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Nurse Joanne Conaway fills in for Dr. Wallach.  Joanne starts the show discussing a recent research study concerning children's television viewing habits.  The study specifically looked at the impact of TV commercials and the effects on children's eating habits.  The results indicate that commercials have a very direct impact on the eating habits of children.

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Doug Winfrey and Joanne Conaway discuss a news release regarding the FDA's approval of a new birth control pill.  The new drug Lybrel manufactured by Wyeth uses two hormones (ethinyl estradiol & levonorgestrel) to actually halt women's menstrual periods indefinately.  The drug is expected to be ready for sale by July of this year despite the fact that no long term usage side effects have been determined.

Callers

• Velma has a friend taking "Cumidin" and asks which Youngevity products would be safe to take in combination with the drug.
• Suzanne has been diagnosed with sarcoidosis.
• Joseph has been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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Nurse Joanne Conaway fills in for Dr. Wallach.  Joanne discusses a recent report that found the blockbuster diabetes drug "Avandia" has been linked to increased risk of heart attack and death.  Contending that there is no need to take these drugs because diabetes can be controlled by diet and exercise.

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Doug Winfrey and Joanne Conaway discuss a report that has linked the drug "Exjade" to serious and fatal kidney failure.  Rather than pull the drug from the market the FDA once again simple increased the warnings on the label of the drug.  Unfortunately,  most patients never see the package insert that carries the warnings so they will have to rely on their doctor for the information.

Callers

• Pam has questions regarding a diagnosis of lymphadema.
• Ellie is suffering from a gastrointestinal bacteria infection.
• Bernie calls to inform listeners about the House bill HR 2117 which would allow people to give out health information regarding supplements.
• Charles has questions concerning a recent cholesterol test.

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Pharmacist Ben Fuchs fills in for Dr. Wallach.  Ben discusses a recent study that has linked the diabetes drug "Advandia" to increased risk of heart attack and death.  Ben asserts that diabetes can be controlled with diet and exercise.  Also recommending the "Sweet Eze" product from Youngevity.

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Doug Winfrey and Ben Fuchs discuss a study from the National Academy of Sciences that has found most Americans are vitamin D deficient.  Although many foods are fortified with vitamin D it is the wrong form of the vitamin.  Foods are fortiefied with vitamin D2 the body best uses vitamin D3.  Ben recommends getting 10 to 15 minutes of sun exposure daily to help the body with it's vitamin D production.

Callers

• Ann has questions regarding periodontal disease.
• Janie has questions concerning calcium absorbtion.
• Debbie asks Ben if 1000mg of vitamin C daily is too much.
• Daniel has questions concerning colloital silver.

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Monologue

Dr. Wallach disusses how to prevent various illness thru supplements and diet and lifestyle changes.

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Billy Graff and Dr. Wallach discuss a news story about corpses being cut up for profit in new jeresy. Doc and Billy also discuss the huge increase in drug prescriptions in the last 7 years.

Callers

• John is diabetic and overweight.
• Eveylin has a bloot clot in her lung.
• Betty has a daughter with gall bladder issues.
• James has a wife suffering from tremors.