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Hypertension is called the silent killer. While there are many medications that can help get blood pressure under control, it can be difficult for a person and her health care provider to find one without distressing side effects. A natural approach uses the DASH diet plus exercise to achieve weight loss as well as lowering blood pressure. How well does it work?
Before any surgery or medical intervention, a patient has to learn about the benefits and risks to give informed consent. What should we know about this process?
Guests: James Blumenthal, PhD, Professor of Medical Psychology at Duke University Medical Center. His research, the ENCORE study, was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (Jan. 25, 2010). The photo is of Dr. Blumenthal.
Eric Kodish, MD, F.J. O’Neill Professor and Chairman of the Department of Bioethics at the Cleveland Clinic. His research was published in Academic Medicine (August 2009).

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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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