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Combatting Sleep Disorders #533

Posting Date: 03/05/2005

It is estimated that 40 million Americans suffer chronic sleep

problems...from insomnia and sleep apnea to narcolepsy and sleep

walking. The consequences are devastating: impaired judgement, slower

reflexes, fatigue, reduced immunity, etc.

During this show we will try to find out why we need sleep and why we

dream. We will talk with two of the country's leading sleep researchers

about insomnia, narcolepsy, fibromyalgia, nightmares, sleep apnea,

night terrors and sleepwalking. There is a new sleeping pill called

Lunesta. We will find out how effective it is and how long you can you

use it.

Guests: Martin Scharf, Ph.D. is a leader in clinic and research

technologies for sleep and it?s disorders . He founded the Tri-State

Sleep Disorders Center, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Andrew Krystal, MD,

is the Director of the Sleep Research Laboratory and Insomnia Program,

and an Associate Professor at the Duke University Medical Center.

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