This week’s topics include benefits of lifestyle choices in avoiding Alzheimer’s, bringing MRSA home from the hospital, aspirin and colon cancer recurrence, and weight lifting and breast cancer.

Program notes:
0:23 Weight lifting and breast cancer
1:20 Symptoms got better and fewer complications
2:20 Lifestyle changes important in recurrence as well
2:54 Reduced rate of Alzheimer’s and diet and exercise
3:54 Another compelling reason to adopt these changes
4:17 Aspirin and colon cancer recurrence prevention
5:07 Decrease cancer related mortality over 20%
6:11 Not a randomized trial so not completely answered
7:11 MRSA in patients discharged
8:09 Of individuals who went home with infection half cleared
9:01 Very good routine hygiene may help prevent infection
9:59 End

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