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#495 Preventing Heart Disease with new Approaches

Dr. Peter Salgo is the Director of the Cardio-Thoracic ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at New York Presbyterian Hospital. In his new book, The Heart of the Matter, Dr. Salgo reveals the latest insights on heart disease. You will find out why he thinks cholesterol-lowering drugs should be made available without prescription and why everyone should be tested for a certain bacterial infection. This is a new way of thinking about preventing and treating our number one killer. Guest: Peter Salgo, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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