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August 28, 2014 – BEAT Obesity
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Anchor lead: Can a new technique less invasively treat obesity? Elizabeth Tracey reports Using nothing more than a catheter and tiny plastic beads, Clifford Weiss and colleagues at Johns Hopkins are investigating a new treatment for obesity called the BEAT …
August 27, 2014 – Occult Blood
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Anchor lead: The FDA has just approved a new test for colorectal cancer screening, Elizabeth Tracey reports Colorectal cancer screening has for years relied on physical examination of the large intestine most often using colonoscopy in the US but also …
August 26, 2014 – Which Test?
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Anchor lead: Should you have a sigmoidoscopy rather than a colonoscopy? Elizabeth Tracey reports There’s no question that examination of the large intestine, either using colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, reduces both the incidence of and death relative to colon cancer. Now …
August 25, 2014 -Sigmoidoscopy
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Anchor lead: Sigmoidoscopy definitely helps reduce colorectal cancer deaths, Elizabeth Tracey reports Flexible sigmoidscopy, where a much smaller and more accessible part of the large intestine is examined compared to colonoscopy, has a very positive impact on reducing both colorectal …
August 22, 2014 – Antibiotics in Animals
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Anchor lead: The vast majority of antibiotics are used in animal feed and probably shouldn’t be, Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibiotics can remain in animal feed and under the purview of the FDA, a federal court recently ruled. This judgment disappoints …
August 21, 2014 – Sleep Study
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Anchor lead: If you have sleep apnea you should have a formal sleep study, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obstructive sleep apnea, known in the medical parlance as OSA, causes people to stop breathing while they’re sleeping, and is associated with a …