A lot of people are suffering with winter colds at this time of year. Questions have been raised about the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter cold medicines for young children, and possibly even for the rest of us. Are there natural alternatives to help ease cold symptoms?
A century-old drug, salsalate, is showing new promise. This chemical cousin of aspirin may help treat or even prevent type 2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar and reducing inflammation.
A giant of cancer research passed away last month. We remember Dr. Judah Folkman and the contribution he made in the fight against cancer.
Guests: Bruce Barrett, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Director of Education for the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Clinical Lecturer for the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Allison Goldfine, MD, head of the Clinical Research Section of the Joslin Diabetes Center and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Her research was published in Diabetes Care.
Alan Greene, MD, founder of DrGreene.com, president of Hi-Ethics (Health Internet Ethics) and Clinical Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. His books include From First Kicks to First Steps (McGraw-Hill, 2004) and Raising Baby Green (Jossey-Bass, 2007).
Sal Pizzo, MD, Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Chair of the Department of Pathology at Duke University Medical School
Judah Folkman, MD, founder and director of the Vascular Biology program at Children’s Hospital Boston until his recent death.
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