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Show 977: Fighting the Flu and Coping with Anxiety

Non-drug approaches to handling anxiety can be surprisingly effective and accessible.
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Fighting the Flu and Coping with Anxiety

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The flu season started early this year and is now in full swing. What do you need to know about influenza to keep from becoming a sad statistic?

Anti-Anxiety Medicines and the Alternatives

Doctors prescribe anti-anxiety drugs in huge numbers. When does anxiety need treatment, and what can be done besides take a pill? What are the downsides of benzodiazepines like alprazolam?

Call in your questions and comments at 888-472-3366 or email radio@peoplespharmacy.com between 7 and 8 am EDT.

This Week’s Guest:

Stephen S. Ilardi, PhD, is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Kansas and author of The Depression Cure: The 6 Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs. He joins us from the studio of KANU.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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