I'm Joe Graydon. And I'm Terry Graydon. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.

You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at

people's pharmacy.com. The Hippocratic Oath is often reduced to the phrase first, do no harm. Yet every

drug ad lists many scary side

effects this is the people's pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon our guest is Dr.

Rochelle bookbinder a distinguished physician and researcher in Melbourne, Australia.

Her book is titled, Hypocrisy, How Doctors Are Doctors Are Dysoned Their Oath?

Has the pharmaceutical industry overhyped its products in television commercials?

Are the benefits overstated and risks downplayed? How can patients defend

themselves from a system that has seemingly forgotten the old phrase, an ounce of prevention

is worth a pound of cure? Coming up on the people's pharmacy, from Hippocrates to Hypocrycy,

the hidden risks of health care. In the The Hidden Risks of Healthcare.

In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines,

Could eggs be good for the brain?

Eggs are high in cholesterol, so for years Americans have been cautioned to moderate their consumption. On the other hand,

eggs also provide certain nutrients such as coline that are beneficial for the brain.

An analysis of data from nearly 900 older adults suggest that egg consumption helps women remember

words better. These volunteers entered the Rancho-Bernardo

study between 1988 and 1991. They also answered detailed dietary questionnaires and took cognitive

tests. About four years passed between their entry into the study and their second round of

mental assessment.

Women who ate more eggs did slightly better on a part of the test called Category Fluency.

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