Aronne says, “The studies that were presented to the FDA were in more than 3,000 people and they showed that the average person lost about 10 percent of their body weight. That's a really good result for medical treatment of obesity.”

CNN anchor Zoraida Sambolin states, "But there are some risks.... I was reading risks to women who potentially want to have children and then also something about a risk to the heart."

Aronne answers, “Only certain pharmacies will carry Qnexa and those pharmacists will be instructed who can get it and they wouldn't give it to women who could potentially have a problem with it… As far as the heart issues are concerned, Qnexa lowers blood pressure and has many other potentially beneficial effects, but the FDA has recommended an outcome study where we look at how people do in the long run. Do they have heart attacks, strokes? That will be done once the drug is approved."

Early Start with Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin airs week mornings from 5-7am ET on CNN.

Dr. Gupta tells CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien, “This is a big cultural shift and a controversial one in the world of addiction, this idea that we've been talking about, Soledad, that if you think of addiction as a brain disease, it changes the way that you might approach it. And medications, pills, could be on the table as an option.”

Mark Whitaker, executive vice president and managing editor of CNN Worldwide, launched this cross-platform In Depth series earlier this week on CNN.com: In Depth: Fighting the scourge of addiction

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs week mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.

Cat, Marie Colvin’s sister, says, “I really thought she would get out. I think she’s been in so many life-threatening situations and always gets out. Maybe not safely, but she makes it out. And I was just so shocked that she didn’t this time.”

She continues, “She really thought if she could just convey it, the horrors of war more clearly, that somehow people would pay attention and she’d have an impact and find another solution.”

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs week mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs week mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.

Cutter says, “They went at each other on a number of things…. Every one of them on that stage has taken an earmark. Mitt Romney took earmarks, but he’s attacking Rick Santorum for taking earmarks. Rick Santorum has taken earmarks, but he’s attacking Mitt Romney for the same thing. So I think a lot of people are scratching their heads and wondering why aren't we talking about the issues that actually really concern us like jobs and the economy. Mitt Romney only talked about his tax plan that he introduced yesterday once and that was defending himself against Rick Santorum because Rick Santorum said that Mitt Romney was protecting the 1 percent.”

She continues, “Mitt Romney has the most extreme position on immigration of anybody running for president…. He is supporting the Arizona plan, which even other border states don't support because it's the extreme. There's a reason why even the Catholic bishops are against the Arizona plan. There’s a lawsuit there for a reason. I’m sure it will be talked about should he be the nominee in the general election.”

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs week mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.

Stewart says, “But the truth is when it comes to consistent conservatives on the fiscal issues and when it comes to social issues, there is no one more consistent than Rick Santorum. And he made that case very clearly last night. No amount of ads or rhetoric on the debate stage will change history. And Governor Romney can't say that. He can get up there and say he has been fiscally responsible, but when we have issues like Romneycare that he supported, that he was creator of in Massachusetts, which was the model for Obamacare, that's not fiscally responsible. The Wall Street bailout, that's not fiscally responsible. He is saying one thing and his record reflects something different. What Rick Santorum says today is reflective of what he has done in the past.”

O’Brien responds, “But some of what he says is ‘I regret having voted for that. I wanted to take one for the team.’ So some of what he says is actually saying, ‘I did it against what I believe because there was sort of another agenda there,’ that's what he said last night in the debate.”

Stewart answers, “When he got to Washington and saw the waste, fraud, and abuse that was going on with members of congress, he has taken on the position and is firmly opposed to earmarks and supports the moratorium on earmarks. That is something that he took going to Washington and seeing the waste, fraud and abuse that went on.”

O’Brien adds, “He talked about that in the debate last night. He talked about specific earmarks that he supported. So I will agree to disagree with you on that one this morning.”

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs week mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.

