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Anchor lead: Are food challenges safe? Elizabeth Tracey reports Food challenges done in allergist's offices are generally quite safe, a recent study of about 6000 such tests concluded. Corrine Keet, an allergist at Johns Hopkins, describes the results. Keet: Food …
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Anchor lead: With all the peanut allergy around, what should parents do? Elizabeth Tracey reports Peanut allergy is a frightening thing, with seemingly frequent reports of sudden death among children following peanut ingestion, and new products coming an the market …
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This week’s topics include how often women need pelvic exams, what we can learn from the oldest old, mouse allergens and asthma, and cardiometabolic death and diet. Program notes: 0 :30 Learning from the oldest old 1:30 Physical performance and …
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This week’s topics include appropriate use of beta blockers after heart attack, timing of allergenic foods for infants, a wearable device and its impact on weight loss, and vasectomy and prostate cancer. Program notes: 0:38 A device and weight loss …
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This week’s topics include asthma and under the tongue immunotherapy, reducing C. dif infections, safety of smoking cessation drugs, and antibiotic stewardship. Program notes: 0:39 Safety of smoking cessation medicines 1:40 None increased risk of psychiatric problems 2:40 How about …
