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☆ Melatonin industry asked to voluntarily tighten standards after dramatic rise in childhood ER visits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

As a dietary supplement, melatonin is not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for safety, effectiveness or labeling before it is sold to the public. The council’s action follows recent reports of a massive rise in accidental ingestions of melatonin by children and an April 2023 study that found 25 products labeled as melatonin gummies contained dangerous levels of the hormone. Melatonin gummies were involved in nearly 5,000 of those cases. While the vast majority of unsupervised melatonin ingestions did not result in hospitalization, the number of accidental ingestions by children 5 and under may be underestimated, the report said. New and improved labelsThe council guidelines call for new labels that warn consumers about the danger of drowsiness after taking a melatonin supplement.

Persons: —, ”, Pieter Cohen, ” Cohen, it’s “, Cohen, Catherine McQueen, ” Dr, Cora Collette Breuner, “ It’s, Breuner, Amanda Musa Organizations: CNN, Council for Responsible Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration, Cambridge Health Alliance, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, Food and Drug Administration, Getty, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Locations: Somerville , Massachusetts, Seattle

☆ Daylight Saving Time may be a literal headache for you. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The end of Daylight Saving Time is typically a trigger for cluster headaches. Cluster headache attacks can occur every day for six to eight weeks and then go away in a cluster cycle. The theory is that you can actually trigger a cycle by switching the time with Daylight Saving Time. CNN: Why does Daylight Saving Time have such an impact? It’s important to realize that it’s not just Daylight Saving (Time) changes that can trigger these attacks, even changing time zones can trigger cluster headaches.

Persons: Rajkumar Dasgupta, Catherine McQueen, Dasgupta, it’s Organizations: CNN, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Daylight Locations: Los Angeles

Catherine Mcqueen | Moment | Getty ImagesInflation is gradually falling but remains high, meaning consumers' budgets continue to be stressed by fast-rising prices. "The best defense against inflation is being true to knowing your necessities and accepting the fact that [prices have] increased," said Braxton, a member of CNBC's Financial Advisor Council. Inflation is a measure of how quickly the prices consumers pay for goods and services are rising. When inflation is high — and outpacing wage growth — there are two basic financial adjustments for households to make ends meet: increase income or decrease expenses, Braxton said. Hourly earnings fell 0.7% in the past year after accounting for inflation — meaning consumers' dollar is getting stretched a bit further.

☆ New retirement account rules make it easier to tap savings early for emergencies
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But they said the rules also amount to another source of so-called "leakage" that run contrary to the overall goal of retirement savings: to build a nest egg for the future. Participants can also access 401(k) savings via loans or non-hardship withdrawals. Non-hardship distributions also hit an all-time high in October — almost 0.9% of participants took one that month, according to Vanguard. And the share of workers taking 401(k) loans rose to 0.9% in October from 0.8% at the beginning of 2022. Beyond the apparent acute financial need among households, hardship withdrawals carry negative repercussions like tax penalties.

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