Category: Infectious diseases
December 24, 2014 – Indoor Plumbing
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Anchor lead: Billions around the world don’t used toilets or latrines, Elizabeth Tracey reports The toileting habits of billions of people around the world are giving rise to a new generation of superbugs, resistant to every drug we have and …
PodMed – Week of December 8, 2014
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This week’s topics include telomeres and the Mediterranean diet, as needed or continuous asthma medications, CDC circumcision guidelines, and safe sleeping for babies. Program notes: 0:50 Telomeres and the Mediterranean diet 1:45 Correlation and aging? 2:45 Other diets didn’t do …
November 19, 2014 – Imaging Infection
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Anchor lead: A new method for imaging infections has been developed at Johns Hopkins, Elizabeth Tracey reports CT scans and MRIs are very good at detecting certain health problems, but they really aren’t very good at diagnosing infections. Now a …
PodMed – Week of November 17, 2014
PodMed – Week of November 10, 2014
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This week’s topics include a Dengue vaccine, risk of non-occlusive coronary artery disease, preventing kidney stones, and bleeding with dabigatran. Program notes: 0:39 A vaccine for Dengue 1:36 About 60% effective 2:27 Preventing kidney stones 3:27 Avoid cola drinks 4:25 …
November 10, 2014 – PCR and Ebola
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Anchor lead: Why can’t a standard laboratory test be used to screen people for Ebola virus infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Why can’t a standard laboratory test known as ‘PCR’ determine whether someone is infected with Ebola virus rather than quarantining …