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Anchor lead: Are for-profit weight clinics suspect? Elizabeth Tracey reports Weight loss clinics that operate for profit are under scrutiny as they exploit a mandate in the Affordable Care Act, often without providing weight loss strategies that are known to …
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Anchor lead: Should you shy away from citrus fruits because of skin cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can orange and grapefruit consumption increase your risk for melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer? That’s the conclusion of number crunching …
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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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This week’s topics include dangers of newer oral contraceptives, elevated thyroid hormone and fractures, aflatoxin and gallbladder cancer, and HDL cholesterol efflux and heart disease. Program notes: 0:34 Newer oral contraceptives and risk of VTE 1:31 VTE and older and …
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This week’s topics include apple consumption and physician visits, Ebola vaccine, acetaminophen and low back pain, and the diseases and conditions afflicting Brunis edwardii. Program notes: 0:44 Ebola vaccine 1:44 No adverse effects noted 2:44 Need more rigorous trials 3:44 …
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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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This week’s topics include chef-enhanced school meals, diabetic retinopathy treatment, exercise, vitamin D and falls, and stents versus medical therapy for those at risk for a second stroke. Program notes: 0:34 Chefs and school meals 1:34 Randomized to chef or …
