This week's topics include the looming burden of Alzheimer's disease, the relationship between one type of prostate cancer treatment and heart attack, low red blood cells and surgery risk, and the connection between heart disease and kidney disease. Program notes:

Program notes:
0:21 New data show huge increase in Alzheimer's
1:00 Burden of care
1:30 Healthy diet, modest alcohol
2:15 Can't tell progression
3:00 Tax credits for care
3:50 Prostate cancer treatment and heart attack
4:48 Small numbers studied before
5:45 Screen men for heart disease

6:25 Hematocrit and surgery risk
7:20 Huge number of people studied
8:00 Treat anemia prior to surgery?
8:53 Kidney disease and heart disease
9:28 Same risk factors?
10:00 Heart disease should prompt kidney evaluation
11:06 End

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