Guests: Dr. Ellen Ritchie,  Finola Hughes, & “David”

Presenter: Neal Howard

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Ellen K. Ritchie, MD is the assistant professor of medic...

Guest: Stewart Washer  

Presenter: Wayne Bucklar

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Guest: Dr Regan Lucas Bailey

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Dr. Regan Lucas Bailey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition Sci...

Guest: Aida Vazin

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Aida specializes in hypnotherapy, couples counseling, and stress management. She also works w...

Overview

• The charity Rethink Mental Illness said a survey of 1,500 people showed that the condition is widely misunderstood – 1 in 100 people is affected by schizophrenia, 45% of those surveyed thought the illness was common.
• Due to the shortage of paramedics and rising demand, the NHS spends almost £80m a year hiring private ambulances to answer 999 calls and take patients to hospital for appointments, record shows.
• Alzheimer’s disease really can be avoided by following a healthy lifestyle – exercising, monitoring blood pressure and watching less TV are the 3 key factors that will help build brain resilience and keep the disease at bay.

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• US data suggest that triathlon competitors may be more likely to die suddenly and suffer a fatal trauma or cardiac arrest than previously thought. A study of more than 9 million participants over three decades found that deaths and cardiac arrests struck 1.74 out of every 100,000 competitors.
• From a candidate who famously declared that single payer will “never ever come to pass” and branded it as offering everyone “a pony” to legislation — Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Senate Bill 1804, co-sponsored by a third of Senate Democrats, and Rep. John Conyers’ House Resolution 676 by half of House Democrats.
• The Cuban government on Tuesday again denied any involvement in or any knowledge of a ...