This week’s topics include H1N1 flu update, no prevention benefit in type I diabetes, dangers of walking aids for elderly, and no help with testing for C-reactive protein.

Program notes:
0:26 Renin-angiotensin system and high blood pressure
1:14 Use drugs to slow down development of kidney and eye disease
2:02 Are effective once someone has kidney disease but doesn’t prevent
2:27 C-reactive protein and coronary artery disease
3:30 Does C-reactive protein assessment change course of management
4:24 Falls in the elderly when they use canes and walkers
5:28 Physicians should instruct in how to use them
6:25 H1N1 flu update
7:25 Analysis of air traffic patterns estimate risk
8:25 Genetic drift and genetic shift
9:25 Three issues we need to address
10:15 End

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