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February 6, 2015 – MS Treatment
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Anchor lead: Can a new treatment using stem cells help in multiple sclerosis? Elizabeth Tracey reports A new therapy using chemotherapy and stem cells appears to help people with multiple sclerosis, a recent study reported. Peter Calabresi, a multiple sclerosis …
February 5. 2015 – Breast Cancer and Ethnicity
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Anchor lead: There really are differences in breast cancer diagnosis and course depending on ethnicity, Elizabeth Tracey reports Women of different ethnicities are first diagnosed at different stages of breast cancer, and even when they all have stage one, more …
February 4, 2015 – Formaldehyde and e-cigarettes
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Anchor lead: Some e-cigarettes produce a known carcinogen, Elizabeth Tracey reports e-cigarettes that produce high-temperature vapor may also be producing formaldehyde, a recent study reported. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, explains the data. Nelson: …
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February 3, 2015 – Salt Again
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Anchor lead: In older people, reducing salt intake isn’t helpful, Elizabeth Tracey reports Salt has been fingered as the latest dietary no-no for several years now, but a recent study shows that restricting salt for older people really doesn’t lengthen …
February 2, 2015 – Sitting and Mortality
January 30, 2015 – Grains and Death
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Anchor lead: Eating more whole grains helps reduce mortality risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports It’s confirmed: a recent analysis of two very large, long term studies has shown once again that the more whole grains you consume, the more you reduce …