Show 1174: What to Do About Skeeter Syndrome

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Have your summer evenings outside been spoiled by the whine of a mosquito coming in for a bite? How do you deal with the resulting itch? Mosquito bites usually itch for a while and then go away, but some people suffer excessively. Do you have skeeter syndrome? Although it sounds fanciful, we actually found this […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at
0:11.5	People's Pharm pharmacy.com.
0:16.0	Have you ever been bitten by a mosquito?
0:18.0	Who hasn't?
0:20.0	What would you do if the itching and swelling lasted for weeks?
0:24.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Grayden. Skeeter syndrome is a real medical condition. Some people are super sensitive to
0:40.8	mosquito bites. What do you do for your mosquito bites?
0:45.0	Is there a simple trick to stop the itching for hours?
0:48.0	Some medicines can increase the risk for dementia.
0:51.0	Which ones are they?
0:52.0	And how concern should you be about
0:54.6	anti-colonergic drugs? Do cholesterol lowering medicines affect nerves? Research
1:00.9	shows that lowering cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes
1:05.2	increases their chance of developing diabetic poly neuropathy. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, could Blueberries improve blood pressure and
1:21.6	cognitive function in older people.
1:24.0	Several different studies published in the Journal of Gerontology
1:28.0	offer promising results.
1:30.0	When it comes to cognitive performance,
1:32.0	it seems that those who already notice some impairment might benefit the most from consuming a daily cup of wild blueberries.
1:40.0	In one study, in rats, the animals that perform poorly on a water maze test significantly
1:46.7	improved their performance after six months of blueberry supplementation in their chow.
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