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Anchor lead: Can controlling high blood pressure reduce diabetes risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Certain types of blood pressure medicines taken at night seem to reduce the risk of developing diabetes, a recent study found. Gregory Prokopowicz, a high blood pressure …
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This week’s topics include taking your blood pressure medicines at night, a new diabetes drug that reduces cardiovascular death, reanalysis of paroxetine data, and atrial fibrillation and dementia. Program notes: 0:35 Reanalysis of paroxetine data 1:35 RIAT initiative 2:37 Adverse …
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This week’s topics include aspirin recommendations for disease prevention, elective versus fracture-related hip replacements, risk of death among children of atomic bomb survivors, and long term follow-up of diabetes prevention. Program notes: 0:40 SPRINT study 1:25 Aspirin and disease prevention …
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This week’s topics include the impact of military parents on kids, a fat cell gene, liraglutide for obesity in type 2 diabetes, and e-cigarettes and smoking uptake in teenagers. Program notes: 0:34 e-cigarettes and smoking in teens 1:42 Many more …
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This week’s topics include citrus and melanoma, a new oral medication for obesity, stroke treatment guidelines, and a vaccine for Helicobacter pylori. Program notes: 0:40 Consumption of citrus and melanoma 1:40 Citrus source of photosensitizing chemicals 2:41 Is it across …
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Anchor lead: Is there any benefit to aggressively lowering blood glucose in people with diabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports How low should blood sugar go to control the many consequences of diabetes, especially cardiovascular problems? For many years the thought was …
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This week’s topics include cavity shaving for breast tumors, long term outcomes in treated type 2 diabetes, addition of another agent to lower LDL cholesterol, and breast cancer screening recommendations. Program notes: 0:35 Breast tumor cavity shaving 1:35 Had surgeons …
