Anyone can have trouble maintaining sleep cycles, but older adults are far more likely to have difficulty sleeping than younger adults. Often this will simply result in them taking daytime naps or ...

Melatonin is one of the best sleep aids available over the counter. It helps you fall asleep by rising your natural melatonin hormone levels and is not habit forming.

Q: I have been taking melatonin for years to help me sleep. I read that as your body ages, it makes less of this natural sleep substance. I try to avoid sleeping pills. The TV commercials for such ...

If you find it increasingly difficult to sleep as you age, you’re not alone. According to the CDC, 11.9 percent of adult ...

SIOUX CITY | When counting sheep, reading a boring book or downing a glass of warm milk doesn't cure your insomnia, you might be tempted to reach for a bottle of prescription or over-the-counter ...

In our fast-paced world, a restful night’s sleep has become an elusive luxury for many individuals. The pervasive challenges of sleep disorders and disturbances drive a substantial number of people to ...

Nan Bishko Iwasaki, 81, a retired commercial artist who lives in Redondo Beach, California, has been taking a variety of sleeping pills for 22 years. She worries about their side effects, especially ...

Every once in a while, a story about a bizarre pharmaceutical side effect races through the media like a brush fire on a dry, windy day. This time the blaze is coming from the hot-selling sleeping ...