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Guest host: Susan Page of USA Today
President Bush is expected to speak Tuesday morning about the country's plan for dealing with a possible flu pandemic. A panel of experts talks about the spread of avian flu to bird populations around the world, the possible threat to humans, and key strategies for coping with a possible human pandemic in the U.S.
Dr. Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health
John Barry, distinguished visiting scholar at the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities, and author of "The Great Influenza"
Dr. William Paul Glezen, professor of molecular virology, microbiology and pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine, and epidemiologist for the Influenza Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Guest host: Susan Page of USA Today
Alternative health guru Dr. Andrew Weil offers a prescription for how to age gracefully. He explains how the body ages and gives practical advice to help you achieve and maintain the best health throughout the lifelong process of aging.
Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the University of Arizona's Program in Integrative Medicine and author of ten previous books, including "Spontaneous Healing," "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health," and "The Healthy Kitchen" with Rosie Daley.
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