A reflected view of Saudi Arabia’s modern capital city through the glass globe sitting atop the 267m Al-Faisaliah Tower in Riyadh

In March, 'Inside the Middle East' gets a rare look inside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a modern, oil-rich nation that is also home to two of the holiest cities in Islam – Mecca and Medina.

Host Rima Maktabi (pictured, top) puts on a traditional abaya – a long-flowing, black robe that women are required to wear in public – as she investigates the limits of personal expression inside the conservative kingdom.  

From the capital, Riyadh, to the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Maktabi discovers the challenges that many Saudi women face on a daily basis – from the driving ban to the inability to travel without the approval of a male guardian.  

The programme also meets several young Saudis – comedians, “social media celebrities”, and contemporary artists – who are pushing the barriers of society through their popular, but sometimes controversial, crafts.

Living Golf

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In March, ‘Living Golf’ comes from the home of Florida-born Lexi Thompson (pictured), the rising star of women’s golf. Aged 12 she became the youngest ever player in the US Open, won it at 14 and now, at 17, is preparing for the Kraft Nabisco, her ninth appearance in a Major Championship.   

Also in the programme, European Tour winner and Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart interviews his brother-in-law, world number two Lee Westwood, who gives his thoughts on the current state of the game, the Ryder Cup, Rory Mcllroy, and the Majors.

‘Living Golf’ looks at the controversy surrounding long putter clubs, the use of which Tiger Woods has called to be outlawed. The show speaks to those for and against the club, gets a demo from one of the game’s great putting gurus and hears from Adam Scott, who turned to using the long putter and won himself a World Golf Championship.  

Plus, in the monthly feature ‘Hotshots’, the young, male star of US golf, Rickie Fowler, gives another insight into his shot making, and hot tips for players of any level.

MainSail

The world of the America's Cup is renowned for its secrecy. However, this month on ‘Mainsail’, CNN gains a unique insight into what life is like for those earning a living as a member of anAmerica's Cup team. Host Shirley Robertson goes inside this private world, meeting Cup team ‘Artemis’ (pictured) at their base in Spain.

The programme takes a behind-the-scenes look at what the teams have been up to since the last event of the America's Cup World Series in November 2011. Robertson speaks to the private design team that has been burning the midnight oil to shape a 72 foot catamaran for the finals, the build teams getting in place to create the machine and sailors practicing out on the water.

Rebuilding Japan

A year after the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Northern Japan, CNN shares the country’s remarkable journey to recovery in a special week of programming, ‘Rebuilding Japan’.

Throughout the week, CNN looks at how the Japanese people are rebuilding their lives, what changes have occurred in one of the world's biggest economies and what the future holds for power generation in a country where nuclear energy dominates. 

‘Rebuilding Japan’ will feature live daily reports from CNN’s Anna Coren in Tokyo and the Tohuku region, as well as in-depth reportage from Coren, and correspondents Kyung Lah and Andrew Stevens from around the nation.

The week will also include in-depth feature interviews on ‘Talk Asia’ with Japanese football star Homare Sawa and one of Japan’s most respected business executives and founder of Uniqlo , Tadashi Yanai.  A special half-hour show, ‘Rebuilding Japan’ brings highlights from the week’s coverage.

‘Rebuilding Japan’ will also feature extensive online coverage and a special iReport initiative calling on people to share their photos and videos of life in Japan before and after the tsunami. The iReport initiative has already begun receiving submissions and can be accessed here: http://ireport.cnn.com/topics/744690 The best stories and videos will be featured on CNN.com.

Piers Morgan Tonight

 

Piers Morgan’s penetrative style of journalism is at the fore in his nightly interview programme, as he fires questions at a host of famous names in this exciting, surprising and unpredictable talk show.

Recent guests have included: Rick Santorum, Jerry Springer, Charlize Theron, Seal, Alec Baldwin, Jill Biden, Sean Penn, Jimmy Carter, Ed Burns, Jennifer Hudson, Ricky Gervais and Chaka Khan (pictured).