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Week of October 24, 2008

This week's topics include suicide data, strategies to increase breast feeding, no aspirin benefit in people with diabetes, and harmful pharmacy practices.

Program notes
0:22 Middle aged women committing suicide
1:18 Targeted prevention programs not available
2:19 Possible explanations include depression
3:18 Increase rates of breast feeding if possible
4:16 Contacting women before and after delivery
5:15 Something for women to at least consider
5:39 Lack of benefit from aspirin
6:19 Aspirin effective in secondary prevention
7:23 Pharmacy practices harmful
8:15 Preauthorization such a hassle
9:03 Pharmacy costs rising dramatically
10:01 On the phone for hours
10:33 End

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