Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

SYNOPSIS: 010390: Fill-in host for the late David Brudnoy Hour 1: The late Vernon Mark MD, d. 2014: author “Brain Power” with son Jeffrey Mark -Alzheimer’s disease: aluminum toxicity?; over- diagnosed: confused with depression. Call: benign brain tumor. Call: Xanax. Call: sugar as brain food. Call: safely stopping Xanax and other medications. Call: recreational drug effect on memory via limbic system: alcohol, cocaine. Call: lightheadedness. Why helped by antihistamines: sedative effect that slows breathing. Adverse drug interactions. Call: brain development in under nourished children. Subdural hematoma: great imitator. drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com www.drhowardsmith.com Dr. Howard Smith OnCall WBZ-AM Audio Archive Page 2 of 2 Hour 2: Brain poisons: any drug that alters consciousness can be problematic; bad batches of designer drugs produced Parkinson’s disease.; excess anti- hypertensive drugs. Carbon monoxide. Emboli clots. Brain enhancers: writing, other activities with non- dominant hand. Call: generi