Article: Melatonin: Shangri-La's secret or just an insomnia cure?

Article: Hormone Seen as Cure For Insomnia, Jet Lag
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 1, 1994 ;     541 words ......against insomnia and jet lag, researchers find that...of the natural hormone melatonin will bring on slumber...given various doses of melatonin or placebos and then...minutes to get to sleep on melatonin," said Wurtman. Subjects on melatonin also tended to sleep...in proving the use ...

Article: Melatonin Might Not be a Jet-Lag Antidote.
Environmental Nutrition;  December 1, 1999 ;     285 words ......suggests using melatonin to help combat jet lag. Does it work...recent years, melatonin has indeed become...unpleasant symptoms of jet lag, like daytime...marked increase in jet-lag symptoms, with...But none of the melatonin treatments eased...

Article: Melatonin's sleep and jet lag claims: well-grounded or up in the air?(Ask EN)
Environmental Nutrition;  July 1, 2003 ;     575 words ...Q. I've heard melatonin can improve sleep quality, eliminate jet lag and maybe reverse...this true? A. Melatonin might indeed help...it may reduce jet lag. And while other...panacea for aging. Melatonin is a hormone produced...ere's a good chance melatonin can ease ...

Article: Can melatonin prevent or treat jet lag? (Cochrane For Clinicians: Putting Evidence Into Practice).
American Family Physician;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......she should take melatonin to prevent jet lag. Clinical Question Can melatonin prevent or treat jet lag? Evidence-Based...Herxheimer A, Petrie KJ. Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag (Cochrane Review...effectiveness of oral melatonin taken ...

Article: Wake up to this easy method of curing jet-lag.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 7, 2006 ;     478 words ......people to overcome jet lag, including taking the hormone melatonin. Health Wales asked...hormone. If you have jet lag, taking melatonin at bedtime helps...usually be able to get melatonin from your doctor to treat jet lag, but it is freely...

Article: Melatonin: sleep aid, jet-lag antidote, plus the promise of more.
Environmental Nutrition;  November 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......nonnarcotic compound melatonin swear by its effectiveness...sleep and even fight jet lag. So, what's the catch...there is one, is that melatonin isn't just being sold...pressure, interfere with melatonin receptors. Over-the-counter Claims. The melatonin nutrition connection...neither ...

Article: Doctors call for licensing of jet lag treatment.(News)
The Independent (London, England);  February 7, 2003 ;     526 words ......PROVEN treatment for jet lag that is banned in...today. The hormone melatonin, despite being illegal...fly frequently. Jet lag occurs when the...the secretion of melatonin by the pineal gland...of research into melatonin found 10 trials...shown to reduce jet lag, ...

Article: Doctors call for licensing of jet lag treatment
The Independent - London;  February 7, 2003 ;     527 words ......PROVEN treatment for jet lag that is banned in...today. The hormone melatonin, despite being illegal...fly frequently. Jet lag occurs when the...the secretion of melatonin by the pineal gland...of research into melatonin found 10 trials...shown to reduce jet lag, ...

Article: Melatonin is overrated, doctors warn; `Food supplement' has no proven medical value except as aid for sleep, jet lag.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 4, 1996 ;     700+ words ......recently, he took some melatonin tablets, hoping to lessen the impact of jet lag. It seemed to help...something for sleep or jet lag, said Dr. Mark Mahowald...in sleep studies: melatonin or the placebo effect...believes it works for jet lag and insomnia. But...time zone ...

Article: Way to beat jet lag; Is melatonin the answer?(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  February 8, 2003 ;     375 words ......help make a proven jet lag remedy available...of the hormone melatonin and believes, if...carried out with melatonin, eight of them...hormone to reduce jet lag. Researchers believe...around four days. Melatonin is produced by...proved that the melatonin did help combat ...

Article: Melatonin for jet lag?
Bandolier;  December 1, 2000 ;     503 words ......strategies to get over jet lag. Some consider...In recent years melatonin has been recommended...between placebo or melatonin for jet lag score, nor any...Spitzer et al. Jet lag: clinical features...of response to melatonin in a randomized...

Article: No-Jet-Lag is safe and effective.(Life - Health)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  September 13, 2005 ;     468 words ......who take it. Melatonin is another over-the-cou...product useful for jet lag. I don't recommend...side effects. Melatonin is a naturally...used to relieve jet lag. I've found that...wrong, it worsens jet lag. Timing is everything. Melatonin doesn't help...

Article: Melatonin lag for jet travelers.(effect on jet lag may be no different than that of a placebo)(Brief Article)
Science News;  September 18, 1999 ;     374 words ......for a few days. Any dent in jet lag attributable to melatonin, however, may stem from a person...controlled trial to date of melatonin use for jet lag. Several prior studies found that melatonin dampens jet lag more than placebos do, although...

Article: Illegal drug could 'outlaw' jet lag
Belfast Telegraph;  February 11, 2003 ;     419 words ......PROVEN treatment for jet lag that is banned in...say. The hormone melatonin, despite being illegal...fly frequently. Jet lag occurs when the...the secretion of melatonin by the pineal gland...of research into melatonin found that in eight...shown to reduce jet ...