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Can vitamins cut lung cancer risk?
(CNN) – Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer out there, but could a few changes to your diet cut your risk, even if you're a smoker? Our chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joined us on Wednesday's American Morning for more information.
Pharma companies share data to speed Alzheimer's research
(CNN) – A massive, all-out effort is happening to improve the treatment of brain diseases like Alzheimer's. Eleven American pharmaceutical companies – typically competitors – are pooling data in hopes of making a medical breakthrough. Dr. Raymond Woosley is the founder of the Critical Path Institute, which is spearheading this effort. He joined us on Monday's American Morning to explain the unusual arrangement.
Tips to detox your house & keep your family safe
(CNN) – This week, our Dr. Sanjay Gupta is bringing you a special CNN investigation: "Toxic America." You may not know it, but everyday items in your home could be making you and your family sick. Today, Dr. Gupta has a list of things you can do right now to give your house a detox.
Read more: 5 toxics that are everywhere: Protect yourself
Program Note: Be sure to join Dr. Gupta for part two of our CNN special investigation: "Toxic America." That's tonight at 8 p.m. ET, only on CNN.
One woman's mission to be plastic-free
(CNN) – Plastic... It's everywhere. And it seems just about everything we buy is wrapped in it. There are growing concerns about the chemicals in some of those plastics getting into our bodies. As our Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows us, that made one woman tackle the challenge of living life – without plastic.
Program Note: Could your town, your home and your family be polluted by toxic chemicals? Don't miss the start of Dr. Sanjay Gupta's special investigation, beginning tonight. "Toxic America" starts at 8 p.m. ET, only on CNN.
Barbara Bush launches health nonprofit
(CNN) – One of former President George W. Bush's daughters is aiming to change the face of global public health and she intends to use members of her generation to do it.
Former first daughter Barbara Bush's new non-profit, Global Health Corps, was inspired by a 2003 trip that she took with her parents to five African countries. The Bush family was in Africa at the time promoting the Bush administration's anti-AIDS initiative.
A visit to a health clinic for people battling HIV opened Barbara Bush's eyes to how she might make a difference in the health field.
"I think that was the first time that – I was not pre-med; I hadn't studied health – that was the first time that I thought well maybe, what am I doing? Maybe I should focus on this," the Bush daughter said in an interview Tuesday on CNN's American Morning. "And I can. You really can work in the health field even if you're not a doctor or a nurse." Read more
Can high blood pressure lead to brain damage?
(CNN) – Every Thursday, our chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins us live to answer your health questions.
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