Welcome to the American Family Physician Podcast for the June 1st, 2016 issue.

I'm Steve.

I'm Kelsey.

I'm Megan.

And I'm Luke.

We are residents and faculty, mostly residents of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Family Medicine residency.

Today, we're going to talk about diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention,

screening for ovarian cancer, anti-epileptic drugs, allergic conjunctivitis, genital herpes,

and corticosteroids for pneumonia.

We also have a new special feature, where I listen to the AFP podcast.

The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and do not represent the opinions of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the editor of American Family Physician or Banner Health.

Do not use this podcast for medical advice.

Instead, see your own family doctor for medical care.

We're on a mission delivering the best from America. medical advice. Instead, see your own family doctor for medical care.

Our first feature article is diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention from doctors Lanier, Burry, and Richardson.

Okay, so I know many patients are wondering what they can do to decrease their risk of cardiovascular disease.

I get this question in the office all the time. And it's definitely a tough answer because

the evidence surrounding a lot of this is either weak or mixed. We need to know when to talk with

our patients and what lifestyle changes actually have evidence behind them to prevent cardiovascular

disease. If you could wave a magic wand and improve one thing about public health in the United

States, but increasingly globally, it would be improving what we eat and how much we exercise.

But that doesn't mean it's necessarily an easy thing to study and also to implement in your

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