1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,400 The dog Stefan Good Day download with Doug and Jay Kirshner is made possible in 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,080 part by Kelitron, which is the safe way for you to lose weight and 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,400 keep it off, and also by previagent keeping your brain healthy. Good Day 4 00:00:12,439 --> 00:00:16,879 Health Time, Doctor Ken cronhous is here. I'm Doug Stephan with some questions 5 00:00:16,879 --> 00:00:22,600 for doctor Ken that you can dial in by the way eight five five three, 6 00:00:22,719 --> 00:00:26,839 six eighty four. This phone line's available twenty four hours a day, 7 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,399 seven days a week for calls and comments. Questions for doctor Ken at eight 8 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:40,920 five five nine three six eighty four. Now let's talk about a blood test. 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:49,359 People are wondering about the the risk for ALS, which is a Gary's 10 00:00:49,399 --> 00:00:52,920 disease, right, and what happens because of all the toxins that are in 11 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,200 the air. We could probably say this, there's so many toxins in the 12 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:00,359 air. I was talking earlier about plastics and what's happening after Halloween with all 13 00:01:00,399 --> 00:01:07,000 the plastic stuff, the disposable things supposedly disposable we get. You know, 14 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:11,120 packaging is a big issue here and I'm wondering how that may play into this 15 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:15,840 study. What do you say, Yeah, this is take note everybody. 16 00:01:15,879 --> 00:01:21,480 This is out of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry this week. 17 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,640 Doug researchers that use the blood test to gauge a person's risk for lou 18 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:33,840 Garrigg's disease. This is amiotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS, a mouthful, horrible problem, 19 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,640 and the test is based on exposure to environmental toxins such as pesticides and 20 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:46,000 PCBs. It can also help predict a person's survival after an ALS diagnosis. 21 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:52,359 So by looking at all the possible causes, it seemed like those two were 22 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:57,840 at the highest in terms of being linked to people who were getting ALS. 23 00:01:57,879 --> 00:02:00,560 Just something to take note about, all right, So this is an offshoot 24 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:06,760 of something we talked about on a previous program when I asked you how doctors 25 00:02:06,799 --> 00:02:12,360 are going to deal with AI in patient care. One of the things the 26 00:02:12,439 --> 00:02:15,479 FDA is looking at, apparently is the fact that there are no real rules. 27 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:20,400 So would you be expected as a doctor to make up your own rules 28 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,439 and your clinic as to how artificial intelligence may play into how you treat your 29 00:02:24,479 --> 00:02:30,639 patients? Well, I think the general rule that we all act by, 30 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:35,479 you know, we take an oath, do no harm. And so that's 31 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,639 a general rule. If I was using AI, you know, I would 32 00:02:38,719 --> 00:02:45,159 want to use it to just improve the quality level of care. Where I 33 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:47,840 think we have problems with it, you know, this is I like to 34 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:54,439 call it assisted intelligence. Where it benefits the patients. I would like that. 35 00:02:55,719 --> 00:03:00,800 Where it's used to filter out who gets what, that's where I have 36 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:08,439 trouble with and you know, and there are there are unfortunate efforts in various 37 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,199 relationships to medicine to try to introduce it as a way to filter out who 38 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:20,080 should get what. And and this is where you need, you know, 39 00:03:20,439 --> 00:03:23,680 a personal physician involved in these decisions, not the machines. And I think 40 00:03:23,719 --> 00:03:29,960 this is what most people are concerned about. Next question, when will the 41 00:03:30,039 --> 00:03:35,080 nationwide adderall shortage end? I didn't know there was a shortage of adderall, 42 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:39,120 But then I'm just I think I know what adderall is. Isn't that for 43 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:46,560 ADHD and some of the things that the mind disconnects stuff and a lot of 44 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:51,520 people need it. It's ADHD is sort of a neurological disorder, right, 45 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:59,319 isn't it? ADHD medication shortage? It is straining patients and families who are 46 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,680 dealing with this and hopefully you know, I don't have a crystal ball. 47 00:04:03,759 --> 00:04:10,000 I don't think really anyone knows the answer to your question. And hopefully this 48 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:15,960 is a longer, bigger term picture about how, how and where we depend 49 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:19,759 on where our drugs are made. And I think this is just a warning 50 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:29,000 to our planning that we should be making medications here in America without availability adequate 51 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,879 testing. And you know, you get your medicines coming in from wherever. 52 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,720 You know, is the FDA right out there checking enough? Nope, not 53 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,240 at all. They don't check anything that comes in there. And you check 54 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,519 the meat that comes in, the food, the products from other countries their 55 00:04:42,519 --> 00:04:46,279 mind, the drugs, and this is symptoms. This is a symptom of 56 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:50,079 a big problem that hopefully we bring most of our or all of our drug 57 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:56,800 manufacturing back locally. Yep, exactly, that's a word. Those are thoughts 58 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,639 and sentiments expressed by all the people who are actually in the and speaking of 59 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,279 the people that are in the know. That's what doctor Ken is all about 60 00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:08,720 here at your service on Good Day Health, Doctor Kenkronos with Doug Stefan. 61 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:13,360 The Doug Stefan Good Day Download with Doug and Jay Kirshner is made possible in 62 00:05:13,399 --> 00:05:16,000 part by caltron, which is the safe way for you to lose weight and 63 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,920 keep it off, and also by previgent keeping your brain healthy