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This week’s topics include obesity trends in the US, the benefits of calorie restriction, a look at the Mediterranean diet, and syphilis screening guidelines. Program notes: 0:45 USPSTF recommendations for syphilis screening 1:47 One more thing for the STI panel …

PodMed – Week of June 13, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include statins for those at intermediate risk for heart disease, fresh fruit consumption in China, atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, and screening for COPD Program notes: 0:36 Fresh fruit consumption in China 1:35 Reduction in blood pressure …

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This week’s topics include the obesity paradox, early peanut feeding, incompatible kidney transplants, and ultraprocessed food consumption. Program notes: 0:35 Ultraprocessed foods 1:35 NHANES data 2:31 Contributed 90% of added sugar 3:31 Culinary ingredients 3:52 Feeding peanuts to infants 4:50 …

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This week’s topics include seafood consumption and Alzheimer’s disease, transcranial stimulation for tinnitus, long term use of marijuana and cognition, and mobile texts for medication adherence. Program notes: 0:40 Fish and cognition 1:49 Moderate seafood associated with less cognitive deficit …

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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 …

PodMed – Week of November 30, 2015 Read more »