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The Frog Flu Show

Health Matters Radio Show
Health Matters Radio Show
Health Matters Radio Show

Some weeks are slow news weeks, even in the fast paced world of medicine. Developing flu medicines from chemicals on frog skin reminded us of diabetic medicines from lizard spit, which made us think of the high price of healthcare and how hard it is to prevent falls in the hospital. Once our medications are adjusted, we will be fine. Enjoy the show.

Tip: Recent research indicates that blood pressure levels of 120-130/70-80 are best for those with previous heart attacks and strokes. We must be cautious, because systolic blood pressures less than 120 appear to increase mortality.

Links:

The Lancet on the best blood pressure target in high-risk patients

Flu medicine from frog slime

Marijuana laws and prescription drug use

 

Greg Jenkins has been the Operations Director at MSPR since 1999. Greg is a 1996 graduate of Morehead State University with a BME in Music Education and received a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology in 2008. Greg oversees training, scheduling, and evaluation of the student board operator staff, preparation of the daily traffic logs and serves as weekday classical music host. He is also the webmaster of the MSPR website and maintains MSPR's webstreaming and podcasting.