Show 979: Health News Update on Defending the Brain
The People's Pharmacy
Joe and Terry Graedon
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2015
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Taking medications that affect brain chemicals can alter our risk of developing dementia. Find out which prescription and over-the-counter drugs are associated with a greater risk of an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. There is a list of common anticholinergic drugs here.
Stroke Treatment
A Dutch study last month showed that using a special device to reach into an artery in the brain and pull out a clot causing a stroke could significantly improve recovery of function. Neurologist Larry Goldstein, MD, puts the research into perspective.
Pros & Cons
How can patients weigh the risks and the benefits of common treatments, from flu shots to cholesterol-lowering dugs? What has your experience been?
We also discuss the cost and effectiveness of some highly-promoted prescription nail fungus medicines and compare them to home remedies.
Call in your questions and comments at 888-472-3366 or email radio@peoplespharmacy.com between 7 and 8 am EDT.
The Week’s Guests:
Larry Goldstein, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAHA, is Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology in the Department of Neurology at Duke University Medical Center. He is also Director of the Duke Stroke Center and Vice-Chair for Quality and Credentials. The photo is of Dr. Goldstein.
Shelly Gray, PharmD, MS, is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington. She is also director of the Geriatric Pharmacy Program. Her article on anticholinergic drugs and dementia was published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Joe Graydon. |
| 0:01.9 | And I'm Terry Graydon. |
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| 0:17.3 | That's S-Q-U-A-T-Y-P-O-T-Y.com. |
| 0:28.2 | Are you taking medicine that could put you at risk for dementia? |
| 0:34.5 | A surprising number of drugs can be bad for the brain. This is the People's Pharmacy |
| 0:40.3 | with Terry and Joe Graydon. |
| 0:47.3 | Some antihistamines, antidepressants, and drugs for overactive bladder are associated with dementia. |
| 0:56.0 | The longer people take such medications, the greater the risk. |
| 0:59.7 | Are you taking a drug that affects the crucial brain chemical acetylcholine? |
| 1:04.5 | How can you weigh benefits against risks when it comes to prescription medicine? |
| 1:09.7 | Patients and doctors often overestimate how much |
| 1:12.8 | good a treatment will offer and underestimate the potential harm. Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, |
| 1:19.4 | the health news that matters to you with your calls and questions. First, this news. |
| 1:29.5 | In the People's Pharmacy Health headlines, |
| 1:32.8 | the Federal Trade Commission has barred misleading advertisements |
| 1:36.5 | for green coffee bean extract as a weight loss product. |
| 1:40.6 | As part of the FTC settlement, |
| 1:42.8 | the companies that were selling the supplements will have to pay $9 million to refund customers who bought the product expecting effortless weight loss. |
| 1:51.9 | This was a no-fault settlement, according to one spokesperson. She maintains that the company admits no wrongdoing, even though it has already stopped the deceptive ads and will |
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