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Anchor lead: Could variations in a common test identify early dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Oral glucose tolerance tests are commonly used during pregnancy and to test for diabetes. Now research led by Esther Oh, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: People who are considering obesity surgery might want a nutritional assessment beforehand, Elizabeth Tracey reports One in five very obese patients who were about to have obesity or bariatric surgery at Johns Hopkins were found to have nutritional …
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Anchor lead: What’s the nutritional status of people who are obese? Elizabeth Tracey reports In spite of consuming large amounts of food, a surprising number of people who are very overweight, so-called morbidly obese, are nutritionally compromised. That’s according to …
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Anchor lead: What are the options for men with low risk prostate cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Men with low risk prostate cancer can be safely monitored carefully over time, with intervention undertaken only if their cancer begins to look threatening, …
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Anchor lead: How will results of a new study on blood pressure management change practice? Elizabeth Tracey reports SPRINT is the acronym used for a major study on blood pressure management that was just stopped early, since clear benefits of …
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Anchor lead: A major new study seems to portend a sea change in blood pressure management, Elizabeth Tracey reports Blood pressure targets have been under a lot of scrutiny in the last few years, with many experts suggesting relaxation of …
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