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Pregnancy is an exciting time in a couple’s life together, but it can also be stressful. We talk with Dr. Tracy Gaudet about how mindfulness can help.

We often go to great lengths to lower a fever, but are we making a mistake? Many animals that can’t regulate their own body temperatures seek out heat when they are sick. A new study suggests there is a good reason.

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Guests:

Tracy Gaudet, MD, is Director of the Duke Center of Integrative Medicine and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke. Her new book is Body, Soul and Baby: A Doctor’s Guide to the Complete Pregnancy Experience, from Preconception to Postpartum (Bantam Books).

Sharon Evans, PhD, is an immunologist and associate professor of oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. Her article on fever-range thermal stress was published in Nature Immunology (December 1, 2006).

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Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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