October 21, 2006 Hour 2: Dr. Cooper and Todd Whitthorne discuss the latest guidelines for cholesterol.

Dr. Cooper and Todd Whitthorne discuss the latest guidelines for cholesterol.  Dr. Cooper shares his thoughts regarding a new paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine.   We'll also review how statin medications used to lower cholesterol may increase life span by about two years.   Smoking is increasingly out of favor. The French have banned smoking in public areas.   We'll also discuss how eating a Mediterranean diet, which is really not a diet at all, may reduce your risk of Alzheimer's.