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This week’s topics include statins and Alzheimer’s, teen substance use, national mortality data, and psychiatric drug use in American adults. Program notes: 0:33 Cause specific mortality in the US 1:35 At over 80 million deaths 2:32 Not terribly surprising to …
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Anchor lead: What can be done for depression that’s difficult to treat? Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression can be resistant to treatment, but not impossible. That’s the hopeful message of a new book by Dean MacKinnon, a psychiatrist and depression expert …
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Anchor lead: A new study suggests common defects in mental illness, Elizabeth Tracey reports Conditions as seemingly distinct as schizophrenia to depression as well as other mental health issues may have a common root, research by Sarven Sabunciyan, a researcher …
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This week’s topics include ICD impact, a model for Zika drug screening, depression identification and treatment, and whether CPAP helps. Program notes: 0:40 ICDs in some people with heart failure 1:40 Not helpful with overall death 2:40 If you can …
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This week’s topics include the cost of physical inactivity, the mortality impact of sedentary behavior, behavioral activation for depression, and skin inspections for skin cancer. Program notes: 0:32 Mortality and physical inactivity 1:33 If you sit for 8 hours increased …
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This week’s topics include asthma and under the tongue immunotherapy, reducing C. dif infections, safety of smoking cessation drugs, and antibiotic stewardship. Program notes: 0:39 Safety of smoking cessation medicines 1:40 None increased risk of psychiatric problems 2:40 How about …
