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Anchor lead: E-cigarettes remain in the headlines as marketing practices are scrutinized, Elizabeth Tracey reports To whom is e-cigarette advertising targeted? A recent study establishes children as the primary target, a finding underpinned by the array of flavors used in …
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Anchor lead: Will a new form of inhaled insulin avoid the side effects seen before? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you needed to take insulin to control your diabetes, you’d probably opt for avoiding injections if possible, and that’s the promise …
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Anchor lead: Why do so many physicians continue to prescribe antibiotics in spite of guidelines? Elizabeth Tracey reports Last time you had a respiratory infection you thought was bronchitis, did you ask your physician for an antibiotic? This very common …
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Anchor lead: Patients and physicians must cooperate to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use, Elizabeth Tracey reports More than 70% of physicians still prescribe antibiotics for virally mediated respiratory infections patient’s self-diagnose as bronchitis, in spite of guidelines not to do so, …
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ANCHOR LEAD: ADDING INSULIN TO OTHER DRUGS TO CONTROL DIABETES MAY BE RISKY, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS People with type 2 diabetes usually begin taking a drug called metformin when other measures such as weight loss, exercise and diet changes don’t …
