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Anchor lead: Does strenuous exercise hurt the heart? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do you think running a 9 minute mile is fast?  A recent study looking at the longevity impact of running that fast for four or more hours each week …

February 20, 2015 – Strenuous Exercise and Your Heart Read more »

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This week’s topics include tight control of blood pressure during pregnancy, chest pain evaluation in the ED, MRI guided biopsy of the prostate, and ACE-induced angioedema. Program notes: 0:59 MRI guided biopsy of prostate 1:54 Targeted diagnosed more high risk …

PodMed – Week of February 2, 2015 Read more »

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This week's topics include successful community-based intervention for cardiovascular disease, ethnicity and breast cancer, overuse of aspirin, and overuse of tight blood sugar control. Program notes: 0:32 Community based intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction 1:31 Hypertension, cholesterol, smoking 2:32 …

PodMed – Week of January 19, 2015 Read more »

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This week's topics include cytosine for smoking cessation, beta blockers in heart failure and atrial fibrillation, Glp-1 agonists and diabetes management, and clonality and blood cancers. Program notes: 0:56 Cytisine for smoking cessation 1:58 Cytisine, nicotine replacement, and therapy 2:58 …

PodMed – Week of December 29, 2014 Read more »