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The Centers for Disease Control declared in January that insufficient sleep has become an epidemic linked to car accidents, medical missteps, industrial disasters and plenty of other occupational issues. 

Dr. Michael Howell of the University of Minnesota specializes in sleep problems.  

With the rise of energy drinks and a coffeehouse on every corner, it's clear that we're trying to remedy some problem--tiredness--but what's the best way to get at our sleep deprivation? Of the types of unusual afflictions (sleepwalking, night terrors, etc.), which sleep disorders are most prevalent among adults and children?


Howell and Dr. Gerald Rosen of Children's Hospital in St. Paul join The Daily Circuit to talk about America's sleep problem.

It's clear that we're trying to remedy some problem--tiredness--but what's the best way to get at our sleep deprivation?

The Centers for Disease Control declared in January that insufficient sleep has become an epidemic linked to car accidents, medical missteps, industrial disasters and plenty of other occupational issues.

Tackling America's sleep problem

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