Month: May 2018
May 22, 2018 – Dengue Vaccine
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Anchor lead: As global warming expands mosquito territory, a vaccine for Dengue virus is a worldwide concern, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, and it can result in serious illness and death, especially if someone …
May 21, 2018 – Apps for Blood Pressure
May 18, 2018 – Diabetes Meds
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Anchor lead: What is the role of newer diabetes medicines in managing the condition? Elizabeth Tracey reports Newer diabetes medicines use a number of acronyms to describe them, and are largely used after the first line therapy, metformin, isn’t working …
May 17, 2018 – Nurse Status
May 16, 2018 – White Coat Hypertension
May 15, 2018 – Masked High Blood Pressure
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Anchor lead: High blood pressure may escape detection in the doctor’s office but be very risky, Elizabeth Tracey reports Masked hypertension describes the case where a person’s blood pressure is normal while in a physician’s office, but is high elsewhere. …