Category: Health Newsfeed
April 14, 2017 – Cell Trash
April 13, 2017 – OTC and Teens
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Anchor lead: Should teenagers be able to access over the counter oral contraceptives? Elizabeth Tracey reports Teenagers should be able to access over the counter oral contraceptives, based on the scientific literature relative to safety and efficacy, a Johns Hopkins …
April 12, 2017 – Who Responds
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Anchor lead: Why do some men with prostate cancer respond to high testosterone? Elizabeth Tracey reports Injections of high amounts of the male hormone testosterone are able to slow down prostate cancer in some men with advanced disease, ongoing research …
April 11, 2017 – High Testosterone
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Anchor lead: Some men with advanced prostate cancer respond to high dose testosterone, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many treatments for prostate cancer rely on reducing the male hormone testosterone, but research by Sam Denmeade and colleagues at Johns Hopkins has shown …
April 10, 2017 – Adult Shots
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Anchor lead: Too many adults aren’t up to date on immunizations, Elizabeth Tracey reports While most children are up to date on many immunizations, a distressingly large number of adults are not, a recent study found. Patricia Davidson, dean of …
April 7, 2017 – Direct to Consumer
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Anchor lead: Testosterone use shoots up when consumers are exposed to advertisements for it, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you watch television at all you know that pharmaceutical companies advertise drugs regularly directly to consumers. Now a new analysis shows what …