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| Melatonin helps critically ill patients sleep
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with melatonin, a brain hormone that helps control the body's sleep and wake cycle, can help critically ill patients get a better night's sleep, according to a report in the journal Critical Care. Melatonin is also known to be a powerful antioxidant. |
| 28 million women at risk of unwanted pregnancy
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Each year, half of American women who would rather not get pregnant will have an unplanned pregnancy, often because they failed to use their contraceptive properly or forgot to use it at all, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. |
| DVDs help caregivers of eating disorder patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Caregivers of eating disorder patients who used a skills training DVD along with telephone coaching to help them cope with their loved one's illness were highly satisfied with the program, saying it helped reduce their stress levels, UK researchers report. |
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