The 'magic gummy' to make a child fall asleep is not harmless, yet a third of families administer melatonin to their children based on non-medical advice, according to a study by the Spanish Sleep ...

Australian Border Force officials have intercepted more than 150,000 units of melatonin in four months, after authorities warned they would crackdown on unregulated products.

Dr Xand shares the warnings about melatonin on the black market. To watch this with subtitles go to BBC iPlayer and search for Morning Live from 09/03/2026.

As melatonin misuse rises in India, leading pulmonologists explain the ‘lazy-brain’ effect, the dangers of stealth dosing ...

A BBC Morning Live expert has issued a warning to the millions of people affected by bad sleep. Dr Xand urged people not to ...

PULLING up to an empty car park in the dead of night, Brian* winds down his window. From the car next to him, another school ...

Melatonin supplements are sold as sleep aids over the counter in the U.S. Melatonin supplements are sold as sleep aids over the counter in the U.S.Getty Images Some years ago, pediatrician Dr. Judith ...

Arriving at a friend’s house party recently, I was impressed to find that her three children were already sound asleep. It was only 7pm. The music blared and the guest chatter became increasingly ...

Australian Border Force officials have intercepted more than 150,000 units of melatonin in four months, after authorities warned they would crack down on unregulated products.

US-based online store iHerb has suspended sales of melatonin gummies to Australia. This comes after a rise in reports of non-fatal overdoses in Western Australia in children who took these popular ...

The Australian Border Force has intercepted the equivalent of thousands of bottles of melatonin in four months, as part of a ...

A new study has found that people who took melatonin for a year or longer to help with sleep had a much-higher risk of developing heart failure, being hospitalized for it, or dying from any cause, ...