Miscellaneous
Have you had elective surgery? WDDTY editors Lynne McTaggart and Bryan Hubbard look at a new report which discovered around 7 per cent of older people will suffer a 'silent stroke' after surgery. This doubles their risk of cognitive decline—possibly leading to dementia or Alzheimer's—within a year. They also explore how blood pressure meds cause dangerous intestinal problems such as diverticulosis, a bowel problem that affects many elderly people. Lynne and Bryan reveal that new therapies for common cancers not being independently researched. Next, they discuss how Feverfew contains a compound that kills leukaemia, and they round off with the news that Lyme disease starts with a mouse, not the tick PART 1 - 00.00 - 04.35 - More than 3 million suffer a 'silent stroke' after surgery Read more: https://www.wddty.com/news/2019/09/more-than-3-million-suffer-a-silent-stroke-after-surgery.html PART 2 - 04.37 - 10.19 - Blood pressure meds cause dangerous intestinal problems Read more: https://www.wddty.com/news/2019/09/blood-pressure-meds-cause-dangerous-intestinal-problems.html PART 3 - 10.23 - 15.55 - New therapies for common cancers not being independently researched Read more: https://www.wddty.com/news/2019/09/new-therapies-for-common-cancers-not-being-independently-researched.html PART 4 - 15.58 - 20.48 - Feverfew compound killing leukaemia Read more: https://www.wddty.com/news/2019/08/feverfew-compound-killing-leukaemia.html PART 5 - 20.51 - 25.49 - Lyme disease starts with a mouse, not the tick Read more: https://www.wddty.com/news/2019/09/lyme-disease-starts-with-a-mouse-not-the-tick.html