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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

A large review of health data from more than 130,000 adults with insomnia found that people who took melatonin for a year or longer were more likely to develop heart failure, be hospitalized for the condition, or die from any cause compared to those who didn't take the supplement.

Once again a correlation is immediately turned into some bombastic conclusion for clickbait headlines.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    This was published last week, before the meeting. If you don’t read the whole article at least read the very last paragraph:

    Note: The study featured in this article is a research abstract. Abstracts presented at American Heart Association's scientific meetings are not peer-re-viewed, and the findings are considered preliminary until published as full manuscripts in a peer-re-viewed scientific journal.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Is this gonna start a string of lawsuits or what? Wow

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    The same study found that US adults who use their television remotes to turn on Fox News may be more likely to develop arthritis…

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