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>> the numbers are amazing, 8.6 million people are using sleep medication every month. >> yes. >> what do you make of the results? >> the phrase 8.6 million seems like a lot of people but as a family practitioner, honestly every single day i see people who are on these medications or who are coming in asking for them so quite honestly i believe that number. i believe there are millions of people out there that not only have problems sleeping but are on these medications as well. >> in part of the study it was pretty extensive, the study found the number of people taking the medication kind of ...

Concentrating as well as you might be able to normally, just being distracted, not performing optimally. it's not just the car crash which in and of itself is bad but it's a whole world effect. >> when i've gone a long time with little sleep i feel lie immune system is compromised, you'll get sick easier. what is the best advice to give patients, what is the best way to get sleep without a sleep medication and do you also, are you fine with recommending a sleep medication? >> to answer that question first, as a family doctor, yes. sleep medications are appropriate for many people. it's got to ...

Tarnishing trayvon martin's character in front of the jury. zimmerman's drug use has also come up. there has yet to be a ruling on his use of sleep medication. >> it was a day of just significant surprises again. and one of the questions that had been asked really to the defense team was, were they going to call tracy martin, trayvon's father. if you remember, it had been reported that tracy martin when he heard the 911 call with those terrible screams, he had told authorities that he did not hear his son, and in fact they brought two testimonials that were brought on by the investigators who ...

For food and extra leg room. last year, carriers earned $2 billion by charging fees for changing a reservation. >> and clean up the plane before you leave! >> exactly. the "los angeles times." "saturday night live" star bill hader is leaving the show. >> you seem very troubled by the lower dosages of sleep medication. you're revealing your problems with your eating and revealing your problems -- by the way, is your next book going to be about meds? about prescription medications? >> i think i'll take a break from the books. but no. >> that dosage aint cutting for you? >> i'll be honest. i th...

April 17. the big message again, another quick fix, and that is what we're looking for. obesity, take the medication, lack of sleep, take the sleep medication, is bad medicine and the only way you will lose sleep and loser weight, is really to change your lifestyle. behavioral changes, lifestyle changes, are real the way to go. you have to break the cycle and look at a portion of the food. now, there are some obese patients over 300, 400 pounds and this is a desperate medication, the risk of obesity, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, out weighs the risk and those patients, medication like t...