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This week’s topics include diagnosing Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, brief drug interactions don’t help, Ebola update, and immunonutrition. Program notes: 0:37 Creutzfeldt Jakob disease diagnosis 1:36 How can it be detected? 2:36 Infection control implications 3:34 For targeted folks who may …

PodMed – Week of August 11, 2014 Read more »

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This week’s topics include stroke and risk, pill color and compliance, telecare for pain management, and niacin for prevention of heart disease. Program notes: 0:34 Pills changing color and compliance 1:30 About half don’t adhere to medications 2:35 No explanation …

PodMed – Week of July 21, 2014 Read more »

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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 …

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This week's topics include strokes of unknown origin and atrial fibrillation, vitamin D and hypertension, pertussis infection in adolescents and persistent cough, and tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection. Program notes: 0:31 New iTunes link 1:05 Tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection …

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This week's topics include child maltreatment in the US, statins and diabetes risk, colorectal cancer screening in the elderly, and the effectiveness of early stroke thrombolysis in a community setting. Program notes: 0:34 Rate of child maltreatment in the US …

PodMed – Week of June 9, 2014 Read more »