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This week’s topics include the dangers of short term corticosteroids, troponin assay for assessing MI, azithromycin and arrhythmia, and eye screening intervals for people with diabetes. Program notes: 0:33 Short term corticosteroids and consequences 1:32 20% got a prescription for …
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Anchor lead: Cancer cells may utilize epigenetic changes even more than normal cells, Elizabeth Tracey reports DNA is modified by actual changes in the sequence, known as mutations, and by so-called epigenetic changes, which use certain chemical groups to turn …
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Anchor lead: Can occupational therapy help improve visual function? Elizabeth Tracey reports Occupational therapy for people with low vision delivered at home, and directed specifically toward helping them with tasks they identified as both meaningful and challenging, helped avoid depression, …
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Anchor lead: Can occupational therapy help people with compromised vision avoid depression? Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression is common in people with vision loss, especially as it comprises their ability to function. Now research by Ashley Deemer and colleagues at Johns …
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This week’s topics include deaths relative to diabetes, increases in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes among US youth, the benefits of spinal manipulation for low back pain, and draft recommendations regarding prostate cancer screening. Program notes: 0:40 Prostate …
