University of Manchester in the U.K. published a paper in Current Biology challenging that notion. After exposing mice to lights that were different in hue but equal brightness and assessing their subsequent activity...
Source: TIME: Health - January 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized sleep Wellness Source Type: news
Gen X Women Get Less Sleep Than Any Other Generation. What ’s Keeping Them Up?
In the middle of the night, I wake up feeling warm. I open the window and pull my hair back into a ponytail and drink some water. Then I glance at my phone, delete a few things, and see some spam. I hit unsubscribe and go back to bed. Then I lie there thinking, What if by opening that spam email I got myself hacked? What if I just sent everyone in my contact list a Burger King ad at two in the morning?
Now wide awake, I move on to other concerns: my parents’ health, my stepson’s college tuition, pending deadlines. Hours roll by. I tackle real-life math problems: how many weeks I have before getting my next free...
Source: TIME: Health - January 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ada Calhoun Tags: Uncategorized Gen X healthy sleep insomnia Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Melatonin: Is it safe for babies?
Melatonin is a hormone in the body, and taking supplementary melatonin can help adults get to sleep. But is it safe for babies and kids? Find out here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Melatonin: Magic Potion or Unregulated Danger? Melatonin: Magic Potion or Unregulated Danger?
Melatonin supplementation is growing in popularity, with the list of claimed benefits expanding beyond just getting a good night ' s rest. But is there any harm to taking this unregulated hormone?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - December 5, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Home Remedies: Melatonin as a helpful sleep aid
Melatonin is generally safe for short-term use but can cause side effects. The hormone melatonin plays a role in your natural sleep-wake cycle. Natural levels of melatonin in the blood are highest at night. Some research suggests that melatonin supplements might be helpful in treating sleep disorders, such as delayed sleep phase, and providing [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 5, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Feeling Blue? Sunday Sadness Is A Real Thing
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
(CNN) — Many of us begin to groan and moan as our precious weekend comes to an end. It’s not just the interruption of fun with friends and family that triggers the Sunday blues, or what some call the Sunday scaries. It’s also anxiety and dread about the workweek to come.
One study found 81% of more than 1,000 respondents said they became progressively more anxious as their restful Sunday came to a close. Psychologists call it “anticipatory anxiety.”
Nearly two-thirds reported a restless night’s sleep Sunday night, which they attributed to job-related anxiety.
And...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Featured Health News CNN Mental Health Source Type: news
How You Should Spend That Extra Hour As Daylight Saving Time Ends
(CNN) — It’s Sunday morning, and you open your eyes to discover it’s still incredibly early because — huzzah! — we’ve reached the end of the seasonal practice known as Daylight Saving Time.
Do you:
A) Immediately roll over and go back to sleep?
or
B) Tell yourself that you shouldn’t be lazy, and get up to make the most of this “extra” hour?
It’s a trick question, because there isn’t a perfectly right answer that would be the same for everyone.
But in general, experts say, most should use the fall time change to squeeze in more sleep — and with zero gu...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Offbeat CNN Daylight saving time Source Type: news
When Your 200-Month-Old Can ’t Sleep Through the Night
The biology of adolescent sleep leads to a later sleep onset time, which doesn ’t pair well with early school start times. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perri Klass, M.D. Tags: Sleep Teenagers and Adolescence Anxiety and Stress Parenting Melatonin (Hormone) Source Type: news
Prophylactic Melatonin Does Not Cut Delirium After Major Cardiac Surgery
Findings based on results of randomized trial of patients undergoing major cardiac surgery (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - October 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Neurology, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Surgery, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Prophylactic Melatonin Does Not Cut Delirium After Major Cardiac Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2019 -- Prophylactic use of melatonin does not prevent delirium after major cardiac surgery, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Andrew H. Ford, M.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 23, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
