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Dr. Wallach discusses a recent news article concerning the H5N1 flu.  Scientists have now identified a new strain of the flu.  The new strain is currently spreading across Asia and China.  Experts believe that this newest strain has been caused by a vaccine that was being administered to birds in those areas.

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Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a recent news story.  Dr. Raymond Gibbons a professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and the President of the American Heart Association is publicly stating that the health care system is broken.  However, he puts the blaim on everyone else except doctors.

Callers

• Brian's wife recently injured her back and it is only getting worse.
• Elsie has been diagnosed with a rapid heart beat.
• Marcia's husband has a heart condition and his doctor has prescribed Plavix and aspirin.

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Nurse Joanne Conaway fills in for Dr. Wallach.  Joanne discusses a recent study that found eating several servings of vegatables daily were linked to slower cognitive decline.  The same did not hold true for fruits in the same study.

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Doug Winfrey and Joanne Conaway discuss a couple of recent news articles.  The first concerns an FDA warning on decorative contact lenses.  Warning consumers that there are reports of people contracting conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, corneal abrasions and vision impairment and blindness.  Next they discuss a news story regarding the healthy compounds found in pumpkins.

Callers

• Heidi has questions regarding fibromyalgia.
• Sue has a sister diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia.
• Lisa asks Joanne for a dietary plan to avoid the symptoms of diverticulitis.

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Dr. Wallach discusses a recent news story  concerning Kentucky Fried Chicken.  The company has announced that it is reducing and eliminating trans fats from all of their products.  A move that New York City restauranteurs are also considering.  Doc also mentions another story concerning the avian flu.  Experts believe that the avian flu has mutated and is spreading across Asia and China.  They also believe the cause is the vaccine they developed for the flu.

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Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a recent study on hand washing in hospitals.  The study found that nurses and aides were much better at washing their hands in instances where the should than doctors.  One study had doctors report on their own hand washing which the doctors estimated at 73% nearly three quarters of the time.  The same doctors were observed and the actually only washed their hands 9% of the time.

Callers

• Barbara has questions concerning water filtration.
• Anthony's wife is experiencing neuropathies in her feet.
• Merle has a dog that has a skin infection.
• Charles has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
• Paul has been bedridden for three weeks due to extreme fatigue.