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Pharmacist Ben Fuchs fills in for Dr. Wallach.  Ben Fuchs starts the show discussing former FDA Lester Crawford pleading guilty to conflict of interest charges.  Ben also talks about how various pharmaceutical drugs interact with nutritional supplements.

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Doug Winfrey and Ben Fuchs discuss a news article concerning flu vaccines.  Apparently, in Maryland and other state health officials are trying "drive-thru" vaccine stations.  Recommending the shots for the elderly and children as well as people with depressed immune systems.

Callers

• Don has two questions the first concerns his wife's diagnosis of anemia and has been told to take iron supplements.  Second Don asks about his own diagnosis of an internal hemmoroid.
• John has been diagnosed with a low platlet count.

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Dr. Wallach discusses a recent report regarding the worlds tallest people.  The report states that the Dutch are the tallest people on average in the world.  Previously the U.S. held that ranking until the 1970s when the Dutch started to pass us.  Doc attributes the change to mineral deficiencies in the American people.

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Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a couple of recent news articles.  The first concerns former FDA chairman Lester Crawford who is pleading guilty to conflict of interest and making false financial statements.  While chairing the FDA Crawford wrote that he had sold shares of Pepsico Inc., Sysco Corp. (food product manufacturor) and Embrex Inc. (agriculture biotech company).  In fact he was actually on the board of directors for Embrex.  Doug also discusses another story about a new stomach banding proceedure that will be easier and less expensive.

Callers

• Mary has questions concerning stomach ulcers and diverticulosis.
• Brian has MS (multiple sclerosis) and is losing visual and motor function.
• Sue has a horse with hip problems.
• Rick has duodenal cancer and has had several organs removed.

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Nurse Joanne Conaway fills in for Dr. Wallach.  Joanne discusses several diseases that are attributed to nutritional deficiencies.  Outlining how various nutrients will help prevent certain disease states.

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Doug Winfrey and Joanne Conaway discuss a recent government report says that the benefits of seafood outweigh the risks.  The risks being the toxins such as mercury found in a lot of fish these days.  The benefits being the omega 3 fatty acids found in many popular fishes.

Callers

• John has questions regarding an elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen).
• Mike has questions concerning celiac disease.

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Dr. Wallach discusses weight loss and the link between being over weight and various health challenges.  Outlining several weight loss strategies including Youngevity's "Slender FX" product.

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Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss several recent news articles.  The first concerns a research done at Johns Hopkins University that found a compound in red wine help prevent brain damage following a stroke.  Next they discuss a FDA warning about counterfeit diabetes test stripes.  Apparently there are strips sold in several states that can give inaccurate results.  The strips a sold to use with various models of LifeScan Inc. One Touch made by Johnson & Johnson.  The bogus strips have been sold under the brand of One Touch Basic Profile lot numbers 272894A, 2619932 or 2606340 with English, Greek and Portuguese on the carton.  Also sold under the name One Touch Ultra lot number 2691191 with English and French on the carton.  Finally Doug discusses a poll taken by ABC News, the Kaiser Family Foundation and USA Today.  The poll surveyed thousands of people across the nation about the state of our health care industry.

Callers

• Mary has questions concerning chronic fatigue, hypertension and MS (multple sclerosis).
• Beverly asks Dr. Wallach about Lewy bodies disease.
• Betty's husband has been diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff.