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The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of...

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2015/02/09

Host: John Russell, MD Dr. John Russell welcomes author Deborah Blum to talk about her book, The Poisoner's Handbook. In early twentieth-century New York, poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Science had no place in the Tammany Hall-controlled coroner's office, and corruption ran rampant. However, with the appointment of chief medical examiner Charles Norris in 1918, the poison game changed forever. Together with toxicologist Alexander Gettler, the duo set the justice

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Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness

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2014/12/22

Host: John Russell, MD An award-winning memoir that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Only days earlier, she had been leading an exciting life at the beginning of her promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now

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Dyslipidemia During Pregnancy: The Risks for Two...

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2014/09/22

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA An old clinical dogma in OB/GYN was that dyslipidemia during pregnancy wouldn't have any long term implications on the developing fetus because of short exposures at 9 months. This has since been shown to be untrue. What health issues surface in children whose mothers experienced abnormally elevated lipid levels in pregnancy, and how can these problems be prevented at the peripartum stage? Host Dr. Alan Brown joins Dr. Robert Wild, Professor of

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Statin Intolerance: Keys to Patient Counseling and...

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2014/09/22

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA As many as 25% of patients taking statins may experience side effects. How should clinicians respond to the broad spectrum of side effects and variable severities reported? Host Dr. Alan Brown welcomes Dr. John Guyton, Associate Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Pathology at Duke University School of Medicine, to discuss statin intolerance and the most effective methods for counseling patients who experience this issue. Dr

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Roles of Non-HDL Cholesterol in Risk Assessment and...

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2014/09/16

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA A paradigm shift in the management of lipid disorders has been witnessed of late based on evidence reviews by the AHA and the ACC. Where the clinical dogma once focused on targeting specific lipoproteins, clinicians are now trending toward using appropriate dosages of statins for lowering non-HDL cholesterol. What are the ramifications of this change in approach, and how does the NLA weigh in on recommendations for targets and goals? To address

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Keys to the Latest NLA Recommendations for...

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2014/09/09

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA What's the evidence for LDL and other non-HDL targets for primary and secondary prevention of heart disease? What are the comparative benefits versus toxicities of all lipid-lowering medications in clinical use? Addressing these and other questions from the standpoing of recent NLA recommendations is Kevin Maki, PhD, FNLA, CLS, Chief Science Officer for Midwest Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research and Adjunct Faculty in

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Management of the Patient With Triglycerides 200-499...

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2014/08/26

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Guest: Carl Orringer, MD, FACC, FNLA What are some of the causes of high triglycerides? What is the biggest health risk? And, for these patients, at what level is the risk greater for developing pancreatitis and coronary artery disease? Host Dr. Alan Brown welcomes Dr. Carl Orringer, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cardiology Division, University of Miami Medical Center and Director of the Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and LDL

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The 25th Anniversary of the Discovery of the...

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2014/07/16

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Twenty-five years ago CDC played a pivotal role in the discovery of the virus that causes hepatitis C. After the isolation of HCV, implementation of screening of blood products and organs for donation led to a decrease in rates of HCV infection between 1990 and 2009. In spite of these successes, HCV still remains a serious threat, both domestically and abroad. HCV remains the most common chronic blood borne infection in the United States, affecting approximately

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The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the...

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2014/07/15

Host: John Russell, MD Host Dr. John Russell chats with author Thomas Goetz about his recent book, The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Quest To Cure Tuberculosis. The book chronicles the lives of two men: Robert Koch, great German scientist, who convinced the world of the germ theory of disease; and Arthur Conan Doyle, trained physician and author of Sherlock Holmes stories. The Remedy traces the history of tuberculosis, the people who brought its diagnosis, etiology,

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Cancer Risk of Sitting Down

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2014/07/08

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. McDonough discusses how lowering patient sedentary time can prevent precancerous lesions according to a report in the American Association for Cancer Research.

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Diabetic Breathalyzers Could Replace Finger Sticks

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2014/07/08

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. McDonough discusses new Breathalyzer technology introduced at the 2013 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting that may one day eliminate the need for finger sticks for diabetics.

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Calorie Counters

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2014/07/08

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. McDonough discusses a study that looks at how influential calorie postings in restaurants are on the decisions patient make.

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Health Benefits of Pet Ownership

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2014/07/08

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. McDonough looks at the American Heart Association review of more than 30 studies exploring the health benefits of pet ownership and its associated with lower blood pressure, better cholesterol, and a decreased incidence of obesity.

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Talking to Your Teen Patients About Sex

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2014/07/08

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. McDonough addresses the lack of conversation about sex with teen patients according to a new study from American Medical Association, Pediatrics, and Duke University researchers,

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Sugar Sweetened Drinks and Weight Gain

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2014/07/08

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Dr. McDonough looks at the latest study from Spain on association between the sweetened beverage consumption and weight gain.

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The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow...

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2014/04/24

Host: John Russell, MD Host Dr. John Russell welcomes author and journalist Molly Caldwell Crosby to discuss her first book, THE AMERICAN PLAGUE: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History. The discussion focuses on one of history's most controversial human studies - the story of yellow fever and how it overshadowed this country, and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. Download and listen today!

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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Tackling a New Face...

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2014/04/15

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Tuberculosis is an ancient disease that remains an important global cause of morbidity and mortality. In most cases, TB can be treated and cured by taking a combination of several drugs for 6 to 12 months. When inappropriate or incomplete treatment takes place, however, TB bacteria can develop multidrug resistance (MDR). Annually, there are approximately 500,000 cases of MDR TB, and 150,000 deaths. Although there are simple rapid tests that have improved the

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League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle...

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2014/03/02

Host: John Russell, MD In December 2005, the National Football League produced a scientific paper concluding that "professional football players do not sustain frequent repetive blows to the brain on a regular basis." That judgment, implausible even to a casual fan, also contradicted the opinion of a growing cadre of neuroscientists who worked in vain to convince the NFL that it was facing a deadly new scourge: a chronic brain disease that was driving an alarming number of players --

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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most...

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2013/05/07

Host: John Russell, MD A maddened creature, frothing at the mouth, lunges at an innocent victim and, with a bite, transforms its prey into another raving monster. It's a scenario that underlies our darkest tales of supernatural horror, but its power derives from a very real virus, a deadly scourge known to mankind from our earliest days. In this fascinating exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy speak with host Dr. John Russell about the history, science, and

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The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly...

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2013/04/18

Host: John Russell, MD An extraordinary yet almost unknown chapter in American history is revealed in this extensively researched exposé by author Matthew Algeo. On July 1, 1893, President Grover Cleveland boarded a friend's yacht and was not heard from for five days. During that time, a team of doctors removed a cancerous tumor from the president's palate along with much of his upper jaw. When an enterprising reporter named E. J. Edwards exposed the secret operation, Cleveland denied

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