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Anchor lead: Can calorie information be conveyed by a standardized stick figure? Elizabeth Tracey reports When given easily understandable information on calories and their impact, adolescents chose fewer sugary beverages, a Johns Hopkins study led by Sara Bleich has found. …
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Anchor lead: When kids are educated about nutrition choices, does it help? Elizabeth Tracey reports Simply providing signage in corner grocery stores where kids shop may help inform their buying choices, a Johns Hopkins study led by Sara Bleich has …
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This week’s topics include persistent banned substances in supplements, knowledge of central venous catheters among physicians, vitamin D levels and different types of milk, and MD versus hospital owned practices and costs. Program notes: 0:44 Vitamin D levels and milk …
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This week’s topics include the impact of contraception on teen pregnancy, mechanical versus tissue heart valves, acupuncture for knee pain, and early gluten introduction and celiac disease. Program notes: 0:36 Acupuncture and knee pain 1:35 Study designed to minimize bias …
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This week’s topics include salt and hypertension, Chikungunya in the US, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colorectal cancer, and BMI and cancer. Program notes: 0:35 Exhaustive studies on salt and high blood pressure 1:35 Salt intake, cardiovascular disease and mortality 2:35 Natural …
