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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 …
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Anchor lead: Turns out marathon runners face a bigger risk than heart attacks, Elizabeth Tracey reports We’ve all heard the stories of marathon runners, ostensibly at the peak of physical fitness, suffering heart attacks and dying while in a race. …
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Anchor lead: Just five minutes of running most days provides big health benefits, Elizabeth Tracey reports Are you willing to spend five minutes most days of the week in exercise to substantially reduce your risk of mortality? A recently published …
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This week’s topics include the benefits of running, guidelines for managing stable ischemic heart disease, the health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables, and screening adolescents for substance abuse. Program notes: 0:50 Can you reduce exercise time and maintain health …
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This week’s topics include morcellation dangers, a new clotting pathway identified, troubles with handoffs, and deep vein thrombosis and catheterization. Program notes: 0:44 Morcellation of uterine fibroids 1:44 How often done when cancer isn’t suspected? 2:44 Evolved as a less …
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This week’s topics include a look at neuropathic pain treatment, infusion pumps for hard to control diabetes, screening for carotid artery stenosis, and varenicline and nicotine replacement for smoking cessation. Program notes: 0:35 Diabetes control with an infusion pump 1:33 …
