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Long-Term Use of Melatonin Associated with Negative Health Effects


A review of five years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin for at least a year found they were more likely to be diagnosed with heart failure, require hospitalization for the condition or die from any cause.

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