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Anchor lead: Could a specific gene help explain how certain therapies work for depression? Elizabeth Tracey reports Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is known to help people with severe depression but can have side effects like memory loss. Now research by …
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Anchor lead: If typical antidepressants don’t work, adding another type of medicine may help, Elizabeth Tracey reports In people with depression that doesn’t respond totally to the usual antidepressant medications, adding another type of drug known as an atypical antipsychotic …
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This week’s topics include diet quality and longevity, health and coffee, treating depression, and prostatectomy in early prostate cancer. Program notes: 0:33 Coffee drinking and longevity 1:33 Over 185,000 people followed in one study 2:32 Can’t advocate for a type …
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This week’s topics include ultra-long acting insulin, dressed up veggies, lithium during pregnancy, and a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Program notes: 0:38 How veggies are described and consumption 1:35 Indulgent description improved choice 2:46 Education and cardiovascular disease …
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Anchor lead: Depression treatment for younger people needs attention, Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression is this year’s focus for the World Health Organization, and Patricia Davidson, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, says a particular emphasis must be on …
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This week’s topics include alcohol abuse and CVD, gun violence in adolescents, social networks and gun violence, and weekend warriors. Program notes: 0:34 Weekend warriors 1:34 Compared to sedentary, they did have a reduction in mortality 2:32 For those who …
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This week’s topics include managing earwax, metformin and other diseases, atypical antipsychotics in palliative care, and firearm purchase without a background check. Program notes: 0:51 Managing ear wax 1:51 Industry relative to removal 2:53 Putting cotton swabs not good 3:31 …
