The number of younger Americans using prescription drugs to sleep and the money being spent on those drugs is at an all time high, according to figures from a study conducted by a prescription management company.

According to a Medco Health Solutions study, among adults aged 20 to 44, use of sleep medications doubled between 2000 and 2004. The money spent among the age group also jumped 190 percent over that period

The number of younger Americans using prescription drugs to sleep and the money being spent on those drugs is at an all time high, according to figures from a study conducted by a prescription management company.

According to a Medco Health Solutions study, among adults aged 20 to 44, use of sleep medications doubled between 2000 and 2004. The money spent among the age group also jumped 190 percent over that period

Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter

The study, which compares orlistat 60 mg plus diet to placebo plus diet in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 28, demonstrates a statistically significant difference in weight loss

Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter

The study, which compares orlistat 60 mg plus diet to placebo plus diet in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 28, demonstrates a statistically significant difference in weight loss

More than half of American teens ages 15 to 19 have engaged in oral sex, increasing to nearly 70% for those who are 18 and 19, according to the largest federal study of the nation's sexual practices.

Findings now suggest a shift in sexual practices, in which females are using oral and lesbian sex "as a safer alternative than [vaginal] sex with men