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The American Heart Association has just issued a presidential advisory describing a new syndrome. Chaidi Ndumele, chair of the writing committee and a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, explains. Ndumele: We're talking about cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome. Cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome …
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Salmonella, a bacteria that normally makes people ill, is being used as one part of a multipronged approach to treat certain cancers. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says the range of disease-causing microorganisms, known …
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A mouse model for colon cancer has identified a gene that is carried on the Y chromosome, so it only affects males. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer director William Nelson says understanding this gene’s impact may point the way to new …
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The artificial sweetener aspartame has been added to the World Health Organization’s list of possible cancer causing agents, sparking concern among those who consume it. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer director William Nelson says he’s not convinced by the data. Nelson: …
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Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that over the last decade plus illnesses conveyed by ticks and mosquitoes, so called vector-borne infections, have risen by over 300%. Mary Shue, a Johns Hopkins dermatologist, says people …
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