Category: Health Newsfeed
October 6, 2017 – Who Needs Peanut?
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Anchor lead: With all the peanut allergy around, what should parents do? Elizabeth Tracey reports Peanut allergy is a frightening thing, with seemingly frequent reports of sudden death among children following peanut ingestion, and new products coming an the market …
October 5, 2017 – Hello Peanut
October 2, 2017 – Indirect Costs
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Anchor lead: Exactly what are so-called "indirect" costs of medical and scientific research? Elizabeth Tracey reports Biomedical research is expensive, but must be supported. That's the clear take home from Congress's recent action to preserve both so called 'direct' and …
September 29, 2017 – True Costs
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Anchor lead: How much does it really cost to bring a new drug to market? Elizabeth Tracey reports Soaring drug costs have everyone concerned, but pharmaceutical companies have for years justified them with citation of research and development, or R …
September 28, 2017 – Alcohol and Cholesterol
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Anchor lead: What’s the relationship between alcohol consumption and blood cholesterol? Elizabeth Tracey reports Does your consumption of alcohol impact your blood cholesterol levels, known to be important in cardiovascular disease? Research by Zach Kaminsky at Johns Hopkins and colleagues …
September 27, 2017 – Hepatitis Toll
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Anchor lead: Viral hepatitis is a killer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Hepatitis, where the liver becomes inflamed, is most often caused by a group of viruses, and the death toll worldwide from these infections is staggering, according to recently released data. …