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This week’s topics include end of life cancer care, the Zika virus, PT and Parkinson’s, and afib in women. Program notes: 0:35 Zika virus 1:37 Pregnant women recommended not to travel 2:35 Rise in microcephaly in Brazil 3:05 Atrial fibrillation …

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This week’s topics include early testing for amyloid, improving colorectal cancer screening, generic medications, and folic acid supplementation and neural tube defects. Program notes: 0:34 Folic acid supplements and neural tube defects 1:38 Significant drop with fortification 2:36 Maybe found …

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Anchor lead: More evidence for the benefits of a vegetarian diet in reducing cancer is revealed, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who consume a vegetarian diet reduce their risk of colorectal cancer quite a lot, especially if they also eat fish, …

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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 …

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This week's topics include child maltreatment in the US, statins and diabetes risk, colorectal cancer screening in the elderly, and the effectiveness of early stroke thrombolysis in a community setting. Program notes: 0:34 Rate of child maltreatment in the US …

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