| Melatonin lag
for jet travelers
Taking melatonin
to ease the symptoms of jet lag may work no better than taking placebo
pills.
References:
Spitzer, R.L., et
al. 1999. Jet lag: Clinical features, validation of a new
syndrome-specific scale, and lack of response to melatonin in a
randomized, double-blind trial. American Journal of Psychiatry
156(September):1392.
Sources:
Robert L.
Spitzer
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Biometrics Research, Unit 60
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 12, September 18, 1999, p. 189. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |