Podcast 16: This week’s news, plus an interview recorded earlier this year with Dr. John Douglas of the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention

We had trouble reaching our intended interviewee in Finland. so we rescheduled that for next week. Instead, we’re bringing you an interview with Dr. John Douglas of the CDC that we recorded in March. He talks with us about the implications of a finding that one in four young women in the U.S. has a sexually transmitted disease. But first, news.

Journal Watch Links:

• Aspirin, Antioxidants Offer No Primary Cardiovascular Protection in Diabetes
• Homocysteine-Lowering with B Vitamins Doesn’t Slow Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer Disease
• AAP Guidelines Recommend Doubling Children’s Vitamin D Intake
• Smoking in Middle Age Confers Poor Quality of Life Years Later

Journal Links:

• BMJ on aspirin and antioxidants in diabetics at risk for CVD
• JAMA on B-vitamin supplementation in AD
• Pediatrics guidelines on Vitamin D
• Archives article on midlife smoking
• Brian Eno and Will Wright discuss creativity and music and much else.

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