Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 6, Part 1

Questions remain about Joan Rivers untimely death–exactly what happened to turn a routine procedure into a medical catastrophe? Mosquito-borne Chikungunya and Dengue viruses advance through the Western hemisphere, invade continental US; new natural and organic bug repellant (Cedarcide) blocks ticks, mosquitoes, fleas, and bed bugs; pistachios may help reduce diabetes risk; new study questions frequency of “surveillance” colonoscopies, upper endoscopies; do puzzles, memory games and “brain-teasers” actually stave off dementia? Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.