Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
June 13, 2018 – e-cigs and Youth
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Anchor lead: A new committee hopes to inform e-cigarette use worldwide, Elizabeth Tracey reports In honor of World No Tobacco Day, an international committee has developed a policy brief to help inform lawmakers worldwide in regulating e-cigarettes, which are poised …
June 12, 2018 – Public Health and e-cigs
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Anchor lead: Should the public health community change its ways on e-cigarettes? Elizabeth Tracey reports Pubic health researchers have largely adopted the idea that e-cigarettes are less harmful than combustible cigarettes and therefore are preferable, but Enid Neptune, a lung …
June 11, 2018 – Flavors and Tobacco
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Anchor lead: A new law restricting flavored tobacco products has been upheld in California, Elizabeth Tracey reports A new law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products in the city of San Francisco was being challenged by big tobacco, but has …
June 8, 2018 – Treating Tongue Tie
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Anchor lead: If you’re told your infant has tongue tie, should it be treated? Elizabeth Tracey reports Women are encouraged to breastfeed their infants, but a condition called ‘tongue tie,’ where the infant’s tongue may have additional tissue beneath it …
June 7, 2018 – Tongue Tie
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Anchor lead: Is a condition called tongue tie in infants associated with lower rates of breastfeeding? Elizabeth Tracey reports Some infants have a bit of tissue beneath their tongues that renders it somewhat less mobile, and may compromise their ability …