Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
Flu Season
What is in It?
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Anchor lead: Pinpointing the cause of vaping related deaths is hampered by what is in vaping solutions, Elizabeth Tracey reports We don’t know what’s in many vaping solutions, and we don’t have the regulatory tools to compel ingredients to be …
Vaping Woes
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Anchor lead: A lack of knowledge led to our current vaping crisis, Elizabeth Tracey reports Do e-cigarettes help people to stop using combustible cigarettes? Enid Neptune, a lung expert and tobacco activist at Johns Hopkins, says because the answer to …
Diet and Leukemia
Leptin
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Anchor lead: A molecule called leptin has multiple effects in obesity, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity is linked to high blood pressure, which may be difficult to treat in spite of multiple medicines. Now research by Seva Polotsky and colleagues at …
Sudden Cardiac Death
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Anchor lead: Improved understanding of heart pathology may help young people avoid sudden cardiac death, Elizabeth Tracey reports We’ve all heard the stories: a young athlete collapses on the playing field and dies. Pathology reveals a heart problem called arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, …