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Anchor lead: What do proteins that are the wrong shape have to do with Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Proteins are the body’s currency, used as building blocks, messengers, and a host of other functions, but they must be properly …
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Anchor lead: Can a new marker identify Parkinson’s disease early? Elizabeth Tracey reports Alpha-synuclein likely isn’t a name that most people hear very often, but it’s involved with Parkinson’s disease, or PD. Now a new study shows that the misfolded …
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Anchor lead: Violence against nurses on the job has increased, Elizabeth Tracey reports The last decade has seen an over 100% increase in violence against nurses on the job, US Labor Department statistics reveal. Ron Langlotz, director of nursing for …
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This week’s topics include the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, choice of underwear color, aging wine, and keeping Brussels sprouts green. Program notes: 0:35 Annual fun recording 1:35 Color prominent in underwear choice 2:32 Women prefer red 3:01 Brussels sprouts …
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Program notes: 0:30 Updated statin guidelines 1:30 Risk for an event with too many medicines 2:30 Patients really look to their physician 3:35 Million Hearts Initiative 4:35 Variables that are most important 5:31 Nice to know your changes have an …
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This week’s topics include statins and Alzheimer’s, teen substance use, national mortality data, and psychiatric drug use in American adults. Program notes: 0:33 Cause specific mortality in the US 1:35 At over 80 million deaths 2:32 Not terribly surprising to …
