Category: Health Newsfeed
September 13, 2017 – Two Cholesterol Drugs
September 12, 2017 – Smell and Inflammation
September 11, 2017 – Inflammation Benefit
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Anchor lead: What can inflammation in the nose teach us about the body repairing itself? Elizabeth Tracey reports You’re able to smell things because of the work of your olfactory system. Now research by Andrew Lane, an otolaryngologist at Johns …
September 8, 2017 – No Oxygen Needed
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Anchor lead: Many people who’ve had a heart attack don’t need supplemental oxygen, Elizabeth Tracey reports Everyone who comes to the hospital with a heart attack is routinely given oxygen, but now that practice has come into question with the …
September 7, 2017 – Liquid Biopsy and Screening
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Anchor lead: Use of a blood test to screen for an uncommon cancer works well, Elizabeth Tracey reports Screening for a very common virus known as Epstein-Barr has been successful in identifying men with nasopharyngeal cancer, a recent study in …
September 6, 2017 – Colorectal Cancer Deaths
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Anchor lead: There’s a disturbing rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger people, Elizabeth Tracey reports Americans under the age of fifty are seeing more deaths from colorectal cancer, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association